Habari Post

This fascinating story is about how Zabaleens ("garbage collectors" in Arabic), along with some forward-thinking environmentalists, are bringing about a positive change in this age of global warming.

This eye-opening book highlights parts of the Western legal system that I never realized how much I take for granted. Most Americans buy, sell or mortgage property in their lifetime. The ease at which one can acquire or transfer property rights and leverage assets to obtain capital is one of those processes that seems to take place beneath the surface in the U.S.

The over 40 leaders from Muslim countries meeting in Dakar, Senegal wrapped a two-day summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) last Friday.

Heads of state and representatives of over 40 Muslim nations gathered today in Dakar, Senegal for the Eleventh Session of the Islamic Summit Conference.

Egypt is being called the Brazil of Africa as the national team beat Cameroon to win the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Ghana in January and February. Photos from NBC Sports.

The Economist is running a story on some of the challenges with finding solutions to Middle East conflicts. The problems are tightly interlinked - the flare-up in Gaza made it more difficult to resolve a constitutional crisis in Lebanon, for example.