Jewels in the Jungle

A blog focusing on viewpoints and knowledge from people around the world as we look toward Africa today.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Mali: Der Kampf der Tuareg and the fall of Timbuktu and Gao

This is a brief "heads up" post about the fight of the Tuareg for an independent state (Azawad) in the Sahel. You may have alrea...

Friday, August 20, 2010

Islam and America in the 21st Century: "Die Stunde der Demagogen" and the Ground Zero Mosque Debate

"Bataille de Poitiers en Octobre 732" by Carl von Steuben depicting Charles Martel (mounted) facing Abduhl Rahman al Ghafiqi (ri...

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Inside the African Union Mission in Somalia (Part II): Déjà vu Mogadishu

Uganda 7/11: Al-Shabaab Spreads Its Special Brand of Terror to the 'Pearl of Africa' Draft Version The African Union Summit held...

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Somalia: Inside the African Union's Mission to Crush the Al-Shabab. Rolling Thunder or More Blunders?

Draft Version: Part I From Somali blogger and Ph.D. candidate to presidential advisor in Mogadishu Back in the early days of the blogosph...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Africa and the Beautiful Game: World Cup 2010 in South Africa? Yes we can!

Draft Version: Updates to follow I grew up in a country (USA) where the sport of football (soccer) has struggled for decades to gain natio...

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