17 November 2007

Stories from 17 November 2007

Rising Voices in Sierra Leone and Bangladesh

This week we highlight developments of two of the Rising Voices grantees in Asia and Africa. Interns at the Think Build Change Salone in Sierra Leone are starting to document their experiences while Bangladeshi women at the Nari Jibon center add video and photography to their skill kit.

17 November 2007

Iran:Interview with a Photo blogger

Pars Arts has interviewed “Life Goes on in Tehran”,an Iranian photo blogger.In Pars Arts we read that “the photo blog Life Goes on in Tehran highlights ordinary Tehran life in...

17 November 2007

Iraq: Drop in Violence

“My relatives in Baghdad welcome the security improvements in the city. They say they can see a marked difference just since September,” reports Iraq Pundit.

17 November 2007

Bahamas: RIP Dr. Mac

“We’re grieving because of the kind of man we’ve lost. And we’re grieving because his was a violent death”: Nicolette Bethel mourns the loss of Thaddeus Macdonald, Dean of the...

17 November 2007

Korea: Samsung Scandal

Samsung lobbying scandal – the creation of a slush fund, the bribery of prosecutors and government officials, and an effort by the chairman, Lee Kun Hee, and his aide to...

17 November 2007

Egypt: Why is Israel Scared?

“I can't find a reason why Israel is so scared that any Arab or Islamic country would own a nuclear program !! Seriously I do not find a good reason...

17 November 2007

Egypt: Police Order Teens’ Rape

Egypt-based The Arabist links to a story which accuses police officers of ordering the rape of two teenagers. “Does it ever stop? The number of cases of torture and worse...

17 November 2007

Algeria: Studying Korandje

Algerian blogger and linguist Lameen Souag is doing fieldwork in Tabelbala, where he is speaking “Korandje” – a clearly endangered language.

17 November 2007

Saudi Arabia: Women in Business

Bahraini blogger Esra'a posts a podcast featuring a lecture by Saudi businesswoman, Madawi Al Hassoun, a board member of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce. “If you don’t know much about...

17 November 2007

Bahrain: Kitting Out An Islamic Car

This week in Bahrain we have a thoughtful post about the nature of God, a story of a sex education class, visitors’ varying experiences of both Bahrain and Spain, and a complaint about public toilets. There is also an intriguing examination of the specifications an Islamic car should have…

17 November 2007

Japan: Fingerprinting divides family

Blogger Lionel Dersot wonders what parents of mixed children should do when the family is split at the airport, the foreign parent subjected to Japan's new fingerprinting regulations. Remarking that...

17 November 2007

Russia: To Vote, or Not To Vote?

To vote - or not to vote? To "vote with your feet" - or to follow Mikhail Khodorkovsky's advice and vote for one of the smaller parties that you don't "despise"? To boycott the election - or to spoil the ballot? To be proper and check one of the ballot's squares - or to get mischievous and write a swear word across the page? These are the questions that quite a few Russian bloggers seem to be considering right now.

17 November 2007