Stories from 11 August 2005
Nepal: Miss Nepal and other stories
Nepal: Miss Nepal and other stories
Sri Lanka: Police tantrums
Sri Lanka: Police tantrums
Nepal: Communication breakdown?
al: Communication breakdown?
India: Don’ t blame the poor
India: Don' t blame the poor
India: Watching ideas grow
India: Watching ideas grow
Trinidad & Tobago: Another Bombing, Evidence All Washed Up
Taran Rampersad reports on the second bombing this summer in Trinidad & Tobago, neither of which has generally received much attention in the international press.
Speculation so far has been that nobody was injured because of the amount of rain, and the fact that it's basically an area that vagrants are supposedly found in.... Evidence is expected to be washed away with the rain (that area frequently floods), and nobody was injured. Yet, at the end of the day - who would do such a thing? And while some idiots who will try to twist the news to support their purposes (saying that it's Al Qaeda), nobody seems to have claimed responsibility again.
Tunisia: Fashion Week 2005
Subzeroblue talks about the first edition of “Tunisian Fashion Week”, which will be held in the Tunisian coastal city of Hammamet from August 15 to August 17. This will provide young creators with the opportunity to present their collections to the public in the company of more experienced designers.
Syria: Syrian Local Committee for the Missing
Rime Allaf says that if this committee's chairman is true to his word, the whole world will soon be talking about the issue and forcing relevant governments to find missing Syrians in Lebanon, missing Palestinians in Lebanon, missing Lebanese in Lebanon, missing Syrians in Syria, missing Palestinians in Syria, and...
Syria: Iran takes the heat
The Syrian News Wire belives that Iran's new president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the best thing to happen to Syria in the last two years. But the worst thing Syria could do is associate itself with Iran.
Saudi Arabia: Asharq Al-awsat interview with Frank Gardner
Crossroads Arabia believes that Asharq Al-awsat interview with Frank Gardner, the BBC correspondent who was shot and permanently crippled in an attack against him and his cameraman in Riyadh in 2003 is worth your attention.
Iran: Security Forces Kill Kurdish Protestors
Human Rights Watch says that the Iranian government must investigate the deaths of at least 17 people at the hands of security forces in the western province of Kurdistan over the past two weeks.
Palestine: An Apology From a US Christian to Palestinians
umkahlil says: This is my apology for Christians in the US to Muslims, the Arab World, and particularly Palestinians. Too many of my co-religionists have made a travesty of the Golden Rule which unequivocally compels us, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
India: Blogging the Deluge
India: Blogging the Deluge. How blogs are challenging Main Stream Media's version of events, and the government's response.
Lebanon: Ending Jihad
Lebanese Political Journal says that the scariest part about Islamic jihadists is that they are uncontrollable. But where do you go if you are Syrian and want to blow stuff up and ride in planes?
Kuwait: Kuwait Blogs Birthday
Kuwait Blogs celebrates their 1st Birthday with more than 300 Kuwaiti blogs in their blogroll and over 255 aggregated at Safat. Congratulations!
Jordan: Your window into Jordan
Lina and Roba got together today to make some sort of publicity cards for Jordan Planet to pass out during Lina's trip to Ireland this week. The result was “Jordan Planet – Your window into Jordan.”
Jordan: Bloggers on Radio
If you happen to be at Amman – Jordan, don't miss to listen to Ammar's interview on Ammannet today at 1400 GMT. The interview is about Bloggers and Blogging in Jordan.
Israel: A week before the withdrawal
A week before the withdrawal from Gaza is to begin, Robert Rosenberg summaries the political, military and economical steps taking place from both side (Israeli and Palestinians).
Israel: Letter to NY Times
Shiloh Musings writes a letter to NY Times expressing her disappointment because they omitted mentioning of last night massive prayer rally at the Western Wall, Old City of Jerusalem against Sharon‘s Disengagement Plan.
