Stories from November, 2005
Africa: AIDS
Its World Aids Day on Thursday and Obifromsouthlondon reminds us of some “distressing” figures…..”Aids is gold and HIV was platinum Sit down, ask them where you get your facts from Five hundred thousand niggaz in the hood with it And a million more niggaz is gettin ready to get it”
Uganda: Judicial Issues
Black Star Journal has two connected posts on Uganda “Ugandan lawyers strike for judicial independence” and “Amnesty deal for Besigye?” – it seems Museveni may be having second thoughts on his arrest.
South Africa: Poetry
The Celestine Truth offers us a poem – “The Articles of my Life”…..With all the harmonius chaos that is surrounding me, Im very fortunate to be blogging now even though I do not have much to say,I will still say my peace anyway…..going through one of my many journals I...
United Arab Emirates: Flickr in UAE
Blocking Flickr in UAE is getting a lot of support and attention from all around the world. A group of bloggers created a Flickr group to collect protestant's signature.
Sri Lanka: Boxing Day Tsunami
Sri Lanka: Boxing Day Tsunami
China: Damage Control
Imagethief, a blog written by a China-based public relations professional, discusses how the government could have better managed the aftermath of the Harbin benzene spill.
China: Nude Chat
EastSouthWestNorth translates an interesting article on the legality of “nude chat” in China.
India: Women over the world
India: Women over the world
China: Podcasting Explosion
Fons Tuinstra describes the astonishing explosion of podcasting in China.
Pakistan: Hollywood's Bleeding Heart
Pakistan: Hollywood's Bleeding Heart
Indonesia: The Value of Education
Jakartass takes issue with Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla's defensive reaction to a poem read at a teacher's celebration bemoaning the low status of teachers. “I know your salary is low, but it will not run out in just a day,” Kalla had retorted. Advises Jakartass: Start implementing the constitutionally obligated...
Pakistan: Reflecting on Rushdie
Pakistan: Reflecting on Rushdie
Malaysia: Best Bumiputra CEO
Peter at Competitive Malaysia comes up with his own list of best “bumiputra” (Malaysians of Malay descent) CEOs, based on their companies’ increase in profits. One commenter wonders why he didn't use increase in shareholder value as the standard; while another asks: why only bumiputra?
Thailand: Left-Handed
Oakmonster at Thai-blogs.com discusses growing up left-handed in a right-handed society like Thailand.
India: FOSS.IN 2005 so far
India: FOSS.IN 2005 so far
Islam: homosexuality
Somali/Dutch MP, Ayaan Hirsi Ali received death threats for her collaboraton with Theo Van Gogh (who was assasinated) on the film “Submission” which addressed gender violence in Islam, is now preparing to set Islam ablaze with a film on homosexuality and Islam.…..”The film will use anonymous actors and carry no...
Africa: Western media reports
Zimbabwean blogger Dumisani Nyoni, writing on Dumisani's Blog, offers a criticism of Western media interpretatons of Africa particularly Simon Robinson of Time Magazine (European edition)……”finally, why are these journalists [Michael Wines of the NY Times fame, as well as Rachel Swans and many others who write for different newspapers as...
Kenya: HIV/AIDS
“This time he has gone to far” writes Feminist African Sister. “As Kenya made it's application for the PEPFAR funds, it emerged that Bush has extended the GAG rule, to these funds! Going against his own decision not to extend the rule to HIV funds.” Bush has thus effectively shut...
Africa: Western Media reports
Ethan Zuckerman, My Hearts in Accra comments on a New York Times article that has belatedly ‘discovered’ the state sponsored violence that took place in Ethiopia earliar this month. He goes on to discuss other press reports in Western media and notes a possible change in reporting……“there appears to be...
SA: Cosatu & Zuma
South African blog, The Fish Bowl writes that Cosatu is the latest in a long list of people and organisations distancing themselves from former VP Jacob Zuma…”It's humourous (and at the same time heartening) to see Cosatu's recent distancing from Zuma. Stating that “that they have never backed Zuma as...
Voices from Zimbabwe Plus
The people of Zimbabwe gave the ruling ZANU-PF and indeed all forms of purposeless politics their boldest affront to date as very few Zimbabweans turned up to vote during the senate elections held over the weekend. At some polling stations, only 6% percent of eligible voters showed indicating the undisputable...
