Stories from 3 October 2007
Korea and Japan: Comfort Women
Melissa Wabnitz from Ohmynews wrote an article about Korean comfort women and their history in struggling to get an apology from the Japan government.
Korea: Intra-Korean Summit Notes
“Peace declaration” has been agreed upon on the intra-Korean summit. North Korea will provide a complete list of its nuclear programs and disable its facilities by Dec. 31. Robert Koehler posts some notes on how the Korean government prepared for the summit. Walter Hendler from Ohmynews also wrote a pre-summit...
Panama: Noriegaville News Closed
“Sorry, but The Noriegaville News is closed and is not coming back,” reads text on the Panamanian blog. It continues to explain why the blog had closed due not only to people's “hate campaigns online but also moved them into the real world”
Argentina: Kirchner Couple's International Tour
Javier Noguera of Grito Argentino [ES] writes about the Kirchner couple's “successful international tour” to the United States, where they participated in the UN Summit, Americas Council and the Clinton Global Initiative.
Barbados: Big banks vs small ones
Notes from the Margin reacts to news that a major regional Caribbean bank has been bought by a much bigger Canadian bank.
Korea: Moving on from Afghanistan
The senior pastor at the Saemmul church, which sent 23 Korean volunteers to Afghanistan where they were kidnapped, was re-appointed on the 30th of September. The event provided bloggers with another chance to look back at the incident.
Palestine: Female Genital Mutilation
Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah discusses female genital mutilation in Egypt and other African countries this post.
Dominica: Creole time
October is the month for celebrating Dominica's Creole heritage. Living Dominica gives a run-down of key upcoming events.
Arabeyes: What's Your Religion?
Bureaucracy is a way of life in some Arab countries. Egyptian blogger Nora Younis shows us what happens when bureaucracy mixes with religious profiling, in this post I am translating from Arabic.
Jordan: Interview with Wael Abbas
Jordanian blogger Natasha Tynes links to her interview with award winning Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas.
Palestine: Islam and Spirituality
Palestinian blog Oranges and Olives discusses Islam, spirituality and civilisation in this post – after coming across songs by British Muslim singer Sami Yousef.
Oman: Two New Blogs
Omani blogger Sleepless in Muscat has launched two new blogs.
Morocco: Increased Prices Spark Unrest
Moroccan blog The View from Fez discusses unrest due to hikes in food prices.
