Stories about Language from April, 2008
Bahrain: Should young girls wear hijab?
Bahrain's bloggers have recently looked at topics including the difficulties of being a pedestrian in Bahrain, negative thinking amongst Bahraini youth, the pressure placed on young girls to wear the headscarf – and the need to communicate more with Americans, writes Ayesha Saldanha, who brings us the latest buzz from Bahrain.
Morocco: An Interview with Mohamed Ali Lagouader, Author
From Mohammédia, Morocco, aspiring author Mohamed Ali Lagouader has discovered the art of transcending borders and reaching out to an international audience through publishing his novels and poetry online. Jillian York catches up with Lagouader and speaks to him about his writing, reading and dreams in this interview.
China: Xinhua Commentaries
Chris O'Brien explained the production of Xinhua commentaries, in particular the case of Tibet riot.
Jamaica, Cuba: Pau-Llosa's Poetry
As part of National Poetry Month, Jamaican Geoffrey Philp features the work of Cuban poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa.
Japan: Was it lucky?
Akky at Asiajin reports on an interesting case of “lost in translation”. Chicago Cubs fans at a Major League opening game in Chicago, where Japanese baseball player Kosuke Fukudome made an impressive debut for the team, were seen waving signs with the Japanese words “偶然だぞ” (Guzen da zo), roughly translated...
Cambodia: Online dictionary
Cambodian blogger Makara Kao announces the launching of an interesting online project where people can search and share all translated words and definitions from Khmer into English and vice versa.
