26 July 2008

Rag and Bone: around the globe in 5 links

  • Rising food prices are affecting everybody - especially Cairo's street vendors. Al Jazeera English digs deep into Egypt's local flavor and even asks some tough questions. Aren't you craving a ful sandwich?
  • As some audiences oggle over Obama's letter to God, Nigerians are flocking to a raw religious relic. Check out this holy cow.

  • "We believed they were from giant camels." Sa'ana seeks UNESCO recognition for dinosaur footprints at Yemen's Jurassic Bark.


  • Scrabble fever in Senegal. Did you know they have 9 world titles?! To be a world champion, you have to know at least 50,000 words.