Stories from 12 March 2007
Mexico: New Outlet for New Translations
C.M. Mayo announces the first edition of the Tameme chapbook ~ cuaderno. Meant to “celebrate and disseminate new writing and translation in an attractive and affordable format,” the inaugural issue...
Chile: Five points on Bachelet's first year
Taking cue from a Miami Herald article, Boz serves up five points on Michele Bachelet's first year in office.
Spain: Atena 3 on YouTube
Eduardo Arcos says [ES] Antena 3 is the first television station from Spain to distribute its own content on YouTube.
Venezuela, Bolivia: Summit of Presidents and Social Movement
As many leftist Latin American commentators insist that Bush's visit to Latin America is meant to impede regional integration, Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez are organizing the “First Summit of...
Costa Rica: How to Brew Coffee
Uri Ridelman of Tico Food on “how to brew a cup of coffee the traditional Costa Rican way.
Kuwait: US COmpany Moving Closer
Kuwaiti blogger Zaydoun says that giant US energy services company Halliburton is moving its CEO from the US to Dubai to be closer to its sweetheart – Kuwait!
Egypt: Blogger Kareem's Plight Continues to Grab Headlines
Once again the plight of Egyptian jailed blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman grabs the headlines, along with support pledges from bloggers around the world. An Alexandria Appeal Court today upheld Kareem's...
Are women headed the wrong way? Gender issues heat up the Bangla blogosphere on the occasion of International Women's Day
As the world celebrated the International Women's Day on the 8th of March, the Bangla blogosphere returned to a heated debate on one of its favourite topics – gender issues....
Kuwait: Internet Law Wanted
Kuwaiti blogger Forzaq8 says Kuwait should introduce a new law to regulate Internet services. “We need Some kind of Law for Internet in Kuwait , you can’t just add a...
Nepal: The costs of politics
Our Dream takes a harsh look at the political tactics in Nepal. “If one of their demands are not met, they will go for a “bandh” no matter how much...
Nepal: Adoption and trafficking
Deepak's Diary on the adoption racket in Nepal. “In a poverty-stricken country like Nepal, parents may well be ready to sale their kids. One: hoping for the well-being of their...
Bangladesh: The blue collar workers
Unheard Voices has an interesting post, (followed by some very engaging comments) on sharing a flight with the blue collar workers. “As I spend more and more time with them,...
Bangladesh: Dr Yunus and politics
Journal of a Disturbed Mind makes a strong case Dr Yunus in politics. “Running a country is a bigger responsibility in business. But for me, a businessman with a good...
South Africa: South African blog search
Tyler Reed announces a new South African blog search, “SA Blog Search is something I wanted to start a while ago. I setup the co-op search engine through Google and...
Zimbabwe: a growing list of human rights abuse
This is Zimbabwe‘s list of human rights violation by Mugabe's administration,”Gift Tandare is the name of the young man killed by the Zimbabwean police yesterday. He was a young activist...
Cuba: Silvio Rodriguez, troubadour of conscience
Zenia reproduces an article from Granma, the Cuban news daily, reporting that Cuban folk superstar Silvio Rodriguez has cancelled a concert in Chile in protest over the high price of...
Israeli Ambassador Found Naked
“Israel is replacing its ambassador in El Salvador after the envoy was found outside the embassy, drunk, wearing only bondage gear,” reports the Angry Arab News Service here.
Kuwait: Dubai Airport Closed
“All flights out of Dubai Airport have been grounded indefinitely… So far due to a Bangladesh bound plane having an incident that injured 14 people…” writes Kuwaiti blogger Kwtia.
Egypt: First Anniversary of Clashes
“If there’s a dozen guys dressed up like little Darth Vaders chasing you, run like hell” is the advice blogger/photographer Matthew Carrington posts on The Arabist on the first anniversary...
Egypt: More on the Blocking of 21 Sites
Writing in The Arabist Tim Seah has done some homework on an alleged plan to block 21 Internet sites and has posted his findings here.
Bahrain: Bahraini Rants Last Coded Message
“Gadzooks!! What method of skullduggery is this? Bahraini rants flapdoodling about and disappearing on me again? I don’t trust him or his vocabularizing filler posts..” is Bahraini Rants last coded...
