Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2010

Mousa and I talked about his dream of helping centers for blind people in Iraq get the tech equipment they need. I had no idea when I agreed to the mentor gig that there would be something like this I actually know something (a lot) about. A veritable intellectual and social smorgasbord!

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Conversation Bangladesh Iraq Mentoring 100

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " Check it out and let me know which ideas get you thinking, what your reactions are, and what you want to do with this concept! Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of December 15th). And it's fun!

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Web Iraq Case Study Bookmarking 108

NTEN

MAY 11, 2009

But simply having the list may drive more interesting traffic, like, oh, Barham Salih, Iraq's Deputy P.M. Sample tweet: " We must finish paper on Iraq economic vision- but assumptions made so far risky and not verified with available data!" As it turns out, they're pretty boring.

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Iraq United States Flash Aggregator 36

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Over the past few weeks, we received over 250 applications from bloggers around the world – from California to Kenya, and from Mexico to Iraq. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of May 19th).

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Web Kenya Iraq Proposal 105

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

A Guest Beneblog by Anita Gohdes, Jeff Klingner, Megan Price and Patrick Ball The recent release of almost 400,000 secret US military files on the war in Iraq through Wikileaks has attracted wide media coverage. This new evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that IBC’s press data underreport small events in Iraq.

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