Stories from 13 January 2006
Bolivia: Vice President-elect Garcia Linera Visits Democracy Center
Jim Shultz covers Garcia Linera's visit to the Democracy Center where he met with social movement leaders. According to Shultiz, the vice president-elect sees the Morales presidency as a new...
Colombia: Transgender TV Diva
Andrés Duque highlights the career of soap opera diva, Endry Cardeño, noting that she is probably only the second transgender woman to play the role on TV and that “in...
Peru: 93 Days Until Election
In her new English-language weblog, Morena Writes, Diana Zorrilla Ríos posts a translation of her pre-election update entitled “93 Days Left.”
Caribbean: Caribbeing
“In this CSME time. In this time of dancehall self-righteousness versus soca wutlessness. In this time when Trinis don't want to hear about “small islanders” reaching to the Billboard charts...
Cuba: Summary and Description of Cuban Blogs
After writing in a comment that he is considering starting a blog about Cuba by someone based in Cuba, Ernesto – a programmer in Havana – has written two excellent...
India: Immigrant
India: Immigrant
India: Whine Travels
India: Whine Travels
Sri Lanka: St Expedit
Sri Lanka: St Expedit
Nepal: Queer Rights
Nepal: Queer Rights
Pakistan: Garam Chashma
Pakistan: Garam Chashma
11 key moments in [Anglo-]Caribbean blog history
THE INTERNET ARCHIVE IS preserving copies of many early blog pages, but most bloggers are too busy posting to think about otherwise documenting what they're doing. The history of the...
Echoes from the Tunisian blogosphere
Karim and Marwen write about their wishes for the Tunisian blogosphere in the year 2006, after a big and healthy year 2005 for blogs in Tunisia. Adib gives his thoughts...
Iraq: My final endorsement
“You can all have your war, the war you all want. You can have your racists, you can launch your rockets at your Israelis, you can suicide bomb Baghdad. You...
Israel: Red Lines
It was only a matter of time before one of our kids demanded access to what may be the most rebellious, dangerous and terrifying activities known to parents in Israel....
Jordan: Shopping cathedrals
When you hear about a mall that it probably 1.5 kilometers in length, that's divided into zones that are themed as China, Egypt, India, Persia and so on, you might...
Mexico: iLaw México 2006
León Felipe Sánchez says (ES), “if you're a blogger or interested in starting a blog, you can't afford to miss iLaw México 2006 where you'll get to know the legal...
Palestine: The Fruits of Non Violence
Following today’s hearing in the Supreme Court Judge Ayala Prokachya issued a new temporary injunction forbidding all building whatsoever in the Matityahu East compound in the settlement Modi’in Illit. The...
Singapore: George Soros’ Speech
Huichieh Loy at From a Singapore Angle comments on a speech given by financier George Soros in Singapore criticizing the country's lack of an open society.
Indonesia: Cleaning Up the President's Aura
From Yosef Ardi: in the wake of the tsunami and the bird flu, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono needs his aura cleansed (a second time) in a ritual to expunge...
China: Three Kinds of Bloggers
EastSouthWestNorth translates a Yazhou Zhoukan article describing “three kinds of Chinese bloggers” — the angry youth, the petit bourgeois, and the commercial blogger.
Japan: Why I Photo Blog
The man behind JapanWindow.com, a Japan photo blog, explains why he (photo) blogs.
