Stories from 10 February 2007
Russia: Racist Attack on Journalist/Blogger
Channel One footage of the Feb. 10 news piece (RUS) on the subway attack on Aidar Buribayev, a reporter for Newsweek's Russian-language edition. Four young men attacked Aidar Buribayev –...
A Week Goes by in Kuwait
Kuwait enjoyed nice weather this week. A lot of people grasped the opportunity and went out camping in the desert. Engineeroo was no different. He joined the scores of people...
Iran:Tell me Why?
View from Iran writes I watched Khameini speak at the induction of new police officers (on television, not live). Thousands of blue-hatted men lifted their fists in the air and...
Iran:Why Ahmadinejad does not worry about war?
Digital Kelachinkov says it seems Ahmadinejad is the only one,except a few of his friends,who does not worry about a USA military intervention in Iran.The blogger says besides Ahmadinejad‘s belief...
Iran:Discover an Iranian Artist in Australia
Thanks to Shirin Ahmadnia‘s [Fa] blog I discovered Alriza Dezfoolian‘s art works in Australia.
Ugandan Blogosphere: Juba Peace Talks and Best of Blogs
If the activity in January and early February is a sign of things to come, 2007 promises to be a banner year for relevancy, engagement and quality of content in...
Trinidad & Tobago: New music download site
“You like the hot new soca music you hear on the radio but where can you purchase it before Carnival?” asks the Caribbean Beat blog. The answer is “downtown” —...
Nepal: The failure to govern
Blogdai makes a rather bleak statement about Nepal's problems. “Nepal is a nation unique; where democracy gives birth to unelected oligarchy and peace agreements lead to continued violence. Nepal is...
Sri Lanka: World Wild Criticism
The Evil Lankan does a tongue-in-cheek post about internet critics who obsess over grammar, spelling and punctuation. “All this harassment from us other perfect blogger brother and sister friends (Perfectly...
Nepal: An update on politics
United We Blog! has an update on the politics and turmoil in Nepal. Covering Maoists, the Terai region and the Army. “Suddenly, it appears, things are now returning to normalcy...
Pakistan: Ulema and Family Planning
Metroblogging Islamabad on a seminar on Ulema's views on family planning. “The research showed that many Ulema did not support family planning as it meant to them limiting the number...
Bangladesh: Elephant in the room
Unheard Voices on catching those who are involved in corruption, including the ones at the very top. “It is immensely heartening to see the Caretaker Government moving aggressively in arresting...
