Stories from 12 September 2005
Azerbaijan: Orange demonstrations
Registan reports on a demonstration by opposition supporters wearing hard-to-find orange clothing in the Azeri capital, Baku.
Poland: Junk on the streets
PolBlog posts a photo essay and podcast on the “junkification of Warsaw”.
Ukraine: Armenian bread craze
Notes from Kiev reports on the craze for Armenian bread, or lavash, sweeping the Ukrainian capital this summer, and stirs up taste-buds over at Blogrel in the process.
Azerbaijan: Candidates lose immunity
Marianna's Parliamentary Elections Monitor reports on the cases of two major opposition candidates for the November polls who are unable to return to Azerbaijan to join the campaign for fear of prosecution.
Afghanistan: Did the Taliban cooperate?
Wilson's Blogmanac revisits old news reports on the anniversary of 9/11 suggesting that U.S. President George W. Bush's administration turned down offers from the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to hand over Osama bin Laden to a third country.
Yemen: Girls World Communication Center
Stacey describes what shs saw at Girls World Communication Center in Yemen as an absolute haven of efficiency, vision, and warmth. She say that most of the girls would like to work for NGOs and become civil society activists, in any number of fields, and the skills they learn at...
United Arab Emirates: UAE Labour Market
Keefieboy of Adventures in Dubai writes a very interesting article about “The UAE Labour Market”. He say that the expat workers still need to get the approval of their former employer if they want to change their jobs, unless they have worked for a minimum period of time with the...
Egypt: Aljazeera Kids Channel
Miss Mabrouk of Egypt points to Aljazeera newly inaugurated, first Arabic-language channel dedicated to children. Aljazeera says it will help them “develop self-esteem, respect their traditions and values, appreciate people around them and develop a passion for learning.”
Tunisia: The Simpsons in Arabic
MMM says that shows like “The Simpsons“, “Futurama” and “Southpark” for example aren't really the kind of shows that could be translated well into Arabic language and culture, especially when you mean to show it in Ramadan. A lot of references to Alcohol, sex, God and other taboos that just...
Jordan: Royal Scientific Society
Firas suggests the The Royal Scientific Society of Jordan if you are looking for professional training on much needed hands-on experience that most students do not get while they are in college.
South Korea: Bloggers critique Roh
Mingi Hyun of Asia's Secrurity Perils points to an editorial arguing that President Roh tends to “abuse South Korean nationalism”, written for the English edition of OhMyNews by fellow blogger Bernard Moon.
Cambodia: Katrina Aid
ThaRum and Cambodia4Kids both point out that even one of the poorest nations on earth has offered money for Katrina victims.
