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Global: Galician Diaspora 1989-2009
By Delmi Alvarez
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, features, central & south america, features, europe, features, greater middle east, features, north america, news & global, slides on 2 February 2009
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“Galegos na Diáspora” (”Galician diaspora”) is a long term documentary project started in 1989 and finished in 2009 about the exodus of thousands of Galicians, now based around the world. The author wants to give a tribute with his personal idea to the emigrants of Galicia. The journeys he covered includes: Europe, Américas, Asia and [...]

Israel: Black Hebrew’s Village of Peace
By Rafael Ben-Ari
Posted in all, features, greater middle east on 30 January 2009
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Since 30 disciples followed him to Israel in 1969, the community has established and grown from only 109 original leaders. Weary of ghetto life in the United States, they followed the charismatic leader to Dimona in the Negev, the desert region of southern Israel, establishing a community and forging a new identity. All photos by [...]

Indonesia: Trouble For Native Whale Hunters
By Gyula Sopronyi
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific on 28 December 2008
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The Indonesian whale hunter village, Lamalera Rain mostly exists in the prayers of Christian people of Lamalera. The rocky mountains surrounding the village where a thousand people live ; is not suitable for breeding animals; no vegetables and fruits can survive in the bare, burnt-out ground. There is only the sea, and its fruits to [...]

Kenya: Meeting The Masai Tribe
By Morten Svenningsen
Posted in all, features, africa on 7 December 2008
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In an increasingly globalised world, indigenous peoples like the famous Masais (Maasai) tribes of Kenya and Tanzania are facing radical changes in their traditions and lifestyle. Traditionally the Masais are a nomadic people, moving around on the savannah to graze their goats and cattle. The Kenyan government has tried to persuade them away from their [...]