Here's a small collection of various signs we saw on the trip, and a few examples of local graffiti.
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"Mothers, think of other vaccines?"
In what sense is the admonition to vaccinate your child against polio made more urgent by hooking it to the idea of somebody kicking a soccer ball? I'm happy to see that polio is so vanished from the consciousness of the Malians, but it's a faint call to arms. |
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More music consciousness from Segou. |
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Excision is another word for female circumcision. |
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"Please put out fires." I like the recursion on the ash receptacle: another graphic indicating what this one is telling you to do. |
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Fight AIDS! |
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What hotel? With whom? Why are they encouraging this mode of scholarship? |
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"AIDS is everywhere, even in the desert. Protect yourself." |
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"Let's lobby for a better life for our children. Say no to child labor, yes to education." |
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"Stop AIDS." |
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Why would a camel talk on a phone, and since it's a cell phone ad, what's with the wires? |
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"No one deserves AIDS. I protect myself — do like me."
Consider the striped condom. Perhaps it refers to some tribal hat? |
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I suppose these characters are found in Unicode. |
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A religiously decorated car. You can presume that Aziza is the one whose reputation they are trying to boost, by associating him or it with other well-established deities. |
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Another view of the Religious directory, this one in Paris. |
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"Paris protects love." (AIDS info service) |
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"Justice for Ilan" (Jewish Defense League). |
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Fusion.
"Opening of the first Jewish Tex-Mex on Tuesday, May 2, 2006. (Limited space, think about making a reservation.)" |
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On the other side of this window was a space where the public was invited in to make posters. I couldn't. I find it hard to remember what my opinions are when challenged. Usually "How are you" is enough to stump me. That's why I can't make it through the first day of any language training course. |
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I don't know why any nation makes graffiti illegal. You hardly ever see graffiti that doesn't improve a wall. |
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There were lots and lots of hair shops in Africa. This one was in Abomey. More hair shops... |
