8 August 2006

Stories from 8 August 2006

Russia: Madonna and the Church

Madonna is giving a concert in Moscow on Sept. 11, and Russian Orthodox Christian and Muslim representatives have already issued statements criticizing the upcoming show. Well-known gallery owner and once...

8 August 2006

India: Pesticides in your drink

Is environmental campaigning as unbiased as it should be? Varnam points out to the fact that the recent controversy in India wherein Coke and Pepsi appear to have pesticides in...

8 August 2006

Pakistan: Drugs

How has the changing context in Pakistan contributed to the way drugs are perceived?Metroblogging Lahore on drugs, media and the youth.

8 August 2006

Pakistan: Multan

Shirazi on Multan. “While many historic Islamic cities have lost much of their original character during the twentieth century, Multan has survived remarkably intact, retaining the classic form of the...

8 August 2006

Nepal: Media Watchdogs

Blogdai is upset with the way International media and pundits cover Nepal without quite understanding the context, and urges his readers to be media watchdogs.

8 August 2006

Iran: Is God out there?

Mohammad Masih, a martyrdom seeker & active blogger talks about his own experience to try go to Lebanon. The blogger says imagine the moment that you may have a ticket...

8 August 2006

Iran: Football & Governance

Dr. Emad Afrough, deputy in Parliament says our country's governance is like our national football (soccer) team's management [Fa]. In both cases too many emotions are involved and rational criticism...

8 August 2006

Iran: A Popular movie

Rooznamenegar No talks about Cease Fire, an Iranian film at the top of box office. The blogger says in this movie people watch a rich couple driving expensive cars in...

8 August 2006

Colombia: Blogging and Chatting

An experiment in “synchronized communication,” blogsColombia has started a chat page to promote interaction among the national blogging community.

8 August 2006

Guyana: Flawed election list

“Something is very dodgy here,” says MediaCritic, having perused the list of electors and found the names of two relatives who left Guyana several years ago (and who, moreover, had...

8 August 2006

Jamaica, USA: Independence jam

Nyasha Lang attends an event celebrating the 44th anniversary of Jamaica's independence: “The vibe was somewhere between a Negril dance hall and an open air roots reggae show, folks wearing...

8 August 2006

Cuba: Interview with a dissident

Ya No Más publishes an interview recently conducted in Havana with Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque. The interviewer reports that during his meeting with Sra. Roque, a film crew allegedly...

8 August 2006