Stories about Migration & Immigration from April, 2007
Nepal: Where have all the Sherpas gone?
Deepak's Diary on sherpas. “Nepal has always been exoticized as a country of brave Gurkha soldiers and adventurous Sherpa mountaineers. Both of these myths are under deconstruction now. Tenzing Norgay,...
Zimbabwe: Stock market gains, a peaceful prayer meeting, and economic opportunism
As the poor get poorer, the rich are only going to get richer in Zimbabwe. In this post, Mugabe Makaipa describes how Zimbabwe's stock market has grown 12,000% over last...
Israel: Second Holocaust Survivors
Israeli blogger Stephanie talks about the trauma second generation Holocaust survivors suffer from.
Bahrain: It's Raining Men
It's raining men in Bahrain, according to blogger Mahmood Al Yousif, who reports that a second Indian man has plunged to death from a pedestrian bridge built over a busy...
Syrian Blogsphere on Pelosi, Liz Cheyney, Parliamentary Elections, and Nargileh
In the last couple of weeks very important developments have taken place on the Syrian political arena. One was the controversial visit of the US speaker of parliament Nancy Pelosi...
Introducing the Qatari Blogosphere
“A little country with big heart” is how camper described the tiny (but rich) State of Qatar on its last independence day. While that's a nice quaint description, many in...
Africa: calls for reparations and apology hilarious
Thinkers Room makes a strong case against reparations and apology for slavery, “I am not one of these seeking these nebulous things. As a matter of fact, I find these...
Mexico: Breaking News: Earthquake
Via Twitter I was just alerted to a “strong earthquake in Mexico City.” Acapulco is without electricity. Eduardo Arcos is updating every minute [ES] on Vivir Mexico.
India: Child Abuse, The Other Half and NRIs
A few days ago a study about child sexual abuse in India was released and the findings of the study were pretty disturbing. If you recollect Mira Nair's movie “The...
Syria: In Commentary and Pictures
Blogger Dahr Jamail updates us with a voice commentary and photographs from Syria here.
Turkey: Friendship Concert Cancelled by Armenian Threats
Amerikan Turk notes the cancelled Turkish-Armenian Concert because of threats to the musicians by the local Armenian community.
Iraq: Meeting an Iranian in a Foreign Land
What happens when an Iraqi and an Iranian meet on foreign soil? Madly in Love With Iraq tells us.
Jordanian Blogosphere: An Iris Also Blooms
The seasons are moving forward, the weather is moving forward, and the clocks have all sprung forward for spring. But controversy is in the air these past few weeks on...
Touring Libyan Blogs:Nalut Spring festival, mountain bikes in Libya, maturity, headless a short story, abuse of maids, and true love
Another week in Libyan blogs, this week Khadijateri attended the Nalut Spring Festival, all I can say that it is incredible, the photos. the people, the adventures. I made a...
Palestine: Debating the Refugee Issue
Daoud Kuttab discusses bearing responsibility for the Palestinian refugee problem.
Palestine: Historical Comparisons on the Right of Return
Oranges and Olives poses some questions for Zionists who say that the Palestinians should assimilate out of the refugee camps: “But let us take a look at the issue from...
DRC: March in Manchester Against Kabila
Le Rénouveau Congolais posts [Fr] pictures of a diaspora march that took place in Manchester, U.K. March 28 against recently elected DRC president Joseph Kabila.
Uganda: I'd rather clean toilets in Uganda
Once Upon Ish writes about odd jobs immigrants do in the Diaspora and the need to openly talk about AIDS: “For those of you who don't know, kyeyo refers to...
Israel:Canadian Jewish Community Center Bombing
Israeli blogger Yael on Aliyah! criticizes the Canadian government for not considering the bombing of a Jewish Community Center during Passover as a hate crime, “if a church got bombed...
Russia, Central Asia: Russian Diaspora
Siberian Light links to neweurasia‘s stories on the Russian Germans and ethnic Russians living in Central Asia.
Iraq: Shada, Shada, Shada
So chanted Nibras Kazimi on the victory of the Iraqi Shada Hassoun, winner of Star Academy Middle East. What better than a trashy TV show to unite a divided country...