Stories about Ideas from August, 2007
China: One Olympics, One Voice?
European and American fighters for press freedom have infiltrated the capital, Canadian-Tibetan activists have gone underground and blogged from around the country about what's been called the Darfur Olympics, the Gas Mask Olympics even the Coming Out Olympics, so basically now the Pick Your White Elephant Olympics. But when one...
Jordan: Peace with Wardam
Jordanian Hareega makes peace with Batir Wardam, another blogger from Jordan.
Kuwait: Pajamas in Fashion
Bored Kuwaiti doesn't understand why some people leave their homes in their pajamas.
Syria: Lebanese Border and Toilet Etiquette
Yazan Badran takes us on a tour of Syrian blogs where bloggers are discussing the worsening of conditions of Syrian workers and families at the Lebanese-Syrian border, calls for the return of the Golan Heights occupied by Israel to Syria, the Czech machine gun and toilet etiquette.
Trinidad & Tobago: Technology Trap?
KnowProSE.com has many questions about the impact of technology on our lives, but says, “one thing should be readily apparent. We can only do one thing at a time.”
Jamaica: Rastafari
Jamaican Geoffrey Philp credits the influence of Rastafari and Reggae in his development as a writer and is interested to see “how the temporal and geographical isolation of Rastafari as a memeplex will manifest itself in the upcoming years.”
Jamaica: 45 Years Later…
Jamaica has just celebrated 45 years of independence. Dennis Jones reflects on the nation's progress.
Iran:Covering Iran's Revolution
In View from Iran, we read an interview with Marie. Marie is an award-winning filmmaker, artist, and teacher who lived in Iran for over a year during the American hostage crisis. Her love affair with Iran did not end when she left the country but rather continued.
Jamaica: New Literary Voice
“I doubt we have heard the last of his storytelling and the literary world is better off for it. There are too few voices speaking from the margins…” Geoffrey Philp reviews Jamaican Colin Channer's new novel.
Aruba: Fighting Crime?
Scared Monkeys thinks that Aruba's latest initiative to help combat crime shows “style over substance once again.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Hiroshima
In respectful memory of the events of August 6th 1945, Thebookman shares a fascinating post about an artbook called Hiroshima.
Jamaica: On Race
“To talk about race is to be seen as racist”: Antilles blog quotes Jamaican-born author Nalo Hopkinson.
Jamaica: Message from the Heart
“If we continue to dish out evil for evil and bitter for bitter then the world will never be a better place. There are good men and women behind bars no matter what their circumstances are.” Norris Gordon at The Inmate Diaries sends a message from the heart.
Trinidad & Tobago: Online Connection
“Whatever you place on the web will be found”: Karel Mc Intosh says that there's an online connection between your personal and professional identities.
Harijaka sumarizes TED Talks in French
For all you francophones out there, Harijaka (Fr) is posting French summaries of the recently released videos from the June 2007 TED Global Conference in Arusha, Tanzania. He's summarized Euvin Naidoo‘s opening address and George Ayittey on Africans taking responsibility for, and finding solutions to, African problems.
Turkmenistan: Share your forecasts
Abdulgamid invites his readers to share their prognoses about what Turkmenistan will be like in 2021.
Jamaica: Less is More
Sometimes, less is more. Geoffrey Philp explains.
Iran:no tears for criminals
Kourosh Ziabari says[Fa] he got surprised to see that some people are sorry for “criminals” or “thugs” who got executed recently.He says they were not political prisoners to be sorry for!
Bahamas: Energy Policy
“So in the absence of an official Bahamian policy, what can WE do to promote energy security?” Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit thinks that “a little common sense will go a long way.”
Bahrain: Birth Dates Fuss
Bint Battuta, in Bahrain, discusses the relevance and irrelevance of birthdays in this post.
Tunisia: Resentment Vs Coexistence
From Tunisia, Eman discusses resentment versus coexistence.
