Slaughter in Nairobi: Bloody Siege in Shopping Mall Kills Dozens

Slaughter in Nairobi: Bloody Siege in Shopping Mall Kills Dozens http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/22/slaughter-in-nairobi-bloody-siege-in-shopping-mall-kills-dozens.html by Margot Kiser  Sep 22, 2013  9:23 AM EDT THE BLOODY SIEGE CONTINUES at a luxury mall in Nairobi where 59 were gunned down and dozens are still captive. Margot Kiser talks to Kenyans who say they’re shocked—but not surprised—by the terror. Sadia Ahmed, a […]

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Pirate Management

Pirate Management Written by Margot Kiser on 05 Sep, 2011 | Location: Tags: pirates , Somaliland 7 comments View comments. Leave a comment Farah Ismael Idle strutted into the press-packed conference room with the insouciance of a celebrity. A white prayer cap complemented a prison jumpsuit in yellow, a colour that in Somaliland’s Hargeisa prison […]

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Lamu Painters Festival 2011 | Chonjo Magazine

Art Forum Written by Margot Kiser on 29 Apr, 2011 | Location: Lamu | Column: Art Forum Tags: Fesitival , Herbert Menzer 6 comments View comments. Leave a comment Lamu Painters Festival—a funny idea realized Artists at work outside in the elements are often—correctly—labelled ‘street artists’ and pass their time sketching kitsch for tourists in […]

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Navy SEALs daring hostage rescue may signal more Somalia land raids

Navy SEALs’ Daring Hostage Rescue May Signal More Somalia Land Raids by U.S. by Margot Kiser Jan 26, 2012 12:20 AM EST The U.S. commando raid by the unit that killed bin Laden suggests that more Somalia land ops might happen, writes Margot Kiser. Plus, Josh Dzieza on Jessica Buchanan, the rescued American aid worker. […]

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Inside the Zanzibar Acid Attack – The Daily Beast 

CHILLING 08.16.134:45 AM ET Inside the Zanzibar Acid Attack http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/08/16/inside-the-zanzibar-acid-attack-on-two-british-teen-girls.html Margot Kiser reports from Zanzibar on the ongoing investigation into who threw acid on two British teen girls as they visited the island, and whether the attack has religious overtones. STONE TOWN, Zanzibar—Men in long white kanzus (robes) glide through ancient alleyways like dhows slicing […]

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