· May, 2007

Stories about Indigenous from May, 2007

Thailand: Stereotyping Foreigners

The Siam Sentinel looks at the Thai habit of stereotyping foreigners. “It's not always the case but many Thais are still going by long believed stereotypes about how the Chinese,...

30 May 2007

Papua New Guinea: Elections

Islandbaby describes the dynamics of voting in Papua New Guinea. “So the result is that people, as extensions of familial and tribal groups, vote in context rather than on perspective...

28 May 2007

Philippines: Local Campaigning

Mong Palatino, a candidate in the recent elections (and GlobalVoices contributor) in the Philippines gives us a glimpse into how campaigning is carried out at a local level. “I was...

28 May 2007

Brunei: Kaya Jam

Sing Yin prepares the local breakfast accompaniment kaya and shares the recipe and preparation on her blog.

28 May 2007

Indonesia: Saying Thanks in Indonesia

Sarapan Ekonomi starts of a debate on his blog by posting findings of a linguistics expert. The expert says that some Indonesians do not thank people whom they consider to...

23 May 2007

Mali: revisiting traditional medicine

Timbuktu Chronicles: Revisiting traditional medicine; “In the capital Bamako there is a laboratory where researchers spend their working days studying the medicinal effects of plants brought in from around the...

21 May 2007

Arabeyes: The Middle East in Pictures

Today's Middle East in Pictures tour takes us to Dubai's lovely beaches, Doha at night, a picture of a flower in Bahrain, the blooming flower gardens of Syria this spring and finally on a Viagra buying spree in the bazaars of Fez, in Morocco.

21 May 2007

Yemen: From Camels to Toyotas

Yemeni blogger Omar Barsawad notes how Toyota and Isuzu trucks came to replace camels and donkeys as Yemen's preferred “wheels of choice.” ‘Many times, I have asked people around –...

16 May 2007

Outrage as Zimbabwe assumes helm of key global organization

As if all the troubles bedeviling Zimbabweans were not enough, Zimbabweans were aghast last week as it emerged their beleaguered nation is going to lead the UN Commission on Sustainable Development in yet another cruel twist in the nightmare that is Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's ascendancy occurred in spite of the fact that it is the nation with both the fastest shrinking economy and one of the highest inflation rates in the world.

14 May 2007

Kuwait: Dangerous Drivers

“Every day when you get in behind the steering wheel in your car, you risk your life! I have never in my WHOLE ENTIRE life seen anything as bad as...

14 May 2007

Egypt: Ahmadinejad Busted

Egyptian blogger Zeinobia posts photographs featuring Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad kissing the hand of his former school teacher. “A 70-year-something old lady wearing black from top to down except the...

8 May 2007

Peru: Culture and Gender in Advertising

Luna Antagonica [ES] writes about her anthropological study that looks at gender and cultural identity issues in advertising in Peru. A related protest will also take place in front a...

4 May 2007

Kuwait: Magic Spells on Display

A Kuwaiti blogger got more than she bargained for during a visit to a jewellery exhibition. “Anyway the hottest “exhibit” for me was at the entrance (or exit?) where the...

2 May 2007

Morocco: Naming laws, springtime quiet and Sufi music

Although Spring maybe quiet in Morocco as locals dip into specially prepared cuisine, bloggers are busy debating naming laws for new Moroccan parents in The Netherlands and and basking in the spirit of Sufi music in Fez. Follow the arrows to read Jillian York's report.

1 May 2007