Beauty contests are now big business, but have lost their appeal for Lauri Kubuitsile in her latest Letter From Botswana.
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Letter from Botswana: ET is not an alien
New columnist Lauri Kubuitsile introduces dry and dusty Mahalapye- a town that has stolen her heart.
Filed in: Botswana Development Migration
- Lauri Kubuitsile
- February 27, 2012
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Letter from Cairo
The future is unknown, but we can learn on the job, says Maria Golia.
Filed in: Egypt Social Change
- Maria Golia
- January 31, 2012
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A fierce beauty
Maria Golia experiences beautiful music and blunt talk at a Cairo gathering.
- Maria Golia
- December 16, 2011
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Egyptian laughter
In a climate of uncertainty, Maria Golia discovers that laughter can sound hollow.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- November 11, 2011
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Letter from Cairo
Love can be tough amid the boredom and despair of a city slum, writes Maria Golia.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- October 18, 2011
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What is a 'true Egyptian'?
There may be no easy answer, but identity has become an obsession, discovers Maria Golia, among a people in turmoil.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- August 19, 2011
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Charmless change
Gentrification has hit the oldest areas of Beirut, to Reem Haddad’s great chagrin.
Filed in: Lebanon
- Reem Haddad and Sarah John
- August 17, 2011
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Doubters and dreamers
The triumphant return of a warlord sees Reem Haddad lamenting people’s short memories.
Filed in: Lebanon
- Reem Haddad
- August 16, 2011
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A stitch in time saves...
Maria Golia’s tailor has the currency markets stitched up.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- June 16, 2011
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A rooftop view
After the euphoria, reality is beginning to bite, says Maria Golia.
- Maria Golia
- May 24, 2011
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