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Timbuktu and Bamiyan: A Tale of Two Cities

Llewelyn Morgan | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Paradise, Jihadist, Bamiyan, Niger, Mali, Hindu Kush, Ibn Battuta, Sahara, Jihadi, Garden of Eden, Timbuktu, Bamian, Bamyan Buddhas of Bamiyan, Genghis Khan, UK Universities & Education News
Llewelyn Morgan

I swore blind to myself a couple of weeks ago that I'd never publish another word on Bamiyan. I fear deeply for the future of that beautiful valley and its long-suffering people, but I felt I'd reached a point of just repeating myself. One thing Bamiyan should never be is boring.

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Planet Appetite: Sahara International Festival in Douz, Tunisia

Rupert Parker | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Sahara, Tunisia, Camels, UK Travel, UK Lifestyle, Desert, North Africa, Travel, Sahara International Festival Douz, UK Lifestyle News
Rupert Parker

The oasis of Douz in Tunisia stages its 45th International Festival on the edge of the Sahara and, after the austerity imposed by the velvet revolution, it's even better than ever.

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Could You Live Below the Line?

Annemarie Meyer | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Sahara, UK Impact, Sub-Saharan Africa, Health, Africa, Malaria, Ghana, Malaria No More, Andy Murray, Impact, UK News
Annemarie Meyer

Most people think of malaria as a health issue, which it is, but it is also a key contributor to poverty in many areas, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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