Stories from 31 July 2007
Kenya: Protesters arrested
Mzalendo reports the arrest of Kenyan activists who are opposing the proposed Kshs 1.4 billion bonus for MPs: “Finally, we URGE Mzalendo users to support the protest in your own...
Jordan: Light Sentence for Murderer
Jordanian Natasha Tynes is having difficulties understanding why a Jordanian court halved the sentence of a man accused of murdering his own daughter.
Across the Panamanian Blogosphere
There is plenty on the mind of the Panamanian blogosphere, with topics ranging from the fate of former leader Manuel Noriega to a delicious tree tomato. Melissa De Leòn Douglass covers these broad topics in this blog round-up from Panama.
Estonia: Names
Itching for Eestimaa writes about Estonian names.
Estonia: Gay Pride Controversy
Itching for Eestimaa writes about “Estonian journalism godfather Priit Pullerits who recently questioned the need for [a gay pride] parade.”
Latvia: U.S. Visa Humiliation
Latvian Abroad writes about the humiliating experience of obtaining a U.S. entry visa.
Russia: Nashi's Expelled Member Talks
Sean's Russia Blog translates a former insider's look at the pro-Putin Nashi youth movement.
Poland: Warsaw Uprising
The beatroot reviews the history of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
Poland: Harry Potter in Polish
The planned publishing date for the Polish version of the final part of the J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series is scheduled for Jan. 27, 2008. The beatroot, however, reports that...
Kuwait: Marriage Trends
Financy sums up marriage trends in Kuwait in the following post.
Palestine: Power Games
Palestinian blogger Ramzi breaks his silence to give us an overall view of politics in the Middle East here.
Palestine: History Lesson
Palestinian Haitham Sabbah links to an Arabic video which posts lessons in Palestinian history 101.
Kuwait: Visiting Jordan
Rampurple, who lives in Kuwait, writes a detailed description of her trip to Jordan.
Lebanon: Visiting Syria
Lebanese Jamal Ghosn admits he has only travelled to Damascus five times in his life.
Kuwait: Summer Party
Lebanese Maze, who lives in Kuwait, travelled to Jordan and shows us how people party in summer.
Arabeyes: Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian Blogger Vanishes
Egyptian blogger Ahmed Saad Domah has vanished, according to the Blogger's Observatory, which has been set up to monitor the arrests and harassments bloggers and online writers in the Arab World face.
South Africa: Is blogosphere a decent place?
Anne writes about a very interesting case for bloggers and net activists, “The 39-year-old man suspected of posing as the male prostitute who blogged about having sex with prominent South...
Uganda Responds – and Doesn't – To “Stop Trying To Save Africa”
“Maybe I just go where the weather is better,” says Josh of In An African Minute. He’s referring to why he chooses to work in Africa rather than where his family is from in Eastern Europe, but also to the current ruckus that’s been unleashed by the essay "Stop Trying to Save Africa,” in the Washington Post by Uzodinma Iweala. The American raised and Harvard educated Nigerian novelist wrote a compelling essay, one which the Expats in the Ugandan blogosphere have almost all felt necessary to formulate a response to.
India: Blogging Protest
A blog Weeping Sikkim chronicles two people going on a hunger fast (currently Day 41) in the state of Sikkim to protest a particular hydro electric project.
India: Holy Bull and Tuberculosis
Pickled Politics has a message from a mailing list, on the recent controversy in the UK, when a bull belonging to a Hindu temple was put down after being diagnosed...
Sri Lanka: Illegal Abortions
Beyond Borders on the consequences of abortion being illegal in Sri Lanka – pointing out that the 300,000 illegal abortions in the country are a silent genocide if a person...
