Stories from 2 September 2007
Brazilian festival in New Jersey
Off The Broiler writes on the 15th Annual Brazilian Independence Day festival, which is happening in New Jersey until September 3. “Last year I was yelled at for not giving anyone advance notice about one of the best Jersey food and cultural events of the year”.
Brazil: Adventure in São Paulo
The second one of a ten part series of videos “Around Brazil” is available online. In a 45 minute programme, it aims “to show that although Sao Paulo is one of the largest cities in the world, it has a culture and diversity that is absolutely unique.” The videos are...
Syria: History, Culture and Identity
In our roundup this week, we will overlook politics again to talk more about the people. Abu Fares in this sensational post, laments the simplicity of the old Levantine-Mediterranean lifestyle. One that has been trenched and swept off with a new wave of “neo-cons” as he describes them, whether the...
Kuwait: Is Summer Over?
Summer seems to be over in Kuwait as the country's blogosphere gets out of its slump. This week our bloggers discuss another ban in the country, buying illegal DVDs, a new magazine for Filipinos in Kuwait and a fun day out at .. a shooting range.
Korea: Is being good-looking a privilege?
‘Eol-jjang’ is one of the modern internet terms in Korea that was made in 2003 and indicates ‘best face’ (eol: eol-gul à face + jjang à top, best). It refers the best-looking person. A teenager who is considered an ‘eol-jjang,’ turned out to be a criminal – she had been...
Egyptian blogger Monem threatened again
Egyptian blogger and journalist Abdel Monem Mahmoud, who has been released in June 2007 after 46 days imprisonment in Southern Cairo Torah prison, is “facing detention threats [again]. Both as part of the State’s clensing of political activists from the Egyptian scene and also for reporting on torture,” Nora Younis...
Iran: Green bloggers protest natural disaster
Several environmental bloggers and activists participated in a demonstration on August 27th, against the death of more than 2000 flamingo birds in Lake Bakhtegan in Iran. They protested against the government’s indifference and violation of constitutional law. Iranian environmental bloggers tell the story of this ecological disaster and provide information...
Malaysia: Blogger Apologises on Behalf of Malaysia
Haris Ibrahim apologizes to Indonesia on behalf of Malaysia for Malaysian police's manhandling of a visiting Indonesian Karate referee. M
China: Charity pulled for thankless poor students
A lot of embarrassed discussion has come out of the scandal this past week which many are calling CharityGate (慈善门), when five of the nineteen lower-income university students sponsored by an impromptu charity group consisting of twenty-two businesswomen in Xiangfan, Hubei province had their second year of funding cut as...
Argentina: Wikimedia Association Formed
There is a proposal to bring the 2009 Wikimania conference to Buenos Aires by the recently formed Wikimedia Argentina Civil Association writes Blog Pasa en Buenos Aires [ES].
Paraguay: Thoughts on Fernando Lugo
At his blog The Soybean Wars, Charles Lanes provides his impressions of Paraguayan presidential candidate Fernando Lugo, who he interviewed.
Argentina: Zoo At Night
Buenos Aires Weekly is curious about the new program at the Buenos Aires zoo that will allow 20 visitors to tour to see the nocturnal animals at their more active times.
Honduras: Museums in Tegucigalpa
Aaron Ortiz of Pensieve introduces us to some of the fine museums in Tegucigalpa.
