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Ramadan: Bronx mosque provides cultural support for migrant


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Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants this holy month of Ramadan. An imam in the Bronx mosque has turned the home that houses his mosque into a makeshift shelter for migrants, many of them men from his…

South Sudan: Aweil town cultural festival calls for unity


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Thousands of South Sudanese revelers gathered for Aweil town’s cultural peace festivals, a two-day happening where vibrant singing and dancing kept visitors thoroughly entertained. Organized by the Northern Bahr El Ghazal’s State…

Rabat hosts 8th MOCA festival to promote African cultural industry


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Forty-six countries were represented at the festival in Rabat Morocco’s capital, which is currently the African Capital of Culture. Africa makes up only one percent of the world's Cultural and Creative Industries, but the eighth Movement…

Niger’s nomadic herders celebrate cultural ties


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For three days, this semi-arid patch edging the Sahara Desert blooms with a riot of colours, red, orange, blue, fuschia as thousands of nomadic herder with their best dress for a festival celebrating their culture. For most of the time,…