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Arts & Culture · June, 2009
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Stories about Arts & Culture from June, 2009

30 June 2009

Myanmar: U2 Shows Support for Aung San Su Kyi

Written by tan · Quick Reads · East Asia

Saudi Arabia: Michael Jackson v. Elvis Presley

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

When Saudi blogger and journalist Yasser Al Ghaslan heard about Michael Jackson's death, he immediately remembered when he heard that Elvis Presley had died.

South Africa: To vuvuzela or not to vuvuzela?

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Discussions about the popular instrument called the vuvuzela blown by South African football fans have dominated the blogosphere since the beginning of Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa, which ended...

29 June 2009

Taiwan: Meet Taiwan's “Twitter Queen”

Written by Portnoy Zheng · Quick Reads · East Asia

Russia: Crackdown on casinos and gambling

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Jamaica: Bloggers on Jackson

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

French Caribbean: Farewell Mickael

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Quick Reads · Caribbean

China: Netizens’ reactions over Michael Jackson's death

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

28 June 2009

Africa: Bloggers pay tribute to Michael Jackson

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

In Africa, bloggers are paying tribute to Michael Jackson after his recent death by posting pictures, music videos, poetry and reflections. "RIP MJ," writes Kenyan blogger WildeYearnings. "You now have...

Syria: The Worst Time to Die

Written by Jillian C. York · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Palestine: Memorializing Michael Jackson

Written by Jillian C. York · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Pakistan: A Minute Of Silence Honoring MJ At Sindh Assembly

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Japan: News Digest from Tokyo Art Beat Blog

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

Japan: Moonwalker, Jacko's video game

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · East Asia

Iraq: Remembering Michael Jackson

Written by Salam Adil · Middle East & North Africa

There was some comment in the Iraqi blogs on Michael Jackson. But first… If you read no other blog this week read this one: A little late in the posting...

27 June 2009

Bahrain: Remembering Michael

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

MJ Death Reaction in Kuwait

Written by Abdullatif AlOmar · Middle East & North Africa

After the passing of Michael Jackson there has been a mixture of reactions from the Kuwaiti blogosphere: for some it was memories from their childhood, for others its discussing their...