Hunger for ChangeStories from Tahrir Square
In January 2011, Egyptians hungry for change took to the streets and squares of Cairo. They eventually succeeded in overthrowing dictator Hosni Mubarak, but a year later, the fate of democracy in Egypt is still unsure. In this short documentary, three young Cairenes share their personal stories from the Arab Spring, and discuss their hopes and fears for the future of their country.
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Categories: Egypt, Watch, Student Reporting, Politics and Conflict
Outsourcing Reaches Rural IndiaBudding IT sector brings change to small Himalayan town
In a small mountain town in Northern India, everything but the motorized vehicles and the brand-name potato chips looks just about the same as it has for hundreds of years. But in the center of town, in a stout yellow building surrounded by fields of cabbage rosettes, boys and girls are bent over keyboards, their eyes fixed on computer screens. They are plotting data, skimming spreadsheets and tagging Supreme Court judgments for B2R, an Indian IT outsourcing company.
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Categories: India, Read, Student Reporting, Labor and Immigration
Go Fly a KiteGujarat celebrates with two days of flying - and fighting - kites
The harvest holiday Makar Sankranti is celebrated in different ways all over India. In the state of Gujarat, its marked by what's got to be the world's biggest kite festival. For two full days, the skies are filled with colorful kites made from tissue paper and bamboo jockeying for position. Photographer Adeel Halim sent us this peek into the lives of the Gujratis who make, fly, and fight these amazing kites.
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Categories: India, Watch, Poverty and Development
Seattle Globalist
Who is an immigrant?
I am an immigrant. I landed in Florida with my mother on August 11, 1996 at age 18. For six years I had to carry a laminated card that read Resident Alien on me at all times. In November 2002, at age 24, I was granted US citizenship and a [...]
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Seattle Egyptians celebrate revolution, but keep up fight for freedom back home
In the Egyptian capital of Cairo, thousands have flooded into Tahir Square to mark the one-year anniversary of the revolution which overthrew dictator Hosni Mubarak. This photo of the packed square is getting heavy play on proud Facebook profiles worldwide. Despite the celebration, it’s been a long year for Egypt. [...]
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Bhangra parties at Chop Suey quench Seattle’s thirst for dance
You know how sometimes people do “a little happy dance” when they hear some good news? Well, Bhangra is like a big happy dance. It started as a folk dance Punjabi farmers in India did to celebrate the harvest. You do it together in a big group – guys with guys, girls [...]
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Look around the world and face it Seattle, we’re snow wimps.
It’s hard not to be dismissive of being called “snow wimps” when it comes from journalists at the Los Angeles Times. Yes, that Los Angeles. The one in sunny Southern California. Over at KPLU’s website, an angry hive of commenters are defending Seattle’s handling of this week’s snow storm. Light [...]
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It was all an excuse to report on the airport
When I was a kid, I thought that Los Angeles was on another planet (which my mom found so funny she didn’t really clarify until much later). The tiny train at SeaTac that took you to the airplane that would take you into space and eventually land you in Magical [...]
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