Stories from 1 August 2007
Tajikistan/Afghanistan: The Wakhan valley
Ian of Beyond the River has just come back from the Wakhan Corridor, which separates Afghanistan and Tajikistan (photos).
Afghanistan: Violent end to hostage crisis?
Eugene Echo says that hoping for a peaceful resolution to the hostage crisis in Afghanistan might be in vain now that a military operation seems to have been launched to...
Caribbean: Emancipation Day
Today is Emancipation Day. On August 1, one hundred and seventy three years ago, freedom from slavery was won in the Caribbean – and Caribbean bloggers still have a lot...
Jamaica: Lorna Goodison
Geoffrey Philp pays tribute to Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison on her birthday.
Kyrgyzstan: Bread prices up, people's mood down
Kyrgyzstani bloggers voice their outcry over increasing bread prices. The mood is also down due to an upcoming international summit, which is likely to restrict movement into the capital Bishkek. Any good news? Well, it's the president's birthday today...
Grenada: This Caribbean Writer
“I am Caribbean. And I’m an SF/F writer. I’m proud of both the genre I write in, and my identity.” Author Tobias Buckell blogs about being multi-racial and how his...
Tanzania: Lessons on building a virtual blogging community
How do you build a democratic blogging community made up of members living in different parts of the world? The Tanzanian experience in building its formal organization, Jumuwata, offers important practical and theoretical lessons to bloggers and citizen media activitsts on how to build a collaborative and democratic blogging community online.
Bahamas: Conference on the Americas
Rick Lowe attended the Conference on the Americas and blogs about his experience at WeblogBahamas.com.
Barbados: Police/Media Clash
Both Notes from the Margin and Barbados Free Press are concerned about allegations that police officers at the scene of the Joe's River bus crash used violence towards reporters.
Bahamas: Natural Wonders
In response to Bajegirl’s post about the Seven Wonders of the Caribbean, Nicolette Bethel throws some of the Bahamas’ natural wonders into the mix.
Afghanistan: Missionaries not aid workers
The South Korean hostages were carelessly jeopardising their own safety and were in fact Christian missionaries trying to convert Muslims in a volatile war region in Afghanistan's south. Dr. X...
Korea: Don't Make Me Older!
In Korea, there are two ways to calculate your age: the Korean way and the western way. Officially, the Korean method is the way to calculate your age in Korea....
Taiwan: From music to rice–the people and the earth
Due to the big music market and the hot music industry, Taiwanese love and are familiar with pop songs and different kinds of music. In Yun-Ru Shih's article, based on...
Peru: Celebrating Independence Day
Peruvian bloggers celebrated their country's independence day with tributes to their homeland. On their blogs, they wrote posts highlighting what they love about Peru and reflections about what makes their country unique.
D.R of Congo: Interpreting the warnings
Fred interprets the warnings in the Democratic Republic of Congo: “The DRC is so vast, and its people so used to endless ‘problems in the east’, that it is difficult...
South Africa: Afrigator is best non-U.S site to watch
Afrigator is featured on Business 2.0 Magazine‘s best non-U.S. sites to watch: “So did Justin remind me today that Afrigator was featured in Business 2.0 Magazine! Feels good, I must...
