Posts from June, 2016
A Decade of Blogging for Global Voices
I am privileged to be in the company of creative and intelligent individuals whose work and life stories provide a daily inspiration to me and countless others.
How Might Brexit Affect You?
We're seeking testimonies from Global Voices community members about how Brexit might affect you.
Translator Newsletter: Dictionaries for Refugees, Brexit, and More!
Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about… Dictionaries for Refugees Let's kick the week off on a positive note! — Students in Norwood have come together to create a tool for Syrian refugees and their families living in their area. According to...
Join the Global Voices Social Media Team
We are looking for a dynamic social media savvy GVer like yourself to join our social media team!
Could Africa's Silicon Valley Be on The Rise in Gabon?
293 milliards de Francs CFA as well as 12 000 new jobs were generated by the IT industry in 2014 in Gabon
How to Recognize Online Scams: The Case of False Football Prophets on Twitter
How to recognize when scammers are using Twitter to present themselves as "prophets" or "fortune tellers". A case related to football provides an instructive example.
Translator Newsletter: The Perfect Translation, Cultural Equality, & More!
Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about… Cultural Equality Through Translation What role does translation play in the ongoing migration crisis we're all experiencing today? In an article entitled, “Translation — a bridge between languages that can foster cultural equality“, Marcus Tomalin...
Share Your Memories of Muhammad Ali
“Muhammad Ali is dead?” My husband Kamran looked up as the news came across his feed. “He was a hero to me. He was like a god.” The generation of people touched by Mumammad Ali may not be on social media expressing their grief, but they are remembering him in...
Writing Tips: Finding Web Pages That Are No Longer Online
Quoting sources is of key importance to establishing credibility, but what to do when a quoted web page 'disappears'? Sometimes there's a way to find a copy.
A house with a heart: homestay in Indonesia
I often wonder why I travel, and today the answer appeared to me crystal-clear: I travel to see and understand how humans live around the world. I travel in search for connection, to sense and remember that we are all one. It was with my heart wide open that I...