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Middle East & North Africa · October, 2006
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Stories about Middle East & North Africa from October, 2006

31 October 2006

Lebanon: Political Uncertainty and Men

Many Lebanese blogs are reflecting the internal political bickering that is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty about the future of the country. Most of the posts in this weeks review...

Hugo Chavez in the Iranian left-wing blogs

Written by Fred Petrossian · Latin America

Hugo Chavez, the leftist Venezuelan President, has developed a very friendly relationship with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian Islamist President. Iran even awarded the Venezuelan President its highest state medal for...

30 October 2006

Mexico: The last moments of Bradley Roland Will

Written by Sameer Padania · Latin America

Journalism seems like a precarious profession to practise in Mexico. It's ranked by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) as one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist....

Bulgaria: The Tripoli Six Update

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Arabisc: Sexual Harrassment and the Egyptian Blogosphere

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Egypt

After a month of abstinence (from sex naturally) during daylight hours in the Holy month of Ramadhan, a mob of sex starved Egyptians decided to celebrate Eid by attacking and...

Iran: UN Resolution Targets Iranian Students

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Iran

29 October 2006

Prominent Bahraini Blog, Blocked!

Written by Haitham Sabbah · Bahrain

It's official, Mahmood's Blog (http://mahmood.tv) will be blocked effective immediately, by the orders of the Bahraini Ministry of Information. Together with 6 other web sites (listed below), the official memo...

28 October 2006

The Week That Was in Bahrain

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Bahrain

Bahrain's bloggers celebrated Eid this week, with many posting greetings on their sites or simply musing about the tradition. While Mahmood Al Yousif thinks that “Eid this time seems to...

27 October 2006

Africa: PayPal expansion into Africa

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

24 October 2006

Arabisc: Secret Meetings and Eid Greetings

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Bahrain

It's Eid in the Arab world and Arab bloggers are celebrating the end of the Holy Month of Ramadhan with a riot of activity on their blogs. From Libya, Lona...