Stories from 4 July 2007
Sri Lanka: Passport Office
cerno on going to the Sri Lanka Immigration Passport office. The bloggers calls it a drama in two acts!
Hong Kong: Self-Knowledge
ESWN translated an article by Chen Guanzhong about three types of mistakes in the self-knowledge of Hong Kong: misconception, false issues and lagging consciousness.
Jordan: Are Books Too Expensive?
“You see a girl, wearing fashionable clothes, driving a brand new car, carrying the latest mobile phones, going out often, spending money here and there, yet when it comes to...
Oman Community Blog Update
“The Oman Community Blog has been unleashed to the public as a ‘beta’ stage. You now have the opportunity to see what the blog looks like and what it aims...
Lebanon: Muslim Women Activists are the Answer
Lebanese blogger Sophia “wonders if women's activism within Islam couldn't be, after all, the right remedy to the economic, political and social pressures exerted on Muslims and Muslim societies by...
Kuwait: Iranian ATM Machines
Lebanese blogger Mark, who lives in Kuwait, posts a picture of an Iranian using an ATM machine in Iran here.
Jordan: The Transformers
Naseem from Jordan reviews new blockbuster The Transformers here.
Iraq: Iraqi Doctor Bomber
Neurotic Iraqi Wife lashes out at the Iraqi doctor implicated in the UK bombings in this moving post.
Egypt: Islam Electronica Project
Egyptian Ahmed Sherif tells us all about his new online project – the Islam Electronica Project.
Egypt: 12 Killed in Bus Accident
Ibn Al Dunya, from Egypt, tells us about a horrific road accident in Sinai, in which 12 people were killed.
Arabeyes: The Release of Alan Johnston
The release of kidnapped British journalist Alan Johnston is making waves on blogs today. Here's a quick review of what is being said on blogs in the Middle East. Vigil...
Afghanistan: Walking around Herat
After exploring the streetlife of Herat, a city in Eastern Afghanistan, Tom T met with local students who are actively involved in civic projects and who will receive more training...
Liberia: Charles Taylor in court
Read the latest post from Charles Taylor's trial in the Hague: Taylor entered the courtroom in a dark blue suit with a bright yellow tie, nodded to the judges and...
Kazakhstan: Statistics
LJ user megakhuimyak has a bunch of interesting statistics about Kazakhstan in 2007.
Kenya: computer game maker in the news
A story about a Kenyan computer game maker, Wesley Kirinya: Since I had done a piece on a Wesley Kirinya, a Kenyan game maker, he had tracked me down. We...
Kazakhstan: Free lunch
Irene thinks (RUS) that the behaviour of certain government officials is not really promoting foreign direct investment in Kazakhstan. KZBlog provides the gist of the story in English: A German...
Afghanistan: Radio Taliban back on air
Afghan Lord thinks that by launching a mobile FM radio station in the southern provinces of Afghanistan, the Taliban are proving how powerful they have again become.
Cuba: Areito
Cuba Daily News explores Areito, the Cuban music of the aboriginal people.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Performance Anxiety
After a performer uses obscenities on stage, Abeni is “wondering why an island with 19 homicides thus far in 2007 is getting bent out of shape because of an expletive...
Cuba: Reflections on Freedom
“Americans do not deserve to be free because we are Americans, and Cubans do not deserve to be free because we are Cubans. All men and women deserve to be...
Barbados: CARICOM Summit Update
“Barbados recently chose to import 100 construction workers from China rather than allowing trades to come from other CARICOM nations.” Barbados Free Press, reporting on the CARICOM Summit, calls this...
