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· January, 2006

Stories from Quick Reads from January, 2006

Mexico: Online Library of Chinese Piracy

Wave Making notes that the popular, controversial (and often offensive) blog, Pinches Chinos has celebrated its one year anniversary and takes the occasion to examine the complex feelings Mexicans have...

Written by David Sasaki
1 February 2006

Caribbean: The Taíno & Catholicism

Indigenous issues blog Voice of the Taino people links to an article entitled “Christianity, Capitalism, Corporations, and the Myth of Dominion”, noting that the “Roman” Catholic Church still has not...

Written by Georgia Popplewell
31 January 2006

Grenada: Kick ‘em Jenny

Yamfoot posts two photos of Grand Anse beach, and wonders if the sea's unusual turbulence in the second could mean that submarine volcano “Kick ‘em Jenny” is acting up.

Written by Georgia Popplewell
31 January 2006

Guyana: Conversations & CCH Pounder

MediaCritic has begun posting a series of conversations with anonymous Guyanese figures. So far he's conversed with London-based Guyanese, Prodigal, a journalist who's moved to another island, and Young Bright...

Written by Georgia Popplewell
31 January 2006

Barbados: Music awards

Titilayo writes about the newly launched Barbados Music Awards, and thinks the event signifies good things for Barbados's music. But she also wonders whether they'll last.

Written by Georgia Popplewell
31 January 2006

South Africa: Condoms in the classroom

Mzansi Afrika comments on the debate taking place in South Africa over whether condoms should be available in classrooms …”The main argument, surprise, surprise, was from the whole moralistic religious...

Written by Sokari Ekine
31 January 2006

South Africa: Afrikaans usage

Moral Fibre from South Africa, reports on a row over the Afrikaans language between opposition parties and a military judge who complained about the use of the language in an...

Written by Sokari Ekine
31 January 2006

Nigeria: Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Molara Wood points to an interview with Kenyan writer, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, in Saturdays UK Guardian…..”I told them I wanted to be in touch with the everyday. But we returned...

Written by Sokari Ekine
31 January 2006

Kenya: Myths

Diary of a mad Kenyan woman writes on the “myth of the strong black woman“

Written by Sokari Ekine
31 January 2006

Aruba: Buying a house

At 25, ArubaGirl is wondering whether it would be wise for her to buy a house. “Am I being crazy to cling to the land?” she asks.

Written by Georgia Popplewell
31 January 2006

China: More Crackdowns

Danwei summarizes the recent crackdowns on print publications in China that characterized the end of the Year of the Rooster. But there is a note of hope: “Yet as we...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
31 January 2006

Indonesia: Deaf Driving

Indonesia Anonymous becomes curious about what effects the loud noise Indonesia's motorcycle rickshaws, a.k.a. “bajaj,” have on their drivers. It's called “noise-induced hearing loss.”

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
31 January 2006

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