Stories about Weblog from September, 2005
Kuwait Roundup
Just a little introduction to the Kuwait Blogosphere, we have about 277 blogs listed on KuwaitBlogs.com and most of them are being aggregated on Safat.KuwaitBlogs.com. We have a mixed group...
Echoes from the Tunisian blogosphere
Adib writes (in French) about the solar eclipse that will be visible from Tunisia on October 3rd, which will be nearly a total eclipse with 98% of the sun covered....
Nigerian Suya!
A mala is seen here seated in front of his Suya Stand Suya (pronounced Su-hu-ya) That's the name of a piece of meat roasted on an open heat basin, with...
Indian bloggers on film, books, blogging, and real life.
Apu of A Wind-up Bird Chronicle reflects on early feminist writing from the subcontinent. In the fiftieth year of Nabokov's Lolita, here's Hurree Babu of Kitabkhana imagining an aging Humbert...
Guide for bloggers and cyberdissidents
Reporters Without Borders will release a “Guide for bloggers and cyberdissidents” on the 22nd of September. It will be available on the RWB's website in five languages (English, French, Persian,...
Malaysia: Bloggers’ pre-emptive strike
Freedom of speech or is it blatant abuse of Internet as a channel for expression? Come over to Malaysia. Just as the Singaporean government was hauling in three bloggers within...
Singapore cracks down on bloggers
Freedom of speech or is it blatant abuse of Internet as a channel for expression? Just as Malaysian bloggers are getting jittery over seditious commentaries being posted by readers in...
Images from India: A no-show rock show
Images from India: A no-show rock show
What Happen to Skype in China?
Skype, the successful VOIP program which has earned international reputation is said to be blocked in China for economical reasons, at least in the southeast city of Shenzhen by China...
Images from Indonesia: Finding the Fish
“Finding the Fish” by Budi Sukmana Fishermen (and fisherwomen) sort through the catch on the beach in west Java.
From the Indonesian Blogosphere
Two tonnes of durian: At the start of last week, September 5th, more than 100 people died after an Indonesian Boeing own by a small airlines, Mandala Airlines failed to...
From the Jordanian Blogosphere
On International Affairs: With the Israeli withdrawal, there is a lot to say in the Jordanian blogosphere about Palestine, both in relation to the withdrawal and otherwise. Biesan describes the...
Mexican Independence Day
195 years ago today, in the town of Dolores, Guanajuato, a Catholic priest named Miguel Hidalgo rang the bell of his church and, in a call for Mexican independence, cried...
Images from Argentina: Tango Callejero
“Tango Callejero” by Osvaldo Ponton “Tango Callejero” means “Street Tango.” The photograph was taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pakistan: Blogspeak
Pakistan: Blogspeak
Inside The Japanese Blogosphere
David Jacobson at Japan Media Review has prepared an excellent summary about how Japanese bloggers covered the country's recent parliamentary elections on September 11. As part of the post, Jacobson...
Welcome to the Kurdish Blogosphere
The subject of Kurdistan (be it in a political or idealist setting) has always been a controversial one. While no political entity of Kurdistan exists, the topic of establishing a...
Iranian bloggers : Literature World Goes Blogging
There are more and more Iranian writers and poets who have become experienced bloggers. We discover more and more their creations on their blogs. Ofcourse in Persian. Moniro RavaniPour, a...
Two Singapore bloggers charged for sedition for racist comments online
Two Singapore bloggers have been charged under the Sedition Act for posting racist comments online. The last time the Sedition Act was invoked in Singapore was at least 10 years...
Images from Singapore: Bloggers All
“Bloggers All” by Ashwin Kumar Scenes from a Singaporean blogger meetup.
Venezuelan Bloggers’ Views on Chavismo
The Venezuelan blogosphere portrays a fairly complex political spectrum rather than the bipolar one presented by mainstream media. The conversation is becoming more inclusive, allowing escualidos1, moderate opposition, neither-nor2, chavistas...
