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Stories about West Asia & North Africa from November, 2005
Egypt: Sudanese Protest in Cairo
Youssef and Chiara (Italian) took photos and wrote briefly about the protest by Sudanese migrants against the UNHCR in the middle of Cairo. Almost 500 to 1000 (thanks Youssef) protestors...
Iran:EarthQuake
(November 27 14:30 Brussels Time):According to BBC Several dead in south Iran quake :A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran, damaging several villages and killing at least five people and...
Iran: Church & Blog
Iranian Church in Brussels is, probably, first Iranian church which started using blog to communicate with members & non members. (Link in Persian)
Iran: Women & Violence
Feminist Iranian Tribute says Non violence day against women was a failure in Iran. A conference was organised by goverment and “specialists” asked women to tolerate violence. Link in Persian
Iran: Blogger Escaped Iran
Shahram Kholdi writes in his blog that Seraji, a blogger who had been jailed for his political opinion, escaped Iran to Turkey illegally, as he did not possess any valid...
This week in Israel: a “political earthquake” and lots of fun stuff – not just politics
This week, much of the Israeli blogosphere is in a tizzy over what the media lost no time in dubbing a “political earthquake”: Ariel Sharon has left the hawkish Likud...
Turkey is Typing…..
Welcome to the week that was in the Turkish Blogosphere…. Both Metroblogging:Istanbul and Turkish Torque reported this week about the new Picasso in Istanbul exhibit at the Sakip Sabanci Museum...
From the Jordanian Blogosphere
Jordan: A New Government in the Making The newly appointed Prime Minster has been announced, being Marouf Bakhit. Naseem Tarawneh thinks that this might help the path to reform. Khalaf...
Palestine: Vanunu is Terrorist?
The Cutter of Peace Palestine blog, publishes a letter from Mordechai Vanunu. He says: “…they want the Israel public to regard me as a terrorist.”
Palestine: Human Rights Observer Arrest
International Solidarity Movement (ISM) reports that a Human Rights Observer (HRO) from the UK was arrested in Tel Rumeida, Hebron earlier yesterday. He had just finished escorting Palestinian children to...
Thuggery is the solution
The second stage of Egpytian elections were marked by violence and wide spread irregularities. Officially one died during the first run of the elections and several wounded. But opposition newspapers...
Morocco: Tunnel
Samir says that Spain and Morocco will start building a tunnel on 2008 and its final completion is expected to be on 2020.
Echoes from the Tunisian blogosphere
The 8th Tunisian blogger meetup was held last Friday with international guests Rebecca MacKinnon, Jeff Ooi, Mite Nishio and Isam Bayazidi. A lot of blogs followed here, here, here, here...
Israel: No Leaders?
Imshin says that for years everyone has been moaning that we have no leaders. Suddenly we do. Two of them, up against each other.
Iraq: Hospital Tragedy
Mama – the Dentist from Mosul, Iraq, describes Al ammonia Hospital tragedy.
Jordan: e-Thesis on e-Journalism
Rami designed his thesis idea. e-thesis on e-journalism in the Middle East. Help him answer these questions: In the Middle East, who is using the Internet as an alternative (FREE)...
Iran: Interview with Leos Carax
New Wave, Iranian blogger, has published blogger's interview with famous French movie director, Leos Carax. (Link in Persian)
Iran: Save Pasargad
Baily & Me, an blogger based in Denmark, urges Iranian and people around the world to get mobilized to save Pasargad Plains, an archaeological site, which will be gone under...
Don’t Bomb Us – A blog by Al Jazeera Staffers
I've just got a tip from a staff member at Al Jazeera that they have just started a blog. Don’t Bomb Us – A blog by Al Jazeera Staffers is...
Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere
This week was even quieter than last week in the Saudi blogosphere. However, we can still find some interesting posts from here and there. Unfortunately, most of our featured posts...
Iran: Non Moslems are Animals!
Sharam Kholdi reports that according Shargh newspaper, Ayatholah Janati, Guardian Council's secretary, said “Humans who follow anything but Islam are the same as those animals who wander about and graze...
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