Stories from 2 November 2006
Ukraine: Banya
Carpetblogger writes about banya and private parts.
Serbia: Referendum Fraud and Other Issues
All ballot stations across Serbia closed in the evening of Sunday, October 29, as people voted for or against the constitution draft proposed by all political parties represented in the parliament. Radical party officials were saying: adoption of the new constitution is important because it states that Kosovo and Metohia...
Qatar: Aljazeea Unveil “The Wall of Freedom” Memorial
Yesterday, Aljazeera unveiled a monument to honour journalists who were killed in the line of duty. A blogger on Qatar Living has the story and first pictures.
India: Violence and Violations
Atrocity News highlights violations and violence that is sidelined by the mainstream media. “Our basic objective is to bring to notice the inhuman actions done by many, noticed by few that have larger social implications. We are here to make aware masses for a widespread struggle against injustice and prejudices....
Jordan: Children museum
Now, we are seeing the new, modernist leaning, Jordanian architecture arriving in even bigger way. The Children Museum will be a landmark of that trend. While it still has some elements of stone, the structure is dominated by concrete, glass and metal cladded facades. The formal composition is very dynamic,...
Kuwait: Deserve Better
Mark describe what they have in Kuwait compared to what he saw in Bahrain during his last visit and said: “Boring designs, no luxury hotels, small toy stores, and generic books and magazines. It feels like some people in Kuwait think we (the consumers) are not worth the effort. You...
Nepal: Telephone in the village
Wagle Street Journal has notes from a village with a phone while on a trek. “Phu Phone Man: Nyima Chhesang, 35, is the phone man of Phu, says that the installation of telephone in the village two years ago has made life easier. “Before we had to go to Chame...
Bangladesh: The privileged and the poor
Drishtipat on how the gap between the privileged and the poor in Bangladesh is still wide. “Simply put, it’s because our policy makers, our industrialists, the rich and the beautiful in our society don’t have to deal with this joke of a system. They either go abroad or they go...
South Asia: Identity and geography
Sepia Mutiny on identity and the word term South Asian. “If “South Asian” exists mainly in the imagination of the diaspora, does that make it less meaningful?”
The real Caribbean?
“Is the Caribbean Global Voices portrays the true Caribbean?” asks Trinidad blogger Taran Rampersad, in a thoughtful post pondering the ability of certain kinds of initiatives to represent communities adequately.
Arabisc: Sexual Harrassment Saga Continues in Egypt
Citizen journalism (blogging) took a new turn in Egypt this week, with online journals going where traditional media dared not go. It was only after bloggers brought a two-day orgy of sexual harrassment in downtown Cairo to the forefront that newspapers and television channels started dealing with the issue. Discussions...
Cambodia: Life of a Karaoke Girl
Vutha describes the life of a girl working at a Karaoke bar in Cambodia. Koraoke bars are a common sight across South East Asia and East Asia and they usually employ young girls as hostess to provide company to the mostly male clientele.
Philippines: All Saints Day Visit
Elizabeth in Philippines describes her visit to the family graves on the all saints day. “Like most of the people there, we also offered flowers and lighted candles. The lawn was neat since we had a caretaker and he even provided some nicely arranged flowers… of course we also brought...
Ethiopia: turning mortar shells into coffee machines
Turning mortar shells into coffee machines in Ethiopia: Azmeraw Zeleke is turning burnt-out shells into cylinders used in coffee machines…He uses old mortar shells, which stand about one metre high, to make his coffee machines.He cuts off the pointed ends, seals them and puts holes into the aluminium cylinder. The...
Nigeria: Nigerian Google version
Google has launched a Nigerian version of its search engine, Gbeborun of Lagos reports: A search on the Google Nigeria version of the phrase ‘election 2007′ with the ‘pages from Nigeria’ options checked will return results from Nigerian web pages to you, saving you the stress of finding much needed...
Ivory Coast: peace initiative
The Head Heeb writes about the latest international attempt to end civil conflict in Cote d'Ivoire , “In an attempt to keep the Ivoirian “peace process” on life support for another year, the Security Council has adopted a modified version of an ECOWAS proposal to strengthen transitional prime minister Charles...
Africa: celebrating miserable African leaders
Read Celebrating Miserable African Leaders and K'naan, Somalia Needs You, at The sub-Saharan African Roundtable.
