Stories from 21 August 2005
Images From Nepal: Detergent Ad
Photograph by Indrani Soemardjan A young boy sits next to a wall emblazoned with an advertisement for detergent.
Lesotho: Musings on sexuality
Rethabile Masilo at Sotho searches for an alternative to nurture vs. nature explanations for homosexuality in humans.
Kosovo: Geopolitical flashpoint?
Laurence Jarvik wonders if a U.S.-Russian conflict will come over the status of Kosovo, when the U.N. trusteeship expires in eight months.
Sudan: Is Darfur old news now?
Eugene at the Coalition for Darfur cites an opinion piece in the Freelance Star which wonders if international attention is shifting from the crisis in the troubled Sudanese region to the famine in Niger. Can the world pay attention to more than one big African story at a time? the...
Georgia: Trip to Tusheti
Kaukasus contributor Grijsz photoblogs his trip to the remote Georgian mountain region of Tusheti.
Sudan: Darfur refugees appeal to UN
Displaced people in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur have written to the United Nations, calling on officials to prevent further delays in peace talks between government and rebel forces, writes aid-worker Sleepless in Sudan.
Central Asia: Book review
Reuters correspondent Hugh Pope has a new book out about Turkic political cultures, which catches the eye of Laurence at Registan
Czech Republic: Smoking ban eased
The Daily Czech reports that new legislation on smoking in public places is actually easier on smokers than the previous law.
Zimbabwe: Witness to demolitions
Mostly Africa appreciates the honesty of Zimbabwean writer Ian Holding's eyewitness account of government-backed demolitions, but thinks he comes across as callous.
Kenya: Making an exit
M at Thinker's Room shares the trials and tribulations of Kenyan passport applications, in preparation for a trip to Botswana.
African Women: No to sexual violence
Black Looks reports on two conferences aimed at tacklingwidespread rape and sexual abuse of women and girls in African countries, and blames the problem on ingrained cultural attitudes.
