Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2007 May 12

12 May 2007

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Stories from 12 May 2007

Kuwait: It's Heating Up in Here !

Written by Abdullatif AlOmar · Middle East & North Africa

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...

Somalia: protesting against illegal invasion

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi: Introducing Malawian bloggers

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Cape Verde: Cape Verdan basketball legacies

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

South Africa: Market Taliban versus Populist Taliban

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria: Nigerian democracy for dummies

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Israel: Life in Sderot

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Syria: Human Rights Activist Gets 12 Years in Jail

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Israel: Unreasonable Student Demands

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Iraq: Tough Times Ahead

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Iraq: New Guantanamo

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Lebanon: On Syria in Iraq

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Israel: Palestinians Banned from Dead Sea

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Lebanon: Arab Women in Photographs

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Palestine: End Occupation Rallies Planned

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Japan: Forced Confessions

Written by Chris Salzberg · Quick Reads · East Asia

Syria: Al Hurra Unclean?

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

RSF names Maldives police unit Star Force as predator of press freedom

Written by Nihan Zafar · South Asia

Reporters without Borders (RSF) has listed Star Force, an elite unit of Maldives Police Service, as a predator of press freedom. The listing came weeks after a dead body fished...

Korea: AIDS and single mothers in Korea and the power of soap operas

Written by Hyejin Kim · East Asia

AIDS and single mothers are not easy topics in Korean society. Single mothers mean sex before the marriage and are not moral. AIDS is regarded as the result of dangerous...