Stories about Youth from September, 2007
Ukraine: Heritage and Femininity
Natalia Antonova again writes about heritage and femininity.
Russia: Down's Syndrome Association, Part 2
Maaskva: Nashimi Glazami posts part 2 of an interview with Marina Tsarkova, co-founder of the Down's Syndrome Association.
Ugandan bloggers reminisce
For the blogren, this has been the week to remember their childhoods. Their posts — touching, witty, inspiring — give insight into the diversity of Ugandan youth.
Kannada: Bow to the Cynara within!
Tina writes meditatively about a“Cynara that exists within us”. She is referring to the poem Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae by Ernest Dowson. Last night, ah, yesternight, betwixt her lips and mine There fell thy shadow, Cynara! thy breath was shed Upon my soul between the kisses...
Palestine: Protesting Violence and the Art of Resistance
Protest against Hamas is mounting in Gaza, as Palestinian bloggers and their supporters continue to look for their voices online, writes Shaden Abdulrahman in this round up of Palestinian blogs this week. Also read about how voices are silenced, how children are left to fend for themselves living off trash and how an Arab-American family was treated in Israel.
Bahrain: Getting It Out of Your System…
We have a world of contrasts in Bahrain this week. The summer vacation is over, which makes some bloggers happy, and others miserable. Religious scholars – respect or despise them? One blogger compares blogs in the USA and in the Arab world. And our star post this week is a description of how to detox, Bahrain-style…
Japan: Controversy over the Gun-Shaped Lighter Incident
Blogger Kikko writes about the case of an off-duty officer in Yokohama [Ja] who was arrested after hitting a high-school student supposedly because the boy had been brandishing a lighter in the shape of a gun. Kikko explains that the media have twisted the story: the boy and some friends...
Saudi Arabia: Giving Birth
Blogger Nzingha, who lives in Saudi Arabia and is expecting a new baby, writes about her experience giving birth to her first daughter in 2004.
Russia: Another “Nashi” Interview
Sean's Russia Blog translates excerpts from an interview with another member of the pro-Putin Nashi youth movement.
Bolivia: Criticism of the Unión Juvenil Cruceñista
El Pais de las Maravillas [ES] criticizes the Unión Juvenil Cruceñista for their behavior in the streets of Santa Cruz and shows a picture of members of the UJC in a car with a swastika on the door.
Israel: About Yohana
From Israel, David Bogner writes about his son Yohana in this personal post. He says: “Our little boy isn't sick in the conventional sense so wishes of ‘I hope he gets better’ are not really called for. He isn't retarded… in fact the doctors all agree he is smart as...
Ukraine: Yushchenko's Kids’ Costly Education
A TV host of the once oppositional station almost gets fired for reporting on the cost of education for president Yushchenko's children. Ukrainiana asks: “Is Channel 5 — held in high esteem as the ice-breaker of the Orange Revolution, in what was then a tightly knit ensemble of Big Brother...
Russia: Football Fans; More on Politkovskaya
Sean's Russia Blog posts an update on Anna Politkovskaya's murder investigation and writes about the nationalist politics behind Russia's football fandom.
Russia: Beslan Anniversary
Moscow City Day celebrations this year coincided with the third anniversary of the Beslan school siege. Some Russian bloggers discussed the regime's attempts to make people forget the unforgettable tragic event of September 1-3, 2004.
Japan: Cosplay
Pingmag has an interview with Cosplayer, Mello Yubari, on their own perception of the cosplayer world. For Mello, cosplay is a way of expressing one’s love for something – it’s a really fun mode of expression.
Colombia: Dutch Woman's Secret FARC Guerrilla Diary
During a raid on a FARC guerrilla camp, the Colombian army found part of a diary kept by a Dutch woman who for the past 5 years has been living and working with the FARC. Colombian bloggers react to this discovery by lamenting the misguided ideas of these foreigners and others wonder what is the fascination with adventures like these.
Egypt: The Cairo Social Circus
After last week's "is Mubarak Dead Scare/Celebration" that swept the Egyptian blogosphere things have gone back to normal with the usual mélange of social issues, some of them a result of the scare/controversy itself.
Anguilla: The Impact of Blogging
Corruption-free Anguilla rates the usefulness of his blog by measuring how it has (and has not) influenced change.
Armenia: School year starts
Observer reports of the new academic year starting in Armenia. There are less children starting school each year, but there are still traffic jams around schools because of proud parents driving their kids to school.
Estonia: Nashi-in-Estonia Interview
Itching for Eestimaa translates an interview with a “Nashi-in-Estonia Kommisar.”
Bahamas: Education Reform?
“Surely society should expect no less than school leavers who can read, write, and have a basic grasp of maths.” Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com is concerned about the island's education system.
