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When terrorism becomes personal (and other stories of life in Nairobi)
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When terrorism becomes personal (and other stories of life in Nairobi)

Juliana Rotich is a tech-world pioneer, cofounder of Ushahidi and an advisor to Nairobi’s iHub. She describes life in Kenya’s capital city.

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Arts + Design

Sao Paulo in pictures: how to get a fix of nature in a metropolis

Juliana Machado Ferreira isn’t really an urban person, but she needs to be in São Paulo for her work working to stem wildlife trafficking. She shares thoughts on how she gets her fix of nature even in one of the world’s most epic cities.

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Arts + Design

How to survive in the urban jungle of São Paulo

Biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira talks about life in São Paulo, a city where “everything is superlative.”

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Arts + Design

Cairo in pictures: Real life in the vibrant city

Take a walk through the streets of Cairo with artist Bahia Shehab, with nine light-filled photos by Ohoud Saad.

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An artist spray-paints Cairo’s uncertain future

Early one morning, hours before the sun would rise, Lebanese-Egyptian artist, activist and historian Bahia Shehab was alone on the streets of Cairo. Read about the stenciled message she left as her part in the revolution.

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Tech

Why Shanghai is the ultimate hackerspace

David Li is the founder of Shanghai-based hackerspace XinCheJian. He shares his take on life and work in the fast-paced Chinese city with Alex Gallafent.

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We humans

Shanghai in pictures: an inside look at a city where everything is possible

Shanghai native David Li shares some of his favorite spots in the city, including the hackerspace he runs. See Li’s Shanghai through eight photos by Lawrence Wang.

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