Stories from 14 September 2006
India: In the News
Greatbong talks of the coverage India gets in the international Media. “But what about Indians themselves ? Why do Indians, the moment they write for a foreign media outlet, start pandering to the stereotype rather than trying to puncture it? Why don’t they define their own vocabulary instead of talking...
Pakistan: Progressive Muslims
ifaqueer on using the term “Progrssive Muslims”. “As to whether there is such a thing as a “Progressive Muslim”, and isn't there just one True Islam which, in its pure form is pretty darn progressive to start with, personally, I don't ever say “Progressive Islam” or “Moderate Islam” or anything;...
Bangladesh: Extremism in Pakistan
How I learned to stop worrying… on what brought terrorism and extremism to Pakistan. “The nation of Pakistan has its roots in a form of Islamic fundamentalism known as Deobandi. The Deobandi movement began as a reformist movement in India against British oppression. “
Bolivia: The Point of View
Patricia Vargas had abandoned her project El Punto de Vista (ES) which collects submitted photographs of the views from Bolivian's bedrooms, until she found out it was featured in one of the country's national papers (ES).
Blogcamp Unconference in Chennai: Remains of the Day
The last weekend saw BlogCamp being held in Chennai. Promoted as the largest unconference on blogging thus far in India, it saw quite a range of people attending the event. A cursory glance at the list of attendees here and topics discussed here. The blogsphere is buzzing with reactions on...
China: Government's video-censorship foiled
When a young teacher is found dead outside her apartment building in Ruian, the police report concludes suicide, but her family and students suspect a cover-up. Over a thousand people take to the streets in protest, and are met with police violence. Protestors film the clashes on their cellphones, and...
Uganda: The Last King of Scotland
“Just when the world was about to forget all about Amin and Ugandans could travel around the world without having ignorant chaps asking if Amin was still the President, FoxSearchlight pictures has him well-packaged and ready to be unleashed onto the 21st century,” reports Jay's Idle Notes.
Zimbabwe: Labor protest
The Bearded Man's bulletin of events related to a labor protest organized by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions.
Nigeria, Books, War and Conflict
A new book, Half of a Yellow Sun, prompts The World According to Adaure to remember the Biafran War in Nigeria.
Kenya, Film, Development
“Let the record show – we have got more stuff together in Africa than the world would like to admit,” writes the Concoction, reflecting on a PBS documentary about a life changing experience of three African-American boys in rural Kenya, The Boys of Baraka.
Fiji: Tongans in Fiji Mourn the late King
Gilbert Veisamasama, Jr in his Promoting Suva blogs writes about the Tongan community in Fiji mourning their late king. “More than 100 Tongan students at the University of the South Pacific and those working in Suva converged at the Oceania Centre for Arts, University of the South Pacific, to commemorate...
South Korea: villages demolished for military base
Days in Daechuri reports that 22,000 riot police and 450 contracted construction workers and thugs invaded and occupied the villages of Daechuri and Doduri today (Sept 14 13) at dawn and demolished 68 farm houses. The operation is to clear the land for the construction of U.S military base. Ohmynews...
Taiwan: media mobilization
In this depose President Chen movement, media mobilization has replaced political / organization mobilization, For ilya, this phenomena is new and it will have implication for the future development of depose Bien campaign (zh).
China: Art conversation
Ye Ying in mindmeters blogs an art conversation conference in Beijing, participants are from all over the world. She quotes from a local Artist Ai Wei Wei: we need to know where we come from and what is the essence of our era; outsiders can't help us on this, this...
China: Mao's 30th anniversary
Postive solution comments that the China Daily's “coverage” of the 30th anniversary of the death of Chairman Mao was a disgrace.
China: “strike-hard” policy
On September 11, The China Youth Daily published a breaking story about 4 students being tortured by police for 100 days because of suspected minor crime. Ai chung gives more examples of the effect of “strike-hard” policy in criminal case and urges the government to give it up(zh).
China: media and the Judiciary
On september 12, the Supreme People's court announced a media spoke person system. Litianlun compares the announcement with the Madrid Media and the Judiciary Principle to show its potential impact (zh).
China: Chairman Hu's tear
ESWN blogs a Chairman Hu Jintao Cartoon: “For Whom Did The Secretary General Shed His Tears?” which was published at Guangzhou's XKB (News Express) on September 12. A Hong Kong based newspapers Sing tao points out that in the western world (plus Hong Kong and Taiwan), leaders like Bush, Donald...
China: digg battles
Lyn Jeffery in virtual China discusses how the mob culture in China destroys the development of digg.
