7 July 2007

Stories from 7 July 2007

Palestine: Palestinians Celebrate Alan Johnston's Release

From the sad news of a death of a 31-year-old mother waiting to cross into Palestine from the Rafah Crossing to celebrations over the release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston, Palestinian blogs this week are abuzz with activity. Ayesha Saldanha reports how one Canadian-Palestinian blogger is ashamed to be an Arab and how another expresses her disbelief at how veiled women are being discriminated against in Jordan.

7 July 2007

Kuwait: Summer Is Officially Here

Summer has officially started in Kuwait and bloggers are debating where the best places to escape the summer heat are. Is it better to find a safe haven to cool down at home or travel abroad and risk rain and gloom? Read Abdullatif Al Omar's round up of Kuwaiti blogs to find out.

7 July 2007

Angola: introduction to Angolan music

Szavanna interviews Angolan blogger, Koluki, about Angolan music: “I am having fun with these interviews – it’s actually amazing how many exceptional people are out there blogging – Koluki is...

7 July 2007

Peru: National Team Survives and Moves on to Quarterfinals

After a great start to the Copa America football tournament, the Peruvian National Team barely squeaked by after tying neighboring Bolivia. As a result, many Peruvian bloggers took the National Team coach to task by criticizing his tactics and choice of line-up. Next up is regional power and tournament favorite, Argentina. Some are hopeful, but many are just thankful that Peru was able to move on to the quarterfinals.

7 July 2007

Iran:A worker activist in danger

According[Fa] to Karrgar blog, Mahmoud Salehi, a leading worker activist has been in jail since April and his life is in danger.Iranian authorities do not send him to hospital.

7 July 2007

Blogging for social change: Interview with Jeff Msangi

Jeff Msangi is a columnist for a Tanzanian daily,Tanzania Daima. He has been a blogger since 2005. He blogs in Swahili at Harakati and in English at Proud African. His Swahili blog is mainly about development, politics and social activism. Jeff, a pragmatic optimist, strongly believes that blogging and other Internet tools can influence social change in the developing world. Jeff was interviewed recently by J. Nambiza Tungaraza.

7 July 2007

Iran:Cyclists for peace

Thanks to Homeyra,we learn that 14 Iranian cyclists traveled city by city across Italy,Germany,France,Uk and USA to communicate the pacifist message of Iranian people to other nations around the world.You...

7 July 2007

Bahrain: Wearing Hijab Part-Time

There is one subject that unites everyone living in Bahrain: traffic congestion. In the last few years, the roads on the island have become clogged by the weight of traffic, and roadbuilding to relieve that congestion in the long term is making it far worse in the short term. Every single person has a story of frustration to tell, writes Ayesha Saldanha. Wearing a part-time Hijab, professionals ending up in the wrong jobs and the perks people get in summer are other topics discussed.

7 July 2007