Stories about Tunisia from July, 2007
Arabeyes: Singers Banned in Syria and Terrorist Arabs at All Airports
A number of female Arab singers have been banned from singing in Syria - to put a limit to moral corruption. In another development, Arabs seem to be targeted at airports around the world, even in their own homes, where they are being treated like terrorists. These are just two of the conversations taking place in Arabic blogs this week.
Egypt: Present for Tunisians
Egyptian Zeinobia has a present for her Tunisian readers here.
Tunisian blogger on AKP victory in Turkey's legislative elections
Of the AKP victory in Turkey tunisiendoctor writes (Fr): “Goodbye to secular military dictatorship in Turkey and best of luck to a democratic, and perhaps even European, Turkey.”
Blog of a Tunisian journalist and blogger hacked
The blog of the Tunisian journalist and blogger Slim Boukhdhir has been hacked and deleted. The work seems to be done by the same group of hackers who are targeting Tunisian opposition websites and blogs. Last weeks, the website of the Progressive Democratic Party (a legal opposition political party) has...
Tunisia: Arab Youth Bloggers Network
Amin from Tunisia announces the launch of the Arab Youth Blogger portal here.
Qatar: Al Jazeera Correspondent Attacked by Tunisian Police
Plain-clothes police beat Lotfi Hajji, the president of the Union of Tunisian Journalists and Al-Jazeera’s correspondent in Tunisia, and prevented him from attended a news conference organised by two opposition parties, writes Friend of Al Jazeera Karim.
Tunisia: Blogger meetup
Tunisien Doctor writes about a recent meetup of fifteen bloggers that went down in Tunis this weekend. A map was drawn. There were games involved (Fr).
Arabeyes: Hamas and Fatah Dig Up Some Dirt
The war between Fatah and Hamas has just got dirtier, 33 Muslim Brotherhood students are arrested in Egypt, a video sheds light on how all the different hues of Egyptians are really one, an exhausting wedding in Saudi and the appearance of a dead grandmother in a dream are just some of the goodies in store for us in this week's Arabic translation of blogs.
