Stories from 1 March 2007
Jordan: Male Belly Dancer
Jordanian blogger The Observer criticises a new Lebanese television station here , especially after it aired a programme featuring a male belly dancer.
Algeria: Two Arrested Lawyers and a Banned Reconciliation Conference.
Or Does it Explodes points out some abuses in human rights in Algeria here. The post contains updates on two arrested lawyers and a banned reconciliation conference.
Saudi Arabia: Critics Banned From Travelling Abroad
Or Does it Explode reports that citizens critical of the Saudi government are banned from travelling outside their country here. Citing Human Rights Watch, the blogger says the move is...
Egypt: How to Treat Burns
Egyptian blogger Whisper of Madness shares some traditional remedies to treat burns here!
Tunisia: Bloodbath in the Holy Land Unacceptable
Tunisia-based blogger Sub Zero Blue is angered by the amount of blood being spilled in the Holy Land. “Over 5,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army since 2000....
Kuwait: Calling Numbers
Mark, a Lebanese blogger in Kuwait, is apparently running high telephone bills, calling the numbers which appear in 24!
Africa: desperate call for recolonization
Dennis Matanda writes his last desperate call for the recolonization of Africa, “Look across the African continent today and see who is being villainous. I can, from over my shoulder,...
Zambia: blogging and African women
Brenda Zulu writes a thoughtful piece on African women and blogging: “If mobile subscribers in Africa could provide a platform where women who own mobile phones could mob blog the...
Tanzania: hybrid identities
Charcoal Ink blogs about hybrid identities, “It used to hurt me a lot as a child because I was so proud of Tanzania despite the fact I lived abroad but...
Guyana: Piss poor Mashramani
Mashramani, the carnival-style festival commemorating Guyana's independence on February 23, is “piss poor”, says MediaCritic: “We begin planning for Mash around Valentine's Day, at best just after New Years day....
Trinidad & Tobago: An Orisha wake
Attillah Springer attends the wake of Baba Sam, priest of the Orisas: “Baba Sam would have wanted music and laughter, and Mother V confirms that that is the case, that...
Botswana: blessed is the hand that giveth
Nata Village clinic staff are excited about their new protective gowns, “These gowns will make their jobs a little easier and help to put their minds at rest when treating...
Japan: Thumb tribe
Neomarxisme has a great article discussing the second digital divide in Japan. The 20 years old generation is shifting from computer to mobile phone. A new generation of thumb tribe...
Hong Kong: @media 2007 called-off
Chiunam said that he got an email from the organizer of @media 2007 that the conference in HK has been called-off (zh) due to lack of response. The web design...
Hong Kong: Henry Tang's budget
Simon's world comments on Henry Tang's budget and raises the issue of migrant domestic workers’ wage for showing the euphemism of his lip service to the lower class.
China: golf
Imagethief picks up an article from financial times and discusses how golf is at odds with the development of a harmonious society.
China: ups and downs of stock
Fons from China Herald blogs about the recent ups and downs of Shanghai stock market: yesterday's correction was certainly not a sign of a bubble.
China: happy cities
Zat Liu from Shanghaiist blogs a recent research on happiest cities in China, the results are: Nanjing, Hangzhou and Shanghai.
China: Mosquito Fish
Tim Beckenham from Shanghaiist reports about the plan to introduce Mosquite fish to solve the problem of potential mosquito plague.
