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    May 17, 2011

    Saif al-Adel Is al Qaeda's Next Top Bad Guy

    ​In the vacuum left by the demise of Osama Bin Laden, a man known as Saif al-Adel ("Sword of Justice" to you; other aliases include Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi and Ibrahim Al-Madani) has been appointed interim leader of Al Qaeda, reports CNN. Al-Adel, who is Egyptian, was once a Special Forces off ... More >>

  • Film

    August 4, 2009

    Andrew Bujalski Grows Up with Beeswax

    With a sure hand, the still-laid-back and lo-fi mumblecore matures

  • Voice Choices

    July 22, 2009

    Ted Leo & the Pharmacists+Radio 4+Extra Golden

    With a sure hand, the still-laid-back and lo-fi mumblecore matures

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Ghailani, in Town for Terror Trial, Does Not Escape Captors, Fly to Super-Villain Hideout

    Former Gitmo resident Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani has been in New York City all day and so far, "he has not shown any super powers, and the sky has not fallen," says Steve Benen. But just wait! The Tanzanian is in town for his federal trial. He was apprehended in Pakistan in 2004 for alleged involvement ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    The Search for Kenyan Food in Jersey

    A year ago the Voice ran a piece called "Kenyan Unrest, Jersey Style," a fascinating story about how Kenyan immigrants who identified with the opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, were streaming into a fairly obscure corner of Jersey City after a disputed election a few mont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    L.A.: Hot and miserable; Barack Obama: Cool and refreshing

    A year ago the Voice ran a piece called "Kenyan Unrest, Jersey Style," a fascinating story about how Kenyan immigrants who identified with the opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, were streaming into a fairly obscure corner of Jersey City after a disputed election a few mont ... More >>

  • Film

    November 12, 2008

    War Child

    A year ago the Voice ran a piece called "Kenyan Unrest, Jersey Style," a fascinating story about how Kenyan immigrants who identified with the opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, were streaming into a fairly obscure corner of Jersey City after a disputed election a few mont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Al Jazeera's NYC Street Food Special

    A year ago the Voice ran a piece called "Kenyan Unrest, Jersey Style," a fascinating story about how Kenyan immigrants who identified with the opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, were streaming into a fairly obscure corner of Jersey City after a disputed election a few mont ... More >>

  • News

    September 19, 2006

    Letters

    A year ago the Voice ran a piece called "Kenyan Unrest, Jersey Style," a fascinating story about how Kenyan immigrants who identified with the opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, were streaming into a fairly obscure corner of Jersey City after a disputed election a few mont ... More >>

  • Music

    February 21, 2006

    Old-Fashioned Amenities

    Track after track of sincere classicism, internationalist anarchism, and foiled espionage

  • Film

    August 9, 2005

    The Good Seed

    In 'The Constant Gardener', the suddenly ubiquitous Ralph Fiennes masters the art of diplomacy

  • Film

    May 31, 2005

    Rights and Wronged

    Global fest looks at sectarian violence, teen labor, and—for the first time—the Iraq war

  • Music

    March 22, 2005

    Riddims by the Reggaetón

    Puerto Rico's hip-hop hybrid takes over New York

  • News

    March 8, 2005

    Nobel-Winning Wangari Maathai on Democracy

    Amid frenzied talk of freedom, a seasoned voice from Africa

  • Books

    February 15, 2005

    Knowing Squat

    Moving beyond the standard pity and fear of slum dwellers

  • News

    September 21, 2004

    The Most Evil Crime

    As black Africans are murdered and raped, most Americans are indifferent

  • Film

    March 11, 2003

    Remote Control

    Caroline Link's African Odyssey

  • Music

    August 27, 2002

    Steadfast in Style

    Caroline Link's African Odyssey

  • NYC Life

    May 28, 2002

    Two-Bedroom Apartment in Manhattan Park

    Caroline Link's African Odyssey

  • Books

    January 29, 2002

    Steak—Out

    Caroline Link's African Odyssey

  • Music

    June 19, 2001

    Class of ’33

    Caroline Link's African Odyssey

  • News

    July 18, 2000

    Turning Point

    The International AIDS Conference Makes a Commitment to Saving Third-World Lives

  • News

    July 11, 2000

    Lost Opportunity

    South African President Hedges on Cause of AIDS, Ignores Access to Medicine

  • News

    April 18, 2000

    Slaughter of the Innocents

    'The World Is Strangely Silent'

  • News

    April 4, 2000

    Seattle : The Sequel

    Activists Prep for a D.C. Showdown With the IMF and the World Bank

  • News

    December 14, 1999

    Part 6: Ending the Epidemic

    African Prostitutes May Play a Crucial Role in Developing an HIV Vaccine

  • News

    November 30, 1999

    Part 5: Death and the Second Sex

    African Prostitutes May Play a Crucial Role in Developing an HIV Vaccine

  • News

    June 22, 1999

    'Yan Daudu' and Proud

    Same-Sex Bonds Take Many Forms In Africa Today

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