Stories from 10 October 2007
Iraq: Holiday at Home
Iraqi blogger HNK explains why she will spend her holiday at home – giving us a break down of her daily activities and interests.
Egypt: Jailed University Professors
Egyptian blogger Hatshepsut draws our attention to jailed university professors in this post. “Well, it’s not only journalists who are being sent to jail in this country,” she notes.
Egypt: Online Policy
Egyptian blogger Mostafa Hussein shares his online policies in this post. “Anything I publish online is a form of self expression. This is something I value dearly,” he explains.
Egypt: Anti-Mubarak Videos
The Arabist links to anti-Mubarak YouTube videos in this post.
Bangladesh: Denying Genocide
Mash has a post on genocide denial. “Following up on her 2005 paper denying the extent of the 1971 genocide published in the Economic and Political Weekly, Sarmila Bose has now published a paper denying the extent of the rapes of Bangladeshi women “
India: Contraceptives and Culture
Youth Curry on an emergency contraceptive being marketed in India, and the “safe” advertising.
Pakistan: Making sense of the politics
Pickled Politics attempts to make sense of the political situation in Pakistan
Pakistan: Interview with Omer Alvie
The Pakistani Spectator has an interview with blogger Omer Alvie, who also contributes to Global Voices.
Turkey is Typing…Ramadan Edition
Ramadan is in its last week and it seems only fitting to hear from the Turkish part of the Middle East region as to their impressions of this holy month. Join us as we talk about the perils of early morning drumming, censoring food on TV, the running of the cows, and perhaps the best ice cream in the world!
Malaysia: Assume Corporate Responsibility
Malaysian politician Lim Kit Siang has written a petition addressing a Malaysian oil company and asking them to assume corporate responsibility of events in Myanmar.
Indonesia: Bali Images
Javajive has posted some amazing pictures from Bali.
Laos: Word of Mouth News
Lao Voices has a post on how the news travels by word of mouth in Laos and how most often such information is not reliable.
Zimbabwe: malnutrition on the rise
Dzimba post an article from Zimbabwe online about the worsening food situation in Zimbabwe: Most families of Harare’s nearly two million residents were surviving on one meal a day and malnutrition is on the rise in the Zimbabwean capital, a city nutritionist said on Tuesday.
Morocco: Looking inward, looking outward
An inflammatory post about Moroccans in the Gulf by a popular Moroccan blogger ignites a debate all over the world - Jillian York has the story on who's saying what.
Iraq: Biden Backfires
Or so says Al-Ghad. In an analysis by the Iraqi Communist Party (Central Leadeship) published in the blog Al-Ghad, they said, "Senator Biden’s motion [in congress calling for the partitioning of Iraq] has already backfired. It was condemned by the great majority of the Iraqi people and the political personalities, including high-ranking officials of the US installed government." Salam Adil brings us the latest criticism in Iraqi blogs.
Egypt: Kareem's Sixth Letter
Free Kareem has posted jailed Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabil Sulaiman's sixth letter from prison here.
Jordan: sending emails and writing online poems can send you to prison!
[More on GV Advocacy…] Ahmad Oweidi al-Abbadi, the 62-year-old former parliamentarian and leader of the Jordanian National Movement, was sentenced to two years in prison for “undermining state dignity”, “sending false news through emails” and “illegally distributing leaflets.” Mohammed Al-Zohairi, or “Al Qaeda Poet” , has been sentenced to 18...
Waiting in the PMR
Lyndon Allin translates a few posts by bloggers from the PMR, "the secessionist entity (or de facto state, depending on your preferred terminology) located along Moldova's eastern border on a patch of land called Transnistria, Transdniestria, Transdniester, Transdnestr, or Pridnestrovie (again, depending on your preference and politics)."
Hong Kong: Say No To Oriental Daily News
The Oriental Daily News decided to sue an Internet discussion board Uwant for slandering. Syaoran urged netizens to protest against the bullying of individual by big company (zh). He posted some newspapers reports to show that the article in the discussion board is based on facts.
China: World Record
Voice in V360 have a list of Chinese records in the world (zh): 1. accounts for 80% death in mine accidents; 2. accounts for 30% suicide rate in the world; 3. has 7 cities in the top pollution list; etc.
Philippines: Expensive Medicines
Why are medicines expensive in a poor country like the Philippines? Multinational companies control 80 percent of the local drug industry. There is no drug manufacturing firm in the country, only distributors. And the government is not investing enough in public health.
