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FEATURES: Kameelah Rasheed gives a personal experience of wearing the hijab
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS:
- Beyond the hijab in East Africa by Aaliyah Bilal
- Islamic headscarf: Halima Zouhar asks if it's choice or submission
- Joseph Yav Katshung discusses sovereignty and citizens rights in Sudan
- Samir Amin examines possibilities for popular struggle within the World Social Forum
LETTERS:
- Mariam Yansane reports from Guinea
- CODESRIA calls for solidarity with the people of Guinea
- Post-election violence in the DRC
- Akina Mama Wa Afrika gets a new head
- Response to the article 'Cultural paradigm for Liberia’s reconstruction'
- Response to 'Misrepresentation of Africa'
PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARD: Tajudeen reports on the Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative
BLOGGING AFRICA: West African blogs
BOOKS & ARTS: FESPACO 2007, review of the HIV/Aids programme in the LGBTI community, poem by Khadija Heeger

CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: Powerful cyclone hits flood-ravaged Mozambique
HUMAN RIGHTS: Egypt government raids Islamist opposition
WOMEN AND GENDER: 2006 Gender Gap Report published
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: 1000 Ethiopian refugees expelled from Kenya
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Lesotho’s ruling party wins elections
DEVELOPMENT: Niger Delta: Of ‘Terrorists’ and Freedom Fighters
CORRUPTION: Rich nations prodded for ‘illegitimate lending’
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: Small organizations lost in funding maze
EDUCATION: Uganda gets free secondary education
ENVIRONMENT: UN calls for ban on High-Sulphur fuels in Kenya
LGBTI: Ugandan bishop warns Christians on homosexuality
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Egyptian blogger jailed
INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY: Beaming books via satellite
NEWS FORM THE DIASPORA: Interview with Aristide
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