1 December 2006

Stories from 1 December 2006

Argentina: Cinema: Fabián Bielinsky 1959-2006

  1 December 2006

Argentine illustrator Roberto Bobrow explains his prolonged absence from the blogosphere: “Fabián is (I refuse to use the past tense) my younger cousin, the son of the younger sister of my mother. He is also considered the best Argentinean moviemaker in many years. With just two movies (written and directed)...

Voices from Kazakhstan

  1 December 2006

Police and protesters in Almaty, at svoboda.kz “I phoned Sanzhar [Bokaev, a shortly detained leader of the movement against the ban of the right-hand-drive cars], he is in Almaty district police, which is next to Nikolski bazaar. Help him if you are a lawyer! He can answer the phone though,...

Honduras: Kindergarten Graduation and Recycling

  1 December 2006

Angel of LittleWoodenMen was invited to a kindergarten graduation ceremony while “La Gringa” offers a suggestion on how to start dealing with La Ceiba's trash problem: “My idea about the trash cans is this: Get local businesses (certainly hotels and restaurants have a vested interest in improving the appearance of...

Barbados: To be or not to be a republic

  1 December 2006

Barbados Free Press outlines some of the arguments being put forward in Barbados in favour of the island becoming a republic, and cautions against rushing the process, especially in light of the way the government seems to be approaching the matter.

The State of the Argentinean Blogosphere: Metroblogs

  1 December 2006

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Metroblogs are blogs specifically focused on covering activities that take place within a city. In these times, these kind of blogs have sprung up in many places around the world, spreading initiatives and activities that are not frequently covered in other, more consolidated,...

Iran:Lurs protest against Cartoon

  1 December 2006

According to lorblog,several Lur students protested against a cartoon [Fa] which had been published in several magazines.According to the blogger,the cartoon made fun of Lur's traditional cloth.The blogger gave a link to several photos of student demonstartion in Khorramabad.

Gambia: remembering slain journalist

  1 December 2006

Home of the Mandinmories remembers the slain Gambian journalist, Deyda Hydra, “I don't know Deyda Hydara, never met him, but will forever respect him. He paid the ultimate price for something he believed in.”

Ghana: bead-making

  1 December 2006

An American in Africa writes about bead-making in Ghana, “Ghanaian beads are so cool. They use old glass to make them, and they come in every color, shape and size you can imagine. There are antique beads that are beyond our budget (and probably beyond Ghana's “Export of Antiquities” laws!),...

Tanzania: questioning the legacy of Nyerere

  1 December 2006

Metty'z RefleXions questions the legacy of Mwalimu Nyerere,” How do we know that Nyerere was the best thing? See the problem I have with folks who regard Nyerere highly is that we don’t the alternatives, at his time, to make a logical, objective comparison. I am not even sure if...

Blogging Tunisia: Sweet November

  1 December 2006

Celebrating the 19th anniversary of the “Change of November 7” (1987) which brought president Ben Ali to power in a bloodless coup against Habib Bourguiba, who had reigned for 30 years, the Minister Director of the Presidential Office, Mr Abdelaziz Ben Dhia, the Tunisian senators [Fr] and the Tunisian Industry,...

China: Beijing's big brother culture

  1 December 2006

Wang Xiaofeng writes about “ye” culture in Beijing. The meaning of “ye” literally is grandfather or big brother (old men with authority). “Ye” or “Da Ye” is used as a suffix to someone's name to show respect or submission. Wang notices that in order to prepare for the Beijing Olympic,...

China: The Mass Show Trial In Shenzhen

  1 December 2006

In Futian district, Shenzhen, more than two hundred people (prostitutes and patrons) were hauled into the street and put on trial in front of the public. ESWN translates the local report with pictures.