‘Corn smut, fungus, Mexican truffle — these are just some of the aliases of huitlacoche (pronounced whee-tla-KOH-cheh) In simple terms, it’s a plant disease that grows on ears of corn…
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Where we eat all sorts of unusual veggies, fruits and bugs. I ♥ MEXICAN food and also artisanal mezcal . I realized I was in MEXICO when I saw all sorts of…
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Finally filming the awesome Tumaini festival where refugees take charge and use their talent to provoke the change they want to see through arts and culture. My jaw dropped seeing…
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Stewart the Cyclist rode from Kilimanjaro to Mulanje to raise money for the Friends of Mulanje Orphanage (FOMO)!
by adminThe Malawi native uses sport to help the country’s less privileged by bringing attention and funds to health and education programs. In September, he hiked Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in…
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Indigenous Resistance feat King Raab Dhangsha & Nina, bridging cultural resistance from Burkina Faso to West Papua: https://soundcloud.com/king-raab-2/west-papua-resurge [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]
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When does it end? Today was the deadliest day in Kashmir since the Indian government scrapped its special status in August: “Five people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday,…
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The great Edwidge Danticat on the growing protests in Haiti: “The young men and women demonstrators, when speaking to both local and foreign journalists, sometimes speak of their desire for…
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“It was the taunting of the Papua students that triggered the violence earlier this year, but for many in the region, feelings of resentment towards Indonesia have been simmering for…
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after i landed in MALAWI, i was greeted by blooming jacaranda trees 🙂. gorgeous, everywhere in the airport area.. made me soooo happy! greetings from my outdoors office in MALAWI/ LILONGWE.…
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Help rebuild this school in Mali that was burned down by arsonists over the summer! In early 2012, Northern Mali underwent a period of civil unrest, resulting in terrorist threats…