Ravi Somaiya writes on topics from ping-pong to politics for the Guardian among others.
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How the Cell Phone Is Changing the World
The phones allow Masai tribesmen to bank proceeds from selling cattle; Iranian protesters to... MORE
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Why Rebel Groups Love the Toyota Hilux
Rebels and insurgent groups the world over love the Toyota Hilux pickup as much as their AK-47s. MORE
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Guerrilla Trucks
The Toyota Hilux truck is, by many accounts, as ubiquitous to guerrilla warfare as the AK-47.... MORE
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In France, Rising Fears of Islamic Terror
When a 78-year-old French aid worker was executed by Al Qaeda's North African offshoot this summer,... MORE
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The Rise of Al Qaeda in North Africa
Five French citizens were kidnapped in Niger this morning.... MORE
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Obama's 'New Beginning' Derailed
Just more than a year ago the fledgling president of the United States stood before a capacity... MORE
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Should We Cover the Quran Burning?
Hillary Clinton has called for the media not to cover a planned Quran burning by a Florida church... MORE
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Petraeus: 'Burn a Koran Day' Could Endanger U.S. Troops
On September 11, pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla.... MORE
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Japanese Hunt Dolphins Into the Cove, Once More
When the eyes of the world are not on them, the hunters typically select the best dolphins to sell,... MORE
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Oppression Continues in Iran
The world's attention may have wandered from Iran, but recent reports from the country reveal a... MORE
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Why No Amount of Reporting Can Hurt Sarah Palin
Vanity Fair has released not one, but two damning articles investigating the woman and the brand... MORE
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Wikipedia: A New Battleground in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Earlier this month it was reported that right-wing Israeli groups were teaching courses on editing... MORE
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Sudan Poised Between Peace and Civil War
Sudan, for so long the focus of the world's humanitarian attention, is back in the news.... MORE
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Leaked U.N. Report Implicates Rwandan Troops in Possible Genocide
Rwandan President Paul Kagame was reelected with 93 percent of the vote in the country's elections... MORE
