Stories from 1 August 2005
Saudi Arabia: King Fahd
The Angry Arab News Service has a lengthy reaction to the death of Saudi King Fahd.
Lebanon: Tug of war
About Lebanon asks why wouldn't a South Africa-style reconciliation commission work in Lebanon?
Iraq: I found myself…
Khalid Jarrar, the blogger who was arrested and then later released by the Iraqi secret police, writes about his experiences as a prisoner.
Venezuela: New Protests in Caracas
Daniel of Venezuela News and Views has a very hyperlinked post about the latest protests in Venezuela's capitol.
Colombia: Various Notes
Juanson World has a good compilation of sources and reflections on Colombia.
Iran: Ganji's Lawyer in Jail
Iran Hopes writes that Akbar Ganji's lawyer has been arrested.
Iran: Ganji's Wife to appeal to UN Mission
Iran Scan reports that Masoumeh Shafie, the wife of imprisioned journalist Akbar Ganji, will be mounting a strike in front of the UN office this week in an appeal to...
Colombia: Putumayo, 5 years later
Plan Colombia and Beyond takes a look at the Putomayo region of Colombia five years after the implementation of Plan Colombia and concludes, “the lesson of Putumayo should be that...
Iran: Birthday Wishes
To celebrate his birthday, The Brooding Persian has some birthday wishes and shares an allegory.
Indonesia: A Space of One's Own
Jakartass on the need for the space of one's own, or, how do westerners deal with the extended in-law family?
Cuba: Holding on to Television
Mora at Babalu Blog reports that some government agents tried confiscating a television with an illegal satellite dish, but that the neighborhood resisted.
Chile: Technorati Star
Chilean super-blogger, Leo Prieto, finds his name to be the second most searched term on technorati. As I write this, he's still there, right after Jesus.
Egypt: Anti-Mubarak anyone?
From Cairo, with love reports from the ground on the police brutality in the anti-Mubarak demonstrations in Cairo.
Egypt: Why no huge anti-terror demonstrations?
The Big Pharaoh asks why the opposition didn't turn out in force against terrorism, the way they did against Mubarak?
Egypt: Vigils & Protests
One Arab World announces that the anti-terrorism vigil will be held in early September.
Egypt: What do we actually want from the west?
Rantings of a Sandmonkey asks: “What do we actually want from the west?”
Ethiopia: What Ethiopia's bloggers are talking about
Andrew Heavens of Meskel Square has set up a tag cloud to track what Ethiopean bloggers are talking about.
Chile: Female Presidential Frontrunner
Jeannette Jalil is happy that the front-runner in Chile's upcoming presidential election is a woman.
China: I knew I should have worn my Testaverde jersey
An expat in Shanghai ponders the fledgling Shanghai hip-hop scene.
Trinidad and Tobago: 15th Anniversary of Bomb
Through the Lens, Trinidad and Tobago remembers the 15th anniversary of the bombing of Trinidad and Tobago's parliament and police station by a radical Islamic group.
China: Banned words on Blogcn- Danwei
Danwei reports that a chinese blogger has discovered–and published–the list of banned words that China's second largest blog provider maintains. There are no real surprises on the list, though the...
