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Kids around the world have always drawn the sun a little differently. Americans tend to sketch a yellow circle surrounded ... not unlike their country’s flag. Now, adults are fiercely debating ...
Alan Cheuse reviews Half of a Yellow Sun, by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi ... The book's title comes from the Biafran flag, a symbol of the rebellion. We get a clear description of the flag's ...
Biafra is back, in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s second novel, “Half of a Yellow Sun.” It was, fleetingly, a West African nation on the Bight of Biafra. In the wake of genocidal strife that ...
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – Lawmakers in tightly-controlled Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday backed a proposal to modify the country's flag so that it will feature sun rays, arguing the move would boost ...