Stories about History from October, 2010
Iran: Daily Photos of Art and Persian History
Iranian citizen media does not only talk about politics and protest, but also life, art and history. Vahid Rahmanian is a creative photo blogger who publishes photos of art and historic places in Iran.
Cape Verde: Stories from the “Camp of the Slow Death”
Paulino Dias describes [pt] his visit to Tarrafal camp, in the Cape Verdean island of Santiago, regretting the fact that the former political prison from the Portuguese dictatorship (1926-1974), known as the “Camp of the Slow Death”, has not yet been transformed into a museum.
Haiti: Hero on the Titanic
“Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche was the only black man, a Haitian man, to perish in the Titanic; that’s after he saved his wife and kids”: Repeating Islands has the amazing story.
Mexico: Remembering the Pasta de Conchos Mine Disaster
Pepe Flores, from Vivir Mexico [es], says Mexicans watching the rescue of 33 miners in Chile are remembering the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster from February 19, 2006, when 65 miners were trapped underground. In the case of Pasta de Conchos, no miners were rescued.
Brazil: Prejudice against atheists
Robson Fernando, in his blog Arauto da Consciência, comments [pt] on an article written by political activist and liberation theologist Frei Betto that argued those who tortured left-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff during the Military Dictatorship (1964-1985) “practiced militant atheism.” Fernando claims Betto “slandered atheism and, by extension, disrespected thousands...
El Salvador: Nothing to Celebrate on ‘Día de la Raza,’ Columbus Day
In the blog El Trompudo Carlos Molina argues [es] that there is nothing to celebrate on the “día de la raza” (Colombus Day): “It should be the saddest day of our lives, because it was the day that started the robbery and looting of everything our natives had built.”
Jamaica: Storm's Perspective
Active Voice posts an interview with Storm Saulter, the director of Better Mus Come, Jamaica's latest feature film.
Vietnam: Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday festivities
Hanoi is 1,000 years old. The festivities to mark the historic occasion in Vietnam lasted for ten days from October 1-10. Bloggers share their observations and reactions about how the events were organized.
Bangladesh: September On The Jessore Road
Bangladesh Unlocked pays tribute to “September On The Jessore Road“, a poem written by the famous US poet Allen Ginsberg depicting the plights of the refugees and the Bangladesh freedom struggle in 1971.
Iran: History in photos
Vahid Rahmanian, a talented photo blogger, shows Iran's history in photos in his blog.
Puerto Rico: Goodbye Santa Rita
Bea explains why she is moving [ES] from Santa Rita, the university neighborhood that harbors the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico.
Japan: Photos of a WW2 Shipyard
Michael Gakuran published pictures of the Ruins of the Imari Kawanami WWII Shipyard [en], which was used as a munitions factory in and as a ship factory during the war.
Angola: Angola's Most Famous Slave Trader
Angola’s most famous slave trader Dona Anna Joaquina will be the topic of the Angola Field Group’s presentation Thursday, October 14 at 8:00 PM at the Viking Club in Luanda, Angola.
Mexican Cuisine Declared Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO
Mexican cuisine is well known for its variety of flavors and colors, and for its combination of different spices and unique ingredient. This year it was declared a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.
Nigeria/Brazil: The Yoruba Institute in Brazil
Jeremy posts a link to the Yorube Institute in Brazil: “The holders of the culture, thousands of miles from home. Perhaps one day, the culture will return home and find less ambivalence and confusion..”
Trinidad & Tobago: History of Calypso
“Calypso, along with the steelpan, is probably Trinidad & Tobago's greatest cultural export”: MEP Caribbean Publishers blogs about Calypso History Month.
Bangladesh: The History Of Ahsan Manzil
Eye In The Sky posts the history and travel tips of the legendary Pink Palace in Dhaka – The Ahsan Manzil.
Mexico Commemorates World Animal Day
Perla Cristal Gomez writes [es] about the celebration of World Animal Day in Mexico and shares a video of a peaceful protest in Guadalajara.
Nigeria: Licking the Nigeria's Wounds
Nana discusses the history of bad western media coverage of Nigeria: “The whole continent of Africa has complained bitterly of bad media coverage by Western media. In the past, stories that these media houses have covered from the continent and what its people were doing have focused largely on the...
Nigeria: Reflections on 50 Years of Independence
The Golden Jubilee for Africa's most populous country is being celebrated throughout the nation and the global diaspora with speeches, concerts, parties and all manner of other events. But some say: is there even anything to celebrate? For many, the last fifty years seem an accelerated decent into chaos. Still, for most Nigerians, October 1st is a time for festivities.
Cape Verde: Celebrating Independence while Revisiting Typography
To mark the 51st anniversary of the creation of the movement that organized the independence struggle in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, PAIGC [pt, en], Jorge Brito presents a collection of old stamps and other graphics while chronicling historical events surrounding the 70s in Cape Verde [pt].
