Stories about South Asia from July, 2010
Pakistan: Muslim Mob Kills Wife, Children of Christian
Pak Tea House highlights a grim news which was not reported in mainstream media in Pakistan: “a Muslim mob in Jhelum, Pakistan murdered the wife and four children of a Christian last month, but local authorities are too afraid of the local Muslim leader to file charges.”
Bhutan: An Interview With Jamie Zeppa
Bhutan Canada publishes an interview with Jamie Zeppa, who wrote a memoir of her teaching years in Bhutan and her self-discovery in a foreign land.
Nepal: Bathe In The Pools Of The Street Side
De Neilson writes about the Nepalese tradition of bathing in the pools located in the street side or fountain side.
India: Development With Sports
Think Change India highlights the Dream A Dream project in India which is using team sports like football to create a fun filled learning environment for children.
Bangladesh: Silence Of The Fans
Back To Bangladesh talks with a Bangladeshi football fan to understand why the Worldcup craze waned in the country – of course after the early departures of their favorites Argentina and Brazil.
India: Delhi Wall Project
South Asia Wired highlights Delhi Wall Project, which is comprised of six enthusiastic youths. They have taken a vow to to “add color and life to the otherwise boring walls of Delhi” by painting them.
Sri Lanka: Fast Unto Death Campaign
Lanka Rising comments on the ‘fast unto death’ campaign of Sri Lankan ex-cabinet Minister and NFF leader protesting the UN panel on war crimes: “Wimal Weeravansa is great patriotic leader that whole nation love and respect. But this time he has chosen a wrong strategy.”
Nepal: Prachanda Cannnot Be Prime Minister
Paramendra Bhagat at Democracy for Nepal opines that the Maoist leader Prachanda cannot be a Prime Minister again because: “someone who does not understand how coalition governments work can not lead a majority, coalition government, let alone a national consensus government.”
India: The White Privilege
Our Delhi Struggle, a blog of a New York couple living in India, discuss whether the couple have ever enjoyed “the white privilege” in India.
Maldives: Political Deadlock
Haumaldives comments on the recent political crisis in Maldives: “it is time the Maldivian people intervene; end the political crisis, end the one man rule that has brought an end to not only the Executive but also halted the function of the Parliament.”
Nepal: Help Build A School
Nepali Blogger tells how you can help build a school in Nepal by simply voting in Facebook.
Sri Lanka: United Nations Office Under Siege
A Sri Lankan cabinet minister and a leader of the political party NFF began a hunger strike outside the UN office in Colombo to protest against an UN panel set up to probe allegations of war crimes during the civil war. On 6th of July, the NFF surrounded the UN compound in Colombo and today is the 3rd day of the siege.
Global: Paul the German Octopus Calls Another Match
For the past few weeks, amidst global World Cup madness, a young German octopus named Paul has been accurately predicting the victors of each football match from inside his tank.
Sri Lanka: Defender Of Buddhism?
Portrait blog questions Sri Lanka's stance on Buddhism and comments: “Sri Lanka has created Buddhist Fundamentalism, something that I would have thought impossible to do.”
Bangladesh: How Can One Protest?
After the Bangladesh police foiled a peaceful and democratic protest of the opposition, Rumi Ahmed at In The Middle Of Nowhere asks “how can one protest in Bangladesh?”
India: Selective About Denouncing Violence?
On 4th of July, 2010 a group of unidentified assailants attacked and hacked off the right hand of Mr. T. J. Joseph, a college lecturer from Kerala. He was earlier suspended after accusations by Muslim groups for making some derogatory references to the Prophet in a question paper set by him and had apologized publicly. Bloggers react.
India: Facebook And Delhi Traffic Police
Gaurav Mishra at Gauravonomics reacts on the use of Facebook by Delhi Police: “punishing traffic offenders based on Facebook photos uploaded by others reminds me a little of China’s human flesh search engines.”
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Maldives: Where has Democracy gone?
Reacting on the recent political upheaval in Maldives, Ahmed Numan at Shakensphere questions “where has democracy gone?”
Pakistan: The Pakistanis In The Mirror
Faisal Kapadia at Deadpan Thoughts analyzes the fragmentation of the Pakistani society into different groups and how they are placing the blame on each other instead of joining hands to tackle the grave problems in the country.
Sri Lanka: Photos and videos of the Protest at UN Office
Groundviews posts a roundup of links of photos and video of protests over war panel at UN office in Sri Lanka.
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