17 January 2006

Stories from 17 January 2006

African Music Roundup

  17 January 2006

World Music. Lazy term. Music out of Africa is so rich it deserves it’s own full section in any major music store. but I could argue with the marketing department all day. My name is Obi and welcome to my first music blog roundup focusing on what’s buzzing on the...

Indonesia: All Mixed Up

  17 January 2006

iSSueZ, a Friendster blog by a young Indonesian filmmaker, writes: “Whether we like it or not, we are not just Indonesians anymore. We’re a hybrid nation. We are the result of information that has trickled into our brains without our realization. And due to that, we express ourselves now in...

Turkmenistan: Democratic Turkmenistan?

  17 January 2006

What do different theories about political revolutions tell us about the prospects for a democratic revolution in Turkmenistan? neweurasia explores the question. (For a discussion of these theories across Central Asia, see Registan.net.)