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22 March 2006

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Stories from 22 March 2006

Philippines: Linguistic Divide

Howie Severino talks about the linguistic divide in the Philippines between Tagalog a.k.a. Filipino (the language spoken in and around the capital Manila) and English (the widely-used colonial lingua franca)....

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
22 March 2006

Pakistan: The day the idea was born

Light Within on Pakistan Day -“The people of Pakistan celebrate the 23rd of March, every year, with great zeal and enthusiasm, to commemorate the most outstanding achievement of the Muslims...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
22 March 2006

India: An artist and her art

The Middle Stage on the art, life and times of Amrita Sher-Gil. “Half-Indian and half-Hungarian, of aristocratic lineage, she was born in Budapest and brought up in the Hungarian capital...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
22 March 2006

Latin America: 11 feeds

Argentine blogger Diego F. González has created 11 Feeds, an aggregation of eleven of the most-read feeds by techie Spanish-speaking bloggers.

Written by David Sasaki
22 March 2006

Nigeria: And it's Census Time Once Again

Nigeria is having another population census after 15 years since the last one was held. Unsurprisingly, the Nigerian blogosphere is buzzing with information and opnions about the national activity. Grandiose...

Written by Oluniyi D. Ajao
22 March 2006

Nigeria: Progressive?

Grandiose Parlor comments on the Nigerian census and wonders despite 4 censuses and the widespread violence reported around the census whether Nigeria has what it takes to exist as a...

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Kenya: Dare to be Different

What an African Woman Thinks writes about “daring to be different” and discusses what is normal and what is deviant…..Because sometimes, too often in fact, it seems to me that...

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Kenya: Water conflicts

Kikuyumoja’s realm also posts on World Water Day. He forcuses on the global water statistics and conflicts that arise over access to water. …”Over 260 river basins are shared by...

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Ethiopia: World water Day

Concoction reminds us it is World Water Day. She focuses on the act of “fetching water” which is largely ignored….fetching water is not something men do unless they are alone.”...

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Diaspora: Football wins

Ayaan Hirsi Ali blogs reports on a football match between gay men and muslims that took place in Amsterdam to mark the International Day Against Racism. The Muslim team won...

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Nigeria: Vagina Monologues

Ore's Notes writes about her visit to see the Vagina Monlogues in Lagos last Thursday… Ore is not so sure about the call to reclaim words like “the C-Word” as...

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Kenya: Home again

Kenyan poet, Mshairi expresses her homesickness through a poem “Home (Again)” It is that time of the year for Africans in the Diaspora to begin to pine about warmer climates.

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Guyana: The phone conversation

Guyana 360 has received their copy of the recording of a phone conversation between the police commissioner and a member of parliament. Living Guyana doesn't seem to have received theirs,...

Written by Georgia Popplewell
22 March 2006

Iran: Sufis under Pressure

Akhbar Sufi (Sufi news) is a new blog which is talking about Iranian Sufis’ problems with Iranian government. Akhbar Sufi (Persian) says in Semenan decision has already been taken to...

Written by Fred Petrossian
22 March 2006
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