Some throwback pics from Zanzibar, Tanzania, & Kenya 2011...Like my friend born in Dar es Salaam says, "Everyone goes to West Africa or South Africa, but East Africa is where it's at!" More here and here.
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VELVET GLOVE: How China's hard power should be translated into soft power for the international community.
MORE MALDIVES: Democratically elected former President Mohamed Nasheed's op-ed after getting ousted from office.
VALUE: A French Sarkozy ally stirs the pot this week by stating that some civilizations are worth more than others.
FILM DIP: The U.S. State Department and University of Southern California has selected 29 films for their international cultural outreach, "American Film Showcase."
JACKPOT: Korean-American artist Dave Choe has been the buzz all week for the stock he received from Facebook years ago; here's his Howard Stern appearance.
MALDIVES: As protests continue in the Muslim island nation, Britain's Foreign Office assures that vacationers remain "unaffected."
CUTE & SMART: BBC's series on the world's smartest animals, who do it all from skateboarding to math equations.
ALLY: Russia wants to halt the Arab Spring.
FRESH: Why Chinese NBA baller Jeremy Lin is a relief to some Asian American men.
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