Stories about Video from March, 2008
Yemen: The Spectacular Wadi Doan
Yemeni Omar Barsawad links to a video showing the “spectacular” Wady (Valley) Doan.
Cuban Videos: media ploy or example of free speech?
An online 4 minute video excerpt posted by international media taken from a 2 hour meeting between the president of the National Assembly and students from the Computer Science University (UCI) has brought forth contrasting reactions and debates regarding free speech in Cuba and the direction of the Cuban Revolution.
Israel: Bloggers Mourn Terrorism at Religious School
On Thursday, March 6, eight teenagers were killed and many more wounded in a terrorist attack on a Jerusalem religious school. The perpetrator was identified as a Palestinian from East Jerusalem in possession of an Israeli identity card. Sources say he posed as a student in order to enter the building, writes Maya Norton, who reviews Israel's English language blogs for reactions.
China: Frozen Shanghai
A group of flash mob (50) decided to freeze Nanjing Road in Shanghai on 8 of March, 2008. Shanghaiist has an English report. cnBeta has a Chinese version.
Taiwan: Hunter Action
Peopo.org puts up a video on the weekend music concert organized by indigenous groups in Taiwan. The ethnic minorities are claiming their land right [zh].
Morocco: Support for Fouad Mourtada
Eatbees shares a video of protests which took place on March 1 in honor of Fouad Mourtada.
Iran:Police set a boy's hair on fire
Here is a video film showing how Iranian police set a boy's/young man's hair on fire. It seems he had been arrested because of his long hair.
Jordan: Introducing Suheir Hammad
From Jordan, Rambling Hal introduces us to poet Suheir Hammad.
Ikbis: First Birthday
Ikbis, the Arabic version of YouTube, celebrates its first birthday – for the second time.
Japan: American enka singer makes waves
The first ever American-born enka singer, Jero, has become the talk of the Japanese blogosphere the past weeks as he made his debut with the single “Umiyuki (Ocean Snow)”. The single came in fourth on the Oricon music chart, setting a record in the enka as well as Top 10...
Egypt's Smartest Child
Meet the smartest child in Egypt. Zeinobia has the story.
Iran: Students protest against “gender apartheid”
Hundreds of students continued a protest at Shiraz University against “gender apartheid” on Tuesday 4th of March. The students want their university to put an end to a policy that began in February of separating men and women into different classrooms. The students also asked the President of the university...
Japan: Cat Challenge
James from Japan Probe posted a funny video on a cat challenge in walking through 10 people's shoulders.
Africa: Vloggers, Bloggers and Movies
A few glimpses of Africa through citizen media videos. From BoB winners, to storytellers, documentaries on artists, Nigeria´s Nollywood movie industry and more.
EU: Towards a European Global Online Freedom Act
The European Parliament has passed a proposal (571 in favor, 38 against) to treat Internet censorship by national governments as a trade barrier. The proposal was submitted by European Parliament member (MEP) Jules Maaten of the Dutch conservative VVD party. The proposal will now pass to the European Council. If adopted as a European Union (EU) law, the proposal could have an impact on future trade negotiations between the EU and governments engaged in Internet censorship.
Palestine: YouTube Removes Gaza Massacre Video
YouTube has removed a video by Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah entitled Gaza Massacre.
Iraq: Sewerage Problems
Sewerage problems persist in East Baghdad, according to the latest video report from Alive in Baghdad.
Bahrain: Clashes with Riot Police
Chanad Bahraini posts a video showing clashes in Bahrain between riot police and protesters – from the vantage point of the protesters.
Brasil: Metareciclagem at Campus Party
Dalton Martins, core member of the Metareciclagem[pt] movement, links in his blog[pt] to interesting videos about Metarec's actions at Campus Party Brasil.
Iran:Rap music and Iranian mythology
Here you can watch and listen to a fabulous persian rap song by Taham,from Shahnameh.The song talks about Rostam and Sohrab,two mythic figures created 1000 years ago by Ferdowsi.
Iran:Students protest in Shiraz University
Bachehayehkhat says[Fa] that students in Shiraz University in Iran continue their strike and protest movement.They ask for better conditions in dormitory and restaurant and they want Mohammad Hadi Sadeghi,conservative president of Shiraz University resigns.Watch this video film.
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