2 December 2007

Stories from 2 December 2007

Armenia: Wedding

Posts from Armenia, the blog of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Armenia, posts an entry on the wedding of her host mother's grandson.

2 December 2007

Georgia: Election Similarities

TOL Georgia dissects an article from The Economist on how elections are conducted in Russia and says that the pre-election campaign in Georgia is remarkably similar.

2 December 2007

Armenia: Political Support

The Armenian Libertarian-Socialist Movement says that former president, Levon Ter Petrosian, might find himself reliant on support from his first foreign minister, now opposition party leader, Raffi Hovannisian. The post...

2 December 2007

Blogging World Aids Day

Bloggers around the world marked World Aids Day on December 1 by speaking openly and strongly about HIV and AIDS. Each post is a tribute to the fight against the epidemic, which only grows stronger through silence and misinformation.

2 December 2007

Israel: Jony Jerusalem, AIDS activist

Jony Jerusalem is the online name of an AIDS activist in Israel. He lives in Jerusalem and has been an HIV carrier for the past five and a half years. Frustrated by the lack of information online, he created the website Israelpositive. On December 1, Jony launched a new a social networking website for HIV positive carriers.

2 December 2007

Iraq: Help Build Orphanages

“Ausama Idrees, a medical student in Iraq, needs help raising some funds to renovate 2 existing orphanages in Duhok, a city in northern Iraq where he currently lives,” writes Bahraini...

2 December 2007

Saudi: Vote for Me

“And since I have no shame left I don't feel bad begging for votes :) Once again the Brass Crescent Awards are doing their yearly recognition of some of the...

2 December 2007

UAE: The Importance of Prayer

UAE blogger Ben Kerishan, from the Land of Sands (Ar), writes about the importance of prayer in this post. Ben Kerishan's blog is blocked in most Arab countries because of...

2 December 2007

New Zealand: Facebook And Politics

Kiwiblog introduces a Facebook application called NZ Politics. “You can choose a party you support, and then see who all your friends support. You get to choose whether or not...

2 December 2007

Philippines: Failed mutiny draws mixed reactions

Filipino bloggers have mixed sentiments over the failed mutiny instigated by rebel soldiers last Thursday. Many expressed sympathy for the issues raised by the soldiers but there were also many bloggers who rejected the methods used by the rebels.

2 December 2007