The West has every right to be surprised, but not outraged, if Hosni Mubarak is forced from power in Egypt, writes Ryan Bachoo, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago Browsing through news websites the other day, trying to understand every angle of the Egypt crisis, I noticed a comment on CBC News, which described the events …

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Article taken from the Evening Standard, 9/02/2011 – Richard Godwin When the images of youths revolting in Tunis and Cairo first appeared on our TV screens, a few wry comparisons were made. So Arab students are taking to the streets for democracy, yeah? The only thing that rouses our lot is the prospect of actually …

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Article taken from the Evening Standard, 9/02/2011 – Richard Godwin When the images of youths revolting in Tunis and Cairo first appeared on our TV screens, a few wry comparisons were made. So Arab students are taking to the streets for democracy, yeah? The only thing that rouses our lot is the prospect of actually …

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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron just reignited the debate on “multiculturalism,” joining ranks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Sarkozy by declaring their multicultural policies a “failure.” As a U.S. passport carrying, multilingual, daughter of immigrants, and as a mother of aspiring global citizens, such a defeat felt like a kick in the gut. …

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