Stories about Ideas from July, 2008
Saudi Arabia: What if Olive Riley Had Blogged All Along?
The world's oldest blogger, Australian Olive Riley has died at the age of 108. In mourning her death, Mohammed Al Shehri, from Saudi Arabia, wonders what the legacy Riley would have left behind been like, had the Internet and blogging been available all along.
Saudi Arabia: Legal Question
“I was disappointed to read that a committee from MOJ [Ministry of Justice] is working on the US$ 1.86 plan the King ordered to overhaul the judicial system in the...
Jamaica: Stolen Beach
“Apparently, some ‘enterprising’ Jamaicans have figured out a solution to the growing problem of private ownership of our beachfront lands”: Long Bench reports on the stealing of a beach, adding:...
Guinea-Bissau: A day without immigrants
“What if the immigrants associations decided to go on strike for a day, to show what Europe would be like without them?”, asks Jorge Rosmaninho [pt].
Trinidad & Tobago: Now Hair This!
“I’m a twenty-something overachieving chick with dreadlocks and a predilection for wearing Converse to work”: Trinidadian blogger The Liming House says her hair “is about defying stereotypes.”
Angola: “Let's get to be citizens”
“We can't carry on saying tirelessly that our country is rich. We can't continue lauding ourselves as the major oil producer in Africa. This was in times when we were...
China and U.S: American Sarcasm Towards China
Maryannodonnell criticizes an esquire article on Shenzhen, in particular, its sarcastic stereotypes about the city.
Taiwan: Blog and Ads
PipperL sums up the recent discussion among bloggers on the issue of Blog Ads, such as, whether blogger should explicitly tell the readers that the post is an ads.
Kenya: On poetry slam in Nairobi
KenyanPoet announces that the winner of the last Poetry Slam event in Nairobi was Tim Mwaura. On a previous post, he offers a rough guide to poetry performance in Kenya.
Bahrain: Anti-sectarianism initiative losing momentum?
Redbelt reports on a meeting hosted by a Bahraini newspaper with the aim of promoting a commitment to fight sectarianism and discrimination online – but with a low turnout by...
Cuba: Escaping Reality
From Havana, Generation Y writes a haunting post on “dreams of escape”.
China: Submission Call
Fool's mountain makes a submission call for blog post: one of the objective of our blog is to build bridges between China and the West, to facilitate communication and understandings...
China: Interviews with Chinese journalists
The second part in China Digital Times‘ series of interviews with Chinese journalists is now up. First question: “How do you feel about the Olympics being in Beijing? What does...
Dominica: Local Food Alternatives
Danielle Edwards, guest blogging at Dominican Weekly, says that “we should all make the effort to resist rising food prices by being more innovative with our meals.”
China: Reflection on Human Value
Hu Yong posted an interview with Qian Gang, the writer of Tangshan Earthquake, about the recent Sichuan earthquake. The writer pointed out that after 32 years of the Tangshan earthquake,...
Jamaica: Conference Call
Active Voice gives an insightful report on a number of note-worthy academic gatherings, including the conference held in honour of the eminent Jamaican-born sociologist and poet MG Smith.
China: ChinaBounder back with a book
ChinaBounder, the country's first major (English-language) male sex blogger, is back after a prolonged blogging absence with a China-bashing book, excerpts of which will be released each day from now...
Iran: A disabled man talks about blogging
Radio Zamaneh [Fa] has an interesting interview with a disabled man who discovered blogging. He discusses how blogging made him feel less isolated and opened him up to a whole...
Bahrain: The meaning of volunteering
While volunteerism exists in every country, people's motivations for volunteering can vary enormously. A Bahraini blogger currently studying in the UK compares the spirit of volunteering in Bahrain and in Western countries.
Tunisia: Introducing Dahsha
Tunisian blogger Mohammed Marwan Meddah introduces us to Dahsha - an online encyclopaedia, which he describes as “one of the serious efforts to enrich Arab content on the internet.”
