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Fighting terror is like fighting vapour because it doesn’t have a home address

by Tiffany Kagure Mugo 30 November 2015

We are living in a world where the phrase one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter has never been more pertinent. It would seem that the idea of terror is no longer one that exists in some far-off land, happening to far-off people. It has become a reality that one minute you’re sitting having […]

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#ParisAttacks #NigeriaAttack: Our outrage exposes our bias and that’s OK

by Tiffany Kagure Mugo 19 November 20157 December 2015

I have never been one for the “save the rhino” campaign. Not that I have anything against the beasts, they are majestic and an integral part of wildlife across the continent. I will just not donate much money or any time to the cause. Does that make me a bad person. To some, yes. But […]

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Paris attacks: ‘My entire body was trembling’

by Reader Blog 18 November 201530 November 2015

By Marianne Camerer The Paris police said stay put where you are, don’t go out unless absolutely necessary. The streets were starting to empty. My hotel was about a 20-minute walk away from the Odeon restaurant where my Parisian friend, Pierre, and I were having supper. Should we take a back street to my hotel, […]

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