Stories from 7 March 2007
Cuba: Hunger strike in Camagüey
Marc Masferrer writes that the Cuban independent news site Payo Libre is reporting that 18 inmates, including 10 political prisoners, at the Kilo 8 prison in Camagüey, Cuba, have embarked...
Iran:Silent protest in front of Parliament
According to Agha Bahman[Fa],tomorrow for one hour between 14h and 15h, protestors to recent repression against women activists, will come together in front of Parliament.The blogger says it will be...
Dominican Republic: Humpack whales
Flickr user Simon T posts some breathtaking photos of humpback whales in Silver Banks, a whale sanctuary 80 miles north of the Dominican Republic.
India, Pakistan: Triggering Musharraf's Dopamine
More than just tongue-in-cheek at Varnam, on triggering Musharraf's dopamine system. “This also explains why India is not able to get Musharraf to budge on anything. Every time there is...
India: On Denotified and Nomadic Tribes
Indian Muslims on the plight of Denotified and Nomadic Tribes. “Denotified and Nomadic Tribes are defined as tribes whose people are “addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences.” It...
Sri Lanka: On Media
groundviews on the allegations against media and the comeback. “Stating there were clear attempts to stifle free media and the freedom of expression in Sri Lanka, Sunanda went on to...
Pakistan: Naked wires
Metroblogging Islamabad on the menace of naked wires. “The Blue Area commercial district is a good example of the seriousness of the problem. Wires tangled in rows of electricity meters...
Jamaica, Ghana: The trans-national book that might still be
Half-Jamaican, half-Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes posts a lovely and atmospheric meditation on the occasion of Ghana's 50th anniversary of independence: “A more responsible poet, a genuinely nationalist writer, would have...
Trinidad & Tobago: Cricket World Cup ticket woes
Caribbean Free Radio goes to collect tickets for the Cricket World Cup, and is given number C92: “The saleswoman who handed out the first batch of number-papers did so with...
Jamaica: New photoblog
Jamaican blogger Stunner has started a photoblog called My World My Lens.
Israel: Haram Al Sharif Dig Video
Israeli blogger themiddle links to a webcast put up by the Israel Antiquities Authority showing the dig near Temple Mount in real time. “It’s really quite boring, unless you’re someone...
Israel: Palestinian Children Starving
Israeli blogger Desert Peace links to a Christian Science Monitor article which says that Palestinian children are starving here.
Israel: New Must Read Book
Israeli blogger Danya Ruttenberg says Virgin: The Untouched History is the next must read book! The book, which even has its own blog, has “lots of commentary about virginity-related issues...
Bahrain: Bahraini in Alaska in Florida
Bahraini blogger/doctor Haitham Salman has escaped the Alaskan winter to Florida – where at least his wife can walk outdoors “without getting frozen.”
Africa: China-Africa billboards
Africabeat writes about China-Africa billboards, “At the Delhi Hibiscus meeting in December I remarked how the billboards – which featured photographs of pyramids, Kenyan safaris, and scantily-clad Africans – showed...
Ukraine: Luzhkov in Crimea; Yulia in D.C.
Taras Kuzio writes about the not-so-peaceful visit of Moscow's Mayor Yuri Luzhkov to the Crimea and about Yulia Tymoshenko's very cozy visit to Washington, D.C.
Kenya: WordPress blocked in Kenya?
WordPress blocked in Kenya?, “But then after reading the comments on this post I thought to myself, what if someone was blocking access to WordPress.com making it impossible for anyone...
Russia: “Hell's Coat Check”
Hell is… To Darkness At Noon, it's “the intersection of bureaucracy and academia that is the Russian university”: “Today I had to enter the fifth circle (reserved for the wrathful...
China: multi-dimensional news report
Zhang rui writes a letters to his reporter friends and suggests to adopt a multi-dimensional news report method for avoiding monopoly of news angle by big news company (zh).
Saudi Arabia: In Love With Omar Sharif
Saudi blogger Reema is in love with Omar Sharif. Read all about her infatuation here.
Saudi Arabia: Interacting with the Opposite Sex
Saudi blogger Khloud links to an article on interacting with members of the opposite sex here. She says it is a must-read article.
