Stories about Migration & Immigration from July, 2007
Palestine: Palestinians Celebrate Alan Johnston's Release
From the sad news of a death of a 31-year-old mother waiting to cross into Palestine from the Rafah Crossing to celebrations over the release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston, Palestinian blogs this week are abuzz with activity. Ayesha Saldanha reports how one Canadian-Palestinian blogger is ashamed to be an Arab and how another expresses her disbelief at how veiled women are being discriminated against in Jordan.
Bahrain: Wearing Hijab Part-Time
There is one subject that unites everyone living in Bahrain: traffic congestion. In the last few years, the roads on the island have become clogged by the weight of traffic, and roadbuilding to relieve that congestion in the long term is making it far worse in the short term. Every single person has a story of frustration to tell, writes Ayesha Saldanha. Wearing a part-time Hijab, professionals ending up in the wrong jobs and the perks people get in summer are other topics discussed.
Hong Kong: Refugee
Ivy Chang reported on a photo exhibition about the life of refugee in Hong Kong (zh) at inmediahk.net. Since May 2006, the UN refugee agency had stopped giving financial support to refugee in Hong Kong.
Cuba: Reflections on Freedom
“Americans do not deserve to be free because we are Americans, and Cubans do not deserve to be free because we are Cubans. All men and women deserve to be free because that is how we are born.” July 4th gives Uncommon Sense a chance to reflect on freedom.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Urban Sevdah
London Sevdah writes about the Urban Sevdah band and links to the YouTube videos of their performances.
Touring Libyan Blogs: French Rock in Tripoli and US Embassy Affairs in a Coffee Shop
The French Cultural Institute in downtown Tripoli is drumming up its efforts while the US Embassy is interviewing Libyans born in the US and who are applying for their American passports at a coffee shop, according to the latest Libyan blog review by Fozia Mohamed.
Hong Kong and China: Moving to Hong Kong
Positive Solution is moving from Beijing to Hong Kong. He has been critical of the news room operation in China Daily, such as the recent questioning of why no mention of the democracy march?
Ecuador: Students Living Away from Home
Estudiantes Fuera Del Ecuador [ES] is a new blog written primarily by Ximena Cabezas that examines issues and addresses questions facing students living away from their home country.
Albania, Greece: Video of Police Brutality
In this post, Thessaloniki-based Teacher Dude posts a YouTube video of two Albanian men being beaten and ordered to slap each other by a Greek police officer, quotes the Independent Media Center's transcript, and translates from Greek comments “expressing satisfaction at what those arrested had suffered.” Some reactions from the...
Japan: “Beware of foreigners”
Debito blogs a leaflet distributed in Osaka that warns citizens to beware of foreigners.
Bangladesh: Ethics and Companies
Bangladesh Blogger on unethical practices of a company that helps expats send money from the UK to Bangladesh.
Alberto Fujimori: Arrested in Chile, Running in Japan, Dreaming of Peru
Alberto Fujimori, the former president of Peru now under house arrest in Chile, has surprised everyone with the announcement that he will run for the Senate in his motherland, Japan. Despite his future being in the hands of the Chilean Supreme Court, where he facing charges of corruption and human...