12 May 2007

Stories from 12 May 2007

Kuwait: It's Heating Up in Here !

Indoor activities are a big hit in Kuwait as summer temperatures soar. Bloggers discuss the programmes available in this week's round up by Abdullatif Alomar, which include indoor climbing and a tour of a moored sailing ship.

12 May 2007

Somalia: protesting against illegal invasion

A YouTube video of Somali-American protest in Minnesota: “Somali-American protest in Minnesota What they called The illigal invasion of Ethiopian army in somalia with the support of George Bush's adminstration.”

12 May 2007

D.R. of Congo: Congo's forgotten women

A post about Congo's forgotten women in the Sub-Saharan Africa Roundtable: “In 2001, after a disastrous misadventure in the Congo, Ugandan troops trekked back home with a cargo of hundreds...

12 May 2007

Nigeria: Nigerian democracy for dummies

Nigerian democracy (DemoCrazy) for dummies from Ijebuman's diary: “A friend wanted to know about naija's democracy, so i've decided to do a dummies style tongue-in-cheek explanation of democracy naija style.”

12 May 2007

Israel: Life in Sderot

Blogger Rick Richman brings us up-to-date with the latest developments in the Israeli town of Sdoret. “The invaluable One Jerusalem held a bloggers’ conference call today with Noam Bedein of...

12 May 2007

Israel: Unreasonable Student Demands

Israeli blogger Imshin is disgusted with the ‘unreasonable’ demands by Israeli students enrolled in subsidized universities. “So what we have here is one of the strongest segments of society, who...

12 May 2007

Iraq: Tough Times Ahead

Iraqi blogger Omar gives us an overview of the political situation in Iraq. He admits that it is a rough time but insists that he will not panic. “The political...

12 May 2007

Iraq: New Guantanamo

Iraqi blogger Lady Bird links to a newspaper article which claims that there are 14,000 Iraqi prisoners held in her country – making it a new Guantanamo, which no one...

12 May 2007

Lebanon: On Syria in Iraq

Lebanese blogger Anton Efendi sheds light on the role Syria is playing in Iraq. “Reality is that Syria has zero assets inside Iraq. It has no influence over any Iraqi...

12 May 2007

Lebanon: Arab Women in Photographs

An exhibition of photographs of Arab women leaves Lebanese blogger Leila Abu-Saba scratching her head. “I do scratch my head, however, at the breathless description of the purpose of the...

12 May 2007

Japan: Forced Confessions

Debito comments on a New York Times article describing the case of 13 men and women “acquitted this year in a local district court, which found that their confessions had...

12 May 2007

Syria: Al Hurra Unclean?

Syrian blogger Wassim charges that Al Hurra is an American propaganda channel. “A lecturer of mine invited me to a talk that was being held by Al Hurra in London...

12 May 2007