Stories from 7 September 2007
Jordan: Read Sultana
Lina Ejeilat, from Jordan, encourages her readers to read a controversial book called Sultana by Jordanian author Ghalib Halassah, whose works were banned in Jordan.
Iraq: Vacationing in Lebanon and Syria
Iraqi blogger Faiza Al-Arji posts pictures from her last vacation to Syria and Lebanon here.
Jordan: MP Attacked
Ahmad Ghashmary, from Jordan, writes about how a Jordanian MP from the Muslim Brotherhood was attacked and had half his beard shaved after he spoke out against the Jordanian government.
Bahrain: Blow to Democracy
The Democracy Coalition Project has warned Bahrain that the progress to democracy has slowed down considerably and in some regard has actually regressed especially since 2005, writes blogger Mahmood Al Yousif.
Morocco: No Need for Voting
Felix, from Morocco Times, is dismayed that some Moroccans living abroad don't feel the need to take part in their country's elections.
Libya: Dream Interpretation
Khadija Teri, from Libya, had a ‘weird dream’ and needs help in interpreting it.
Saudi Arabia: Giving Birth
Blogger Nzingha, who lives in Saudi Arabia and is expecting a new baby, writes about her experience giving birth to her first daughter in 2004.
Slovenia: Boris Kobe
The Glory of Carniola writes about Boris Kobe's playing cards, illustrated with scenes of life and death in a Nazi concentration camp. Also, a photo edition of the Best of the Slobs roundup.
Russia: Another “Nashi” Interview
Sean's Russia Blog translates excerpts from an interview with another member of the pro-Putin Nashi youth movement.
Russia: Moscow Mosque's New Website
“Moscow’s Historical Mosque has launched a new Internet site as part of its outreach effort, but in an indication that Muslim leaders anticipate that the site will be hacked by opponents of Islam, the site’s organizers have linked it to three different addresses,” Window on Eurasia reports.
China, Russia: Deportation of Buryat Lama
Window on Eurasia writes on the deportation of a Buryat lama from China.
Russia: Kadyrov's “Systemic Separatism”
Window on Eurasia writes about Ramzan Kadyrov's “systemic separatism”: “his efforts to sharply limit Moscow’s control over his republic while not seeking independence as such.”
Slovenia: Presidential Campaign
Marko Bucik writes about Slovenia's presidential campaign, which is “much more about personalities than beliefs.”
Morocco election photoblog lets voters talk politics with pictures
Millions of Moroccans headed to the polls today to take part in a political process many lament will only offer the Moroccan people more of the same. So if voters aren't particularly enthused, who could blame them? It's Morocco's eighth parliamentary elections since 1960, but as Amazigh Blog (fr) wrote...
India: Sexuality and Women
Ultra Violet on the wraps on women's sexuality in India. Like sanitary napkins bundled in newspaper packages.
Sri Lanka: Drinking water
Towards A Utopia on the results of the drinking water tests in the village of Sooriyapokuna.
Pakistan: The war in 1965
All Things Pakistan on the various version of the 1965 war between India and Pakistan.
India: On America
Stylestation of being American, six years in the US and nationality.
Lebanon: HRW Blames Israel for Lebanese Civilian Casualties
In its latest report, the Human Rights Watch made the point that Hezbullah did not use civilians as human shields while fighting against Israel in the war during summer 2006. The report rebukes Israel for the unjustified bombing of civilian areas leading to more than 1,000 civilian deaths. Beirut Spring,...
Deforestation in Ghana & What China can learn from France?
In these times of globalisation and world trade, the challenge of how to protect the environment while ensuring increased economic growth appears to be a problem facing many countries. In this article we offer glimpses of this, first in Ghana through the post ‘Sweet ‘n Sour’, and in China in...
Trinidad & Tobago: Carlisle Chang
Coffeewallah remembers the late Trinidadian artist, Carlisle Chang.
