Stories from 16 January 2006
Iran: Martin Luther King
Fanous, a collective Iran based blog, has honoured memory of Dr.Martin Luther King by publishing several postings about him. For Fanous, Dr.Luther King was and is a real symbol of non violent political opposition.Persian
Iran: Data Centers
Iran based Hezbollah blogger, Morteza va Ma, reports an article from Computer Javan (Young computer, magazine):” In World Summit on information society in Tunisia, USA monopolized internet without any war! Iranian presence didn’t have any meaningful presence. Blogger says in Iran , to be able to face US Internet monopoly...
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka: Telecom
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka: Telecom
Bangladesh: On being kind
Bangladesh: On being kind
Israel: Imagine!
You know what is makin’ me mad? Anyone and everything that has to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is makin’ me mad. That includes Palestinians, Israelis, Jordanians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Syrians . . .oh, fine, the entire Middle East . . . the cocky-headed United Nations, the EU, Canada, the United...
Iraq: Fuel prices
Ongoing shortages of fuel and constant attacks on oil refineries are causing abrupt increases in official fuel prices as well as price hikes on the black market in the capital, Baghdad. A litre of poor quality petrol is now being sold informally for as much as US $1. Many drivers...
Iraq: Folksy Games
Iraqi girls kids have many things to play if you ask any girl kid in Iraq about folksy songs you will see every girl know many songs, so how do they know these songs? Children's Voice from Iraq tells us all about that.
Bangladesh: Banning the Burqa
Bangladesh: Banning the Burqa
Bangladesh: Moral policing
Bangladesh: Moral policing
Pakistan: Searching For Anarkali
Pakistan: Searching For Anarkali
Somalia: Security
Harowo.com, News and Commentary from Somalia points to a report in the Asian Times on security and warloads in the capital Mogadishu
South Africa: infected blood
South African blog, Childish – Kodachrome Maybellene posts on a worrying report that blood donated in the Western Cape is not subject to the same standards of control as in other regions which may result in some HIV infected blood entering the system.
Kenya: Woman boxer
Bankelele posts some advice on buying stocks, the price of veggies in Kenya resulting in him being served cabbage with his fish lunch and one to watch…. Kenyan boxer Congestina Achieng who is looking for a fight with Lelia Ali if she is able to get the right management behind...
Kenya: poor woman's printing press
Kenyan Pundit writes a response to an article in Kenyan Daily Nation, on the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) campaign against misuse of public resources by government officials. Her reply was turned down by the Nation's editor so she has reproduced it on her blog“. Blog = poor...
Nigeria: hip hop links
Soul on Ice has a work related rant as he stands up for his colleague and provides some hip hop music links.
Nigeria: portable loos
Timbuktu Chronicles points to a company called DMT Toilets who are manufacturing much needed portable loos in Nigeria.…. . “Motivated by the recognition that there are fewer than 500 functional public toilets in Nigeria , and that the vast majority of these toilets are poorly maintained and inadequate. ” Unbelievable...
Nigeria: Muson Center
Teju Cole is still writing about his experiences during his recent visit to Nigeria. Here he writes on the “Muson Center. “Muson was founded in the 1980s, and has since that time come to play a leading role in the musical and theatrical life of the country.” As usual this...
Female UN Secretary General
Mshairi reports on a campaign to appoint a woman as UN Secretary General when Kofi Annan retires – possibly at the end of this year.
South Africa: photo blog
Arty Miss Lavinia is a photo blog set up by Lavinia Live
Uganda: press censorship
Africa Blogs comments on Uganda's press censorship….”MUSEVENI'S REGIME in Uganda has withdrawn accreditation to a Canadian Journalist, Mr Blake Lambert, who reports for The Economist, The Washington Times, and The Christian Science Monitor, and reduced the accreditation of BBC Correspondent”
Ethiopia: Pan-African e-Network
Friends of Ethiopia reports that Ethiopia is to become the first beneficary of India's “Pan-African e-Network Project – that aims at dispensing benefits of tele-education and tele-medicine to 53 countries of the African Union.”