ANGOLA A New Era For Angola Joao Lourenco, former defense minister of Angola, became the first new president of the country in 38 years. He took over power from Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, who hand-picked him to be his successor, and has ruled Angola since 1979, after it’s independence from Portugal in 1975. Angola’s ruling […]
AFRICA The Zeitz Mocaa The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz Mocaa), Africa’s largest contemporary art gallery, opened this past Friday in Cape Town, South Africa. The Museum, designed by English Architect Thomas Heatherwick, houses around 100 galleries and will feature 21st century work from Africa and the Diaspora. A rather large number of […]
This Week In The World In keeping with our mission of making Temple a more globally-conscious campus, Freely Magazine will post a global news update each week, covering the week’s biggest stories from all around the world. Be sure to check out our website each Sunday for your weekly dose of global news! Africa The […]
AFRICA New World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus holds a news conference May 24 in Geneva W.H.O appoints its first Director General from Africa For the first time in the World Health Organization’s history, an African national has been voted to head the agency. Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was appointed as Director General of […]
Middle East [dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]t was a devastating and violent week in the Middle East, following a chemical bombing in Syria that killed more than 80 people and severely injured many more. The attack allegedly involved sarin gas, a nerve agent that causes nausea, foaming at the mouth, and difficulty breathing, which can be extremely harmful, […]
Africa Hosni Mubarak Freed after 6 Years in Detention [dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]osni Mubarak, former Egyptian president was freed on Friday, after spending a six-year imprisonment that followed his overthrow during the Arab Spring. Mubarak dominated the country for three decades as president, but after being forced from office in 2011, he went through a series of […]
On Friday of last week, Freely Magazine, Temple’s first and only magazine devoted entirely to the international experience, hosted a hugely successful and impactful launch party. The launch party, which took place in the lobby of SERC, featured a photo exhibition with photos taken by students. The theme of the exhibition was “A Piece of […]
Africa [dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]ccording to UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien, more than 20 million people face the threat of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, and North-East Nigeria. In South Sudan, 100,000 people are facing starvation, and a further million are classified as being on the brink of famine. Continued fighting in the country, […]
Those attuned to the Philadelphia art scene, and most likely anyone who was in Philadelphia between October 25th and January 8th, is well aware of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s “Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism” exhibition. City-wide advertisements for the exhibition, coupled with international attention in the art world have made for an art event […]
Lori L. Tharps, an Associate Professor of Journalism at Temple University, recently hosted a talk at the School of Media and Communications about her popular new book, Same Family Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America’s Diverse Families. The book has been met with notable acclaim, earning itself a spot in the Sunday edition of the […]
