Stories from 13 September 2005
Argentina: Las redes de prostitución
Desde el aula, the blog version of a radio show, discusses prostitution networks in Argentina [ES]
MABB: Commentary on Bolivia's Democracy
Manuel Buitrago of MABB comments on the development of Bolivia's democracy.
Argentina: Wealthiest Nation in Latin America
Jazzero explains [ES] how the World Bank listed Argentina as the wealthiest country in Latin America.
Argentina: Explaining High Literacy Rates
After a tour of his new apartment in San Telmo, Jeff Barry hypothesizes why Argentina has such a high literacy rate.
Venezuela: Venezuelan Bloggers Meet in Miami
Veneblogs has a roundup of Venezuelan expat bloggers who met up last Saturday in Miami.
Kenya: Wi-fi wanderings
George Conard, on his way home to Seattle, checks out the much-vaunted wi-fi connection in Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Somaliland: French scholar expelled
Inside Somaliland highlights the expulsion from Somaliland of French academic Roland Marchal, who slammed the summary style of his deportation in a letter to the interior minister.
Uganda: Museveni and Sudan
ngomrom comments on what Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni might have to lose from a peace settlement in neighboring Sudan.
Lesotho: Essential phrases
Sotho gives a detailed Sesotho language lesson, covering suffixes which locate something somewhere, how to ask for the toilet, and how to do everything politely.
Sudan: Trauma report
Sleepless draws our attention to a report by UNICEF on the traumatic effects of the Darfur atrocities, and re-tells a tale that made a prominent African community leader cry in public.
Mongolia: Vietnam veteran
New Mongols remembers a Mongolian, Cpl. Enver Bajin, who was killed in the Vietnam War (1957-1975).
Uzbekistan: Guardian on Andijon
Nathan at Registan examines an article about the Andijon massacre in the Guardian based on recent interviews with Uzbek refugees in Romania.
Armenia: An American Dramaturg
An American Dramaturg in Armenia writes about the opening night of a Shakespearian monodrama festival in the capital, Yerevan.
Afghanistan: Media analysis
Afghan Lord gives a brief rundown of the evolution of the news media in Afghanistan.
Russia: Chechen singer beaten
One Step at a Time reports on the beating last week of Chechen singer-songwriter Liza Umarova in a Moscow street.
Bahrain: Bahrain World Trade Centre Wings
Sabbah says that Bahrain World Trade Centre (BWTC) will incorporate the first towers in the world to generate their own electricity using wind turbines.
Palestine: Gaza Settlement Tour
Laila Um Yousuf of Raising Yousuf: a diary of a mother under occupation blog writes an interesting article after her first visits to what used to be Israeli settlements in Gaza. She says: Palestinians wandered around in disbelief, trying to absorb the scene and the moment. For some, like 26-year...
Israel: BBC Bias
Mark Elf of Jews sans frontieres writes about the BBC's pro-Israel biased reporting over the Middle East conflict.
United Arab Emirates: Falling Gulf Air
This is the story of an airline that could and should have been the united pride of the Arab world. Secret Dubai comments on Abu Dhabi decision to quit Gulf Air and quotes Western diplomat who said that, “National airlines and national pride are still more important to the Gulf...
Iranian bloggers : Literature World Goes Blogging
There are more and more Iranian writers and poets who have become experienced bloggers. We discover more and more their creations on their blogs. Ofcourse in Persian. Moniro RavaniPour, a famous Iranian writer, is writing her first story on her blog. Abbas Marofi, Germany based writer, regularly writes short stories...
Bangladesh: Migrant workers in Malaysia
Bangladesh: Migrant workers in Malaysia
