Simba Russeau
- Location
- North Africa
- Birthday
- April 02
- Title
- Multimedia Journalist
- Company
- Witnessing Life
- Bio
- Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau is an award-winning journalist who has authored two reports on human rights. Visit: www.simbarusseau.com | Founder of Taste Culture, an online cultural diversity magazine. Check out www.tastekulcha.com for a great cultural experience! | Go to www.photography.simbarusseau.com to view some of my documentary photography.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Zen and the Art of Sacred
Activism
December 31, 2011 08:38AM - Water At the Heart of NATO
Intervention in Libya?
November 17, 2011 03:21PM - Tunisia: Talents and Dreams
are Dying in Africa
August 04, 2011 08:56AM - South Sudan Split Poses Many
Challenges
July 13, 2011 02:24PM - Sexual Abuse of Maids in
Lebanon Commonplace
May 27, 2011 06:26AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “@Mettamomma thanks for
your comment. Glad you enjoyed
the
post.”
January 21, 2012 10:26AM - “Thanks for the feedback
Erica!”
January 03, 2012 07:30AM - “Well said! I think that
one important revolution that
can and
needs to take
place…”
December 30, 2011 07:55PM - “Interesting post. I've
been based in North Africa
and
reporting on the
uprisings…”
November 17, 2011 03:38PM - “I agree BOKO.
Interesting enough I was
having dinner with a
former
Egyptian repor…”
May 23, 2011 04:03PM
Simba Russeau's Links
- Elsewhere in the Blogosphere
- Photography Portfolio
- Eye Poetry
- Witnessing Life
- Taste Culture
- 24/7 Campaign
Zen and the Art of Sacred Activism
"If there is light in the soul, there will
be beauty in the person. If
there is beauty in the person, there will be
harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will
be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will
be peace… Read full post »
Water At the Heart of NATO Intervention in Libya?
It's been a while since I've posted on Open Salon but I wanted to share a fascinating interview I did with the editor of News Central Asia, Tariq Saeedi.
The excerpt below is his analysis of what happened in Libya and the quest for natural resources. … Read full post »
South Sudan Split Poses Many Challenges
CAIRO July 13, 2011 (Witnessing Life) – Despite countless attempts by African leaders to negotiate a resolution between north and south over the current border crisis, experts warn that Khartoum could face some major challenges following the south’s split.
Sudanese president Omar Hassan… Read full post »
Sexual Abuse of Maids in Lebanon Commonplace
BEIRUT, (Witnessing Life) – I spent nearly four years in Lebanon documenting the plight of migrant domestic workers - many who had traveled under false pretense of being able to provide a better life for their families but in fact found themselves hungry, abused and subjected to conditi… Read full post »
Libya Uprising Hits West’s Dinner Tables
Analysis by: Simba Russeau
CAIRO – Linkages between the Libyan uprising and shelling out more money than usual at a local market in the West may not at first seem apparent but the common denominator is oil.
Muammar Gaddafi’s grip on power is not the so… Read full post »
CAIRO – Thousands of Egyptians – workers, youth, political figures, scholars, farmers and other activists – gathered over the weekend with aims of preserving the revolution.
Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which obtained power following an eighteen-day reb… Read full post »
Amnesty: Egyptians want change, justice and human rights
CAIRO May 19, 2011 (Witnessing Life) – Egyptians held incommunicado in military detention, denied access to legal representation and failure to investigate torture claims raises questions about the Egyptian military’s – whose currently ruling the country by/… Read full post »
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