Stories from 4 October 2007
Afghanistan: Corruption, Beauty, and Hope for the Future
Afghan blogger Mohammad Fahim Khairy asks, is President Hamid Karzai out of touch? "On the night of the [suicide] attack, Karzai showed up on national television and announced “The attacker is definitely a foreigner because Afghans do not kill any Muslims in the month of Ramadan.” How easily Karzai dismisses the crimes of the so-called Muslim Taliban that millions of people have witnessed with their own eyes."
Ukraine: AIDS Epidemics
Greetings from Kyiv announces a conference on the AIDS epidemic in Ukraine and cites the statistics.
Russia, Saudi Arabia: More on Hajj Quota
According to Window on Eurasia, there are nearly twice as many Russian Muslims who'd like to perform hajj this year than Saudi Arabia would allow into the country.
Russia: Luzhkov and Xenophobia
Window on Eurasia writes about Moscow mayor's attempts to shift responsibility for the growing xenophobia in the capital to the federal authorities.
Russia: Nikolai Slichenko
TOL's Romantic writes about a renowned Soviet Roma actor, Nikolai Slichenko.
Poland: Tusk in London
Dr. Sean's Diary writes about a Polish politician courting expat Polish voters in London.
Ukraine, Russia: Gas as Political Weapon, Again?
Mark MacKinnon writes about what appears to be the Kremlin's message to Victor Yushchenko, sent via Gazprom: “Put Tymoshenko back in power and the Kremlin will make sure it's a...
Ukraine: Vote Count; Coalition
Orange Ukraine reports on the protracted vote count and on the forms that the future coalition may take.
Ukraine: Post-Election Situation
Foreign Notes posts an update on the post-election situation in Ukraine.
Iran:”I Hate all Iranian”
Iranian Truth reports that last week, Debra Cagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Coalition Affairs to Defence Secretary Robert Gates,states “in any case, I hate all Iranians.”The blogger asks people to...
Iran:Woman to be stoned
Kamangir reports that the state-run newspaper Qods reported that a mother of three is sentenced to stoning. Reportedly,the evidence is video tapes of her having sex with another person.
Iran:Molavi,Corbis and Turkey
Kourosh Ziabari says that an open letter is sent to Corbis site.The blogger writes that this site mentioned that Molavi is a Turkish poet.The blogger writes the born place of...
Bolivia: Visit by Iranian President to La Paz
Fresh off of a controversial visit to New York City, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in the Bolivian capital of La Paz, where he signed several agreements of cooperation with President Evo Morales. The two unlikely partners have had few diplomatic ties in the past and bloggers in Bolivia and Iran weigh in on possible reasons for this new alliance.
India: Government and Burma
Kafila on what the Indian Government should do about the protests in Burma, with particular focus on cutting military support to the Myanmar Junta.
India: Wooing and Harassing
As a follow up to the interventions against street sexual harassment as part of the Blank Noise Project, a participant writes about what also could be potentially a class issue,...
Pakistan: Musharraf and After
All Things Pakistan runs a poll on what the consequences of Musharraf winning the election could be.
Sri Lanka: Raid on LTTE safehouse
DefenceNet, which discusses military activities in Sri Lanka – on a bombing raid on an LTTE safehouse.
Nepal: Supporting monks in Burma
United We Blog! has photographs of Nepali monks voicing support for the monks in Burma.
UK, Caribbean: Cuisine questions
Why isn't Caribbean food more popular in the UK, wonders Can Cook, Must Cook. She responds to online commentary.
Tanzania: A rare homecoming for Afro-Indians
Video Journalist writes about Indian musical group, Sidi Goma, whose ancestors left the island of Zanzibar eight hundred years ago: “On the rare home coming concert of the Indian musical...
Philippines: “Desperate Housewives” Apologizes Over Racist Slur
Tonyo Cruz rounds up opinions from Filipino bloggers who are protesting against American television series Desperate Housewives. In a recent episode, one of the characters made a comment ridiculing Filipino medical professionals. ABC-TV has since said sorry but the bloggers are not happy with it and are demanding a more sincere apology.
