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laurakenyon TIG's V6 Launch Party
laurakenyon
December 23 | 3:10PM

On Tuesday December 16th TIG celebrated the official launch of the latest version of the site - V6 - with a party in downtown Toronto! It was attended by TIG staff, alumni, members of our board, supporters and TIG members in the Toronto area. There are photos and read more)
Featured TIGblog  Featured TIGblog
Real Estate Professionals Discover Free Networking Tools on YourFindit that Give Them Increased Internet Exposure
yourfindit
December 19 | 3:29PM

In today’s housing market, real estate agents and brokers have discovered the need to stand out in a market overwhelmed by supply and lacking in demand. Savvy real estate professionals are recognizing the value of having a turnkey PR strategy for their business that gives them additional presence in the marketplace and allows them to meet... (read more)
Last 24 Hours  Last 24 Hours
churlchuck
January 8 | 6:01AM
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equity
living in a republic where a great deal of youthful people earn just for bread, i've made up my mind that i would be a channel through which almost every one of them will be glad that they ever exist. my reason for joining TIG is fundamentally to seek out for ways that i can help the helpless in my society appreciate the fact that there is life... (read more)
Kenya
dkaiyo
January 8 | 5:01AM
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davyk
The inconvenient truths about the West and Zimbabwe
The inconvenient truths about the West and Zimbabwe WAY FORWARD: Arthur Mutambara •In this article, MDC leader Arthur Mutambara looks at the difficulties in implementing the September 15 GPA, the unhelpfulness of western interventions in Zimbabwe's domestic politics while interrogating existing strategies for achieving democracy in... (read more)
Zimbabwe
dguglielmo
January 8 | 2:54AM
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The Life of a Woman and Child in the Middle East
"A man can marry a girl younger than nine years of age, even if the girl is still a baby being breastfed. A man, however is prohibited from having intercourse with a girl younger than nine, other sexual act such as forplay, rubbing, kissing and sodomy is allowed. A man having intercourse with a girl younger than nine years of age has not... (read more)
United States
samiraisir
January 8 | 2:42AM
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Samira Hassan
State genocide in Gaza
Today, tewelve days into a campaign of extermination by Israel, the Gaza strip is the largest open-air prison camp the world has seen. Commentators the world over are outraged by the carnage of the 1.5-million Gazans and the complicity of bourgeois governments in the West. True to form, the US vetoed a UNSC resolution condemning the ground... (read more)
Somalia
dulal
January 8 | 1:22AM
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Dipesh
War Child Song
Moved by the lyrics of Bob Dylan, Voice of Avril Lavigne and video making of War Child Canada. It is time for us to explore and understand, and find remedial steps of war by empowering youth, filling them with rejoices. It is recommended that teachers and others use this video to initiate a discussion in the class (and elsewhere) on peace.... (read more)
Nepal
vas21
January 8 | 1:11AM
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vas
A Special World
A Special World A special world for you and me A special bond one cannot see It wraps us up in its cocoon And holds us fiercely in its womb. Its fingers spread like fine spun gold Gently nestling us to the fold Like silken thread it holds us fast Bonds like this are meant to last. And though at times a thread may break A new one... (read more)
India
Roz
January 7 | 8:30PM
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Rosalind
"Conspiracy"
It has occured to me that I am in love with change. Though it may sound perverse, I also relish the extreme diversity and multitude of problems that force me to feel the need to act. The need to act is innate, and in my mind, is on a plane with satisfaction: global warming, destruction and starvation all providing a certain high that I cannot... (read more)
United States
melissasnowden
January 7 | 6:59PM
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Melissa Snowden
Quick Note/minor procrastination/Getting things done!!
Aggghh! Applications cannot be easy for anyone!! Phew, but I just realized something that brought me temporary relief. So as my side note: LOVE what we can do with electronics now. But ... as an English major ... who tried to make it all electronic ... NOTHING beats writing notes with your hand on a sheet of ruled paper! I guess I'm... (read more)
United States
bjahjooh
January 7 | 4:32PM
1 comments
Belal jahjooh
GAZA WAR STOP THIS
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Palestine
cms-kayla-migliore
January 7 | 4:10PM
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I Need Advice on my Relationship Of 1 1/2 years almost 2
I have been dateing this guy for almost two years and i love him so much and i have a problem though.... my step dad doesnt like him and he doesnt know im still with him and his mom talks to my dad all the time but he never seems to get the point that i am inlove with him. we are igaged and the only ppl who know r my friends not even his... (read more)
United States
glorious
January 7 | 3:50PM
1 comments
Maged Hassan
Jewish Women Occupy Israeli Consulate in Toronto
The genocide taking place in Gaza has split the world acutely into 2 classes; Politicians and non-Politicians. Those in Politics had their shameful 'neutral' stance and every other person with consience had an opposite stance. This is one of the cases that suggest that their might be a little hope in the future of this world... Jewish... (read more)
Egypt
TalaNa
January 7 | 3:48PM
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Tala Nabulsi
Day 12 of Israeli War On Gaza - who will stop this war??
Day 12 of Israeli War On Gaza Death toll 710, injured 3200 and most of them Civilians Deadly Outcomes of Israeli Ground Military Operation: 1-Air raid targeted a group of militants in Slaah El Din street east of Gaza City. No one was reported to be wounded. 2-Air raid targeted an open space and agrictultral fields in Al Nusairat... (read more)
Canada
laurakenyon
January 7 | 1:43PM
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LauraK
Freedom of movement (with some restrictions of course)
TakingITGlobal hosted a Live Chat just before the holidays on Youth Migration , which turned out to provide an interesting portrait of just what youth are facing when they attempt to take advantage of the 'shrinking world' and 'increasing connectivity' we're all meant to be benefiting from as a consequence of globalization. If the sarcasm... (read more)
Canada
zephyr
January 7 | 8:40AM
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Dennis Dames
Political Islam, secular elite and democracy in the Middle East (1)
By A. KADİR YILDIRIM* What is a bigger threat to democratization in the Middle East, reigning secular-elite parties and regimes or popular Islamic parties? Discourse against Islamic parties in the region appears to be the norm, usually in favor of authoritarian but secular regimes. However, the support for Islamic parties --... (read more)
Bahamas
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