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[Montréal, Québec, Canada 20°C] In a previous post, I write about returning to Southern Sudan, how my first visit only increased my appetite for more. How little I knew about the place then and how much more I want to know about it now. The upcoming all-Sudan general elections that everyone-following-Sudan is talking about, would [...]
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 23°C — même article en français] On June 15, Le Devoir included an Agence France-Presse article: “Sudan: Rebels Attack a Humanitarian Convoy“. The article wrote that Jikany Nuer tribesmen attacked a United Nations World Food Program convoy of 31 barges as it was transporting 700 tons of food aid. The humanitarian aid [...]
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 22°C] Yesterday, June 11, 2009, John Holmes, the the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, announced that the Khartoum government is allowing 4 of the 13 non-governmental organizations (NGO) expelled from Darfur last March to return. The expulsion had serious repercussions in Darfur and Southern Sudan. In his statement, Holmes said that CARE, [...]
Exactly three weeks ago, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur. Like many people in Sudan, I was glued to the television set to view the announcement. It was 4 p.m.
[MONTRÉAL] I’ve always been a fan of video games, sometimes spending hours scouring through medieval landscapes blasting the crap out grotesque monsters or evil sorcerers. But I’ve recently come across a few video games that have a purpose to them other than pure entertainment. Rather than divert a player’s attention from the real world, these ‘serious’ video games attempt to bring a sense of reality to the screen.
One such gaming developer is Copenhagen-based Serious Games Interactive, which was founded in 2006 “to revolutionise the use of computer games for purposes beyond entertainment.” They initiated a series of video games called Global Conflicts that challenges 13- to 19-year-olds to be critical and reflective citizens (source: Serious Games Interactive)in a globalized world. They offer two versions of the game: one based in Palestine and the newer one in Latin America.
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