Libya: 118 Year Old Lady Registers to Vote in Libya
Zliten, Libya— Registration for voting in Libya is injecting new energy in all age groups in the country and providing them something to celebrate all over the two million square kilometers of national territory.
One of those happy individuals who insist to participate in the coming national elections on June 19 is a 118 year old Nuwara Faraj Fahajan who asked members of her large family to take her to the registration station nearby.
She got her demand met and after a few minutes she held her registration card high in her right hand and the Victory sign by her left for the media and the admiring gathering to see.
Nuwara was born in the year 1894 in the city of Zlitn, about 100 kilometers east of Tripoli. She is upbeat and well aware of what she is doing and the world around her.
Libyans are enthusiastic about participating in voting in the coming elections as the whole process of registration that started on 1 May is providing the greatest majority of the population with a rather new feeling that they never experienced before.
Over two million have so far registered to vote in Libyan as of 15 May 2012. Registration for vote period has been extended another 7 days after its previous deadline of May 15.
Nuwara like other Libyans is waiting for the election day when she will again ride a car, enter the polling station and cast her vote to those whom she believes would serve the country best and make her future brighter and promising.
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What happened to Kony 2012?
Kony 2012 which went viral almost overnight; the campaign brought light to an issue that has been occuring for over twenty years. The LRA (lord’s resistance army) has been kidnapping children and forcing them to become soldiers, as well as raping and mutilating women in Uganda and other surrounding countries. April 20th was going to be a world wide event called “cover the night” in which people would cover their area with the posters (image above) but it seems as though some people have forgotten about the whole issue. So what happened to the support for Kony 2012?
DanceAfrica 2012 Bazaar
Part of DanceAfrica 2012
Now in its 35th year, BAM’s DanceAfrica festival is a Memorial Day weekend tradition in Brooklyn, packed with dance, music, film, art, and community events from Africa and the diaspora—plus the one-and-only outdoor bazaar of African crafts, food, and fashion.
Memorial Day Weekend
Sat, May 26, 12noon—10pm
Sun, May 27, 12noon—8pm
Mon, May 28, 12noon—8pm
(Hours subject to change)
Ashland Pl (between Hanson Pl and Fulton St, GGMC & Impark parking lots)
Rain or shine!
Free!
Celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Africa and its diaspora at the DanceAfrica 2012 Bazaar. Over 300 vendors from around the world converge on the streets surrounding BAM, transforming the neighborhood into a global marketplace offering African, Caribbean, and African-American food, crafts, and fashion.
The Bazaar will also feature entertainment for families with face painting and crafts at the Children’s Village, and guest artists will be roaming through the marketplace throughout the day.
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Happy Independence Day to all Eritreans everywhere!
Today, May 24th, marks the 21st celebration since the East African nation of Eritrea gained its full independence from Ethiopia, after having previously been colonized by Italy in 1885 - who they gained independence from in 1941, and England - who they gained independence from in 1951. Before the Italian occupation of what is now modern-day Eritrea, the Ottoman Empire maintained control over much of this territory between 1557–1885.
Eritrean history is home to some of the oldest civilizations on the continent. Together with northern Somalia, Djibouti, and the Red Sea coast of Sudan, Eritrea is considered the most likely location of the land known to the ancient Egyptiansas Punt (or “Ta Netjeru,” meaning god’s land), whose first mention dates to the 25th century BC. The ancient Puntites were a nation of people that had close relations with Pharaonic Egypt during the times of Pharaoh Sahure and Queen Hatshepsut.
Around the 8th century BC, a kingdom known as D’mt was established in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, with its capital at Yeha in northern Ethiopia. Its successor, the Kingdom of Aksum, emerged around the 1st century BC or 1st century AD and grew to be, according to the Persian philosopher Mani described Axum as one of the four greatest civilizations in the world, along withChina, Persia, and Rome.
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For Every African Woman, You are Beautiful, You are God’s creation
Kingsley and Phila from Uganda
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Second generation Artists Muthoni the Drummer Queen feat Octopizzo
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Congratulations to the African Acts Nominated for the BET Awards 2012
Camp Mulla - Kenya
Ice Prince - Nigeria
Lira - South Africa
Mokobe - Mali
Sarkodie - Ghana
Wizkid - Nigeria
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