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By: Don Duncan on Jan 22, 2011
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An oil and gas rush is on in the eastern Mediterranean, and while resource-poor Lebanon may be late to the race, government officials are working feverishly to make sure this country wastes no more time more...
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By: Don Duncan on Dec 18, 2010
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On a recent afternoon, 13-year-old Ahmad Hassani traipsed around Kabul's busy market street, Strand Bazaar. He had the equivalent of 25 US cents in his pocket for the best kite his money can buy. more...
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By: Don Duncan on Jul 10, 2010
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I spent three months reporting this story, on separate trips to the West Bank, Syria and in Lebanon. The entire time was a continuous discovery more...
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By: Don Duncan on Nov 21, 2009
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On the back of Nassir Khan Nassiri's black jacket are emblazoned the words "Rough Soul." The letters, stitched in a death metal font, glow in the dark as he makes his way through the cold, wet streets of Calais, France.
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Reporters
Ben Gilbert is a freelance radio, newspaper and magazine reporter based in Beirut, covering Middle East news, culture, conflict and economics.
His reports from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates have aired on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Public Radio International's The World, American Public Media's Marketplace and Weekend America, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC and ABC Radio.
His magazine and newspaper articles have appeared in US News and World Report, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Telegraph and The San Francisco Chronicle.
He is currently the Lebanon correspondent for globalpost.com.
Taurai Maduna is a Zimbabwean journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
As a photographer, his work has been used by international news agencies that include Agence France Presse (AFP) and the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA).
As a writer his work has been used by IRIN News and Panos London.
Heba Aly is a Khartoum-based freelance journalist. She has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in both radio and television, as well as many of Canada's largest daily newspapers. She has also worked for the United Nations' humanitarian news service (IRIN) in Senegal, West Africa and Chad, central Africa.
As a freelancer in Sudan, Heba has contributed news and features to various outlets, including the Globe and Mail, Christian Science Monitor, Public Radio International and IRIN. She speaks fluent Englsh and French, and also speaks Arabic and Spanish. 
Judy Martin is an Emmy award-winning journalist more than 20 years in broadcast news specializing in social issues, business and work life culture. A former NYC Correspondent for the Marketplace Morning Report, she now contributes to National Public Radio, CNBC Business Radio, The World Vision Report and News 12 TV Networks in New York.
Contact Judy at http://www.worklifemonitor.com/ or http://www.judymartinspeaks.com/.
Ruth has been reporting from China since 2005. She has filed for Marketplace, Deutsche Welle, German Radio and other outlets and also writes for newspapers and magazines.
Ruth is an accomplished radio journalist. Prior to moving to China she worked for the BBC World Service in London for more than a decade, producing and editing programs such as NewsHour, The World Today and Europe Today.
"China never fails to surprise and astonish me," Ruth says. The Middle Kingdom is a difficult place to report from. Journalists face all kinds of restrictions and obstacles. "But people's courage and determination to make this a better place and fight for their rights makes working in China a tremendously rewarding experience."