Stories from 9 July 2007
Russia: Photos of Beslan Terrorists
A Step At A Time links to a Russian newspaper article with photos of those who, according to the official inquiry, carried out the school siege in Beslan in 2004: “The paper wonders why the official inquiry made no use of these photos, basing its evidence instead on pictures of...
South Africa: newspaper launches multimedia portal
Vincent Maher reports about The Times newspaper multimedia portal: “You know you live in the age of YouTube when newspapers start launching portals dedicated to video, and video podcasts about books. Two days ago The Times opened the doors of its multimedia portal, which collects video reports that their multimedia...
India: Extremism and Islam
IndianMuslims on extremism and Islam, the notion of piousness and the urgent need to change things at the grass level.
India: The Taj Mahal and Media
Greatbong has a witty and biting take on the recent race to establish the Taj Mahal in the list of the new seven wonders of the world.
Sri Lanka: Education and Tamils
education forum asks if Tamils were squeezed out of higher education because of standardisation.
Pakistan: Ghazi Brothers and Lal Masjid
Metroblogging Islamabad on the Lal Masjid clerics, and why the mosque is called the “Red Mosque”.
Nepal: Third World Country
Our Dream – a prosperous Nepal has a very brief post explaining why “Nepal is a third world country”.
Kenya: understanging ourselves – the Kenyan way
Leo Faya writes “Understanding ourselves – the Kenyan way”: “This post is not intended to offend anyone contained in this argument or opinion, these are just my “ruminations” however I think if the readers or the individuals involved in this post take this as constructive criticism them we can start...
Surviving Lebanon
Survival in Lebanon entails working two to three jobs, explains MMMMM here.
Lebanon: Is Flirting Healthy?
Lebanese Fonzy wonders if flirting is healthy for a relationship.
Lebanon: Changing Times
Fonzy describes how life in a Lebanese village has changed forever here.
Kuwait: Photo Show
PhilQ8, a Filipino who lives in Kuwait, shows off his latest photographs here.
Israel: Petra Shame
Stephanie from Israel hangs her head in shame that she hasn't been to world wonder Petra, Jordan, yet.
Iraq: Life in a War Zone
Iraqi Sunshine updates us on her life in a war zone here.
Egypt: The Best Burgers
Maryanne Stroud Gabbani claims that Egypt is home to the world's best burgers.
Bahrain: Country Divided
Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif links to and comments on a recent article with appeared in the LA Times about his country here.
Palestine: Immigrating Jews
Palestinian Umm Khalil explains why she isn't impressed with Jews immigrating to Israel here.
Japan: Responses to the Kyuma A-Bomb Statement
Two weeks ago, then-Defense Minister Kyuma Fumio made a famous statement referring to the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as something that "couldn't be helped". Despite later attempts to qualify this statement, Kyuma was ultimately forced to resign amid public outcry and political opposition. Bloggers also had a lot to say on the topic of the controversial statement.
Arabeyes: Reactions to Alan Johnston's Release – Part 2
Reactions are continuing on Middle Eastern blogs, following the release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston in Palestine. Here's the second take of reactions by bloggers, who continue to read beyond the headlines.
Africa: The New 7 Wonders of the World: Where is Africa?
The New 7 Wonders of the World have been announced. Oluniyi Ajao has one simple quiestion, Where is Africa?: “It is unthinkable that no edifice/site in the entire African continent made it to the final 7. How could it have been when only Timbuktu in Mali made it to the...
Africa: two African solar companies win Ashden Awards
The African Uptimist reports that two African solar companies won Ashden Awards last month: Tanzania's Zara Solar Ltd. won the first prize for the Africa Award (£30,000) for providing high-quality, reliable solar-home-systems at affordable prices to communities lacking access to a reliable source of energy. The second prize for the...
