Stories from 3 April 2007
India: On Kabir
Indian Muslims on revisiting Kabir. “Nevertheless, a synthesis of sorts was navigated by hundreds of yogis, Sufis and poets of India. Very much a people’s movement from the below, Bhakti...
Sri Lanka: Cricket and Human Rights
True Sri Lankan comments on Amnesty International's campaign. “So shouting at Amnesty International is not going to help Sri Lanka at all. Sri Lanka has to gets it’s act together...
Pakistan, India: I am a bandit
Light Within on language. “In the Angkor period of Cambodian history (9th-15th century) numerous Sanskrit and Pali words (by way of Buddhism) were absorbed into the Khmer language, and subsequently...
Nepal: A citizen journalism portal
Salik brainstorms a bit about a citizen journalism portal for Nepal. “But freedom comes at a cost- I want to build a community portal that will make money which in...
Iran:We care about sanctions Mr.Ahmadinejad
Kourosh Ziabari [Fa] talks about Iranian president,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's interview with France 24 television 2 weeks ago. The blogger got surprised that Ahmadinejad considers that sanctions won't have any influence on...
Nepal: Cautious Welcome to Rebels in Government
The Maoists of Nepal, who ended 12-year-long armed insurgency to come to the mainstream politics, joined the government on April 1 taking up five ministries under premiership of Girija Prasad...
Global Voices is now on Twitter!
Global Voices updates are now available via Twitter! We can't guarantee you'll learn much about what we've had for lunch or why our computer is belching black smoke from one...
Tunisia blocks access to Dailymotion
Sunday, 1st April 2007, the Tunisian authorities have blocked access to the popular French video sharing site Dailymotion, wrote the Tunisian blogger Astrubal. “The blocking of the www.dailymotion.com site may...
Lebanon: Hariri Murder a Mystery
American blogger Joshua Landis writes that the perpetrators of the February 14, 2005, Hariri assassination may never be tracked down. “His (Seymour Hersh – an American Pulitzer Prize winning investigative...
Lebanon: British Sailors
Lebanese blogger Moussa Bachir links to an article on the British sailors captured by Iran. “No hoods. No electric shocks. No beatings. These Iranians clearly are a very uncivilized bunch....
Algeria: Abusing Islam?
Algerian blogger and linguist Lameen Souag debates the motives of bloggers who abusively invoke Islam into defining different behaviours and attitudes. “The likes of Al-Qaeda wrongly describe their own terrorist...
Trinidad & Tobago: Smelter Fight Just Beginning
Trinidad and Tobago's Environmental Management Authority announced yesterday that they have given Alutrint the go ahead for an aluminum smelter to be built in La Brea. “This in spite of...
Trinidad & Tobago: April Fool's?
Jonathan Ali is highly amused at what clearly must have been the Trinidad Guardian's April Fool's prank.
Jamaica: Rex Nettleford's UN Address
The Life and Times of Michmac recalls being taught by Professor Rex Nettleford and links to his keynote address to the United Nations on the commemoration of the 200th anniversary...
Jamaica: The Burying Years
Marlon James is forced to consider his own mortality as he enters the stage of life he dubs “The Burying Years”.
Guyana: Failed strategy for World Cup Cricket
Guyana Providence Stadium links to a story by by Vaneisa Baksh about the failed marketing strategy of the Cricket World Cup: “West Indians sensed early that this World Cup cared...
Hong Kong: Naming Pandas
The Hong Kong Government urged the public to name the two Pandas, a gift from the central government to Hong Kong to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of reunification. Fou...
Guyana: Failed strategy for World Cup Cricket
Guyana Providence Stadium links to a story by by Vaneisa Baksh about the failed marketing strategy of the Cricket World Cup: “West Indians sensed early that this World Cup cared...
Dominica: Healthcare passes the Sniff Test
Living Dominica reprints an article she has written for Caribpro Magazine about healthcare in the Nature Island: “We may not live as long as the famous Dominican Ma Pampo who...
Morocco: Prisoner's Pardoned
A total of 710 prisoners were pardoned in Morocco on the occasion of Prophet Mohammed's birthday, according to Sandy, who gives us a View From Fez.
Saudi: Summer Holiday
Saudi-based blogger Nzingha is already planning for her summer holidays and is finding it hard to select between visiting the US or Malaysia. She also fills us in on problems...
