Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 January 03

3 January 2008

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Stories from 3 January 2008

New Year's is the time to reflect on the past and make new resolutions for the future. What are bloggers from the Arab world saying as the world bids 2007...

Egyptian judiciary grants electronic publications rights

Written by Abdurahman Warsame · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Brazil: Facebook in a nice fix

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Latin America

Bangladesh: On Rickshaws

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Argentina: 20 years of the El Mate free movie and animation school

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Children between 8 and 17 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been learning how to animate and film movies in the 20 year old El Mate Film School, with an abundant...

Angola: List of blogs and websites

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Iraq: One Year After Saddam

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Iraq: Are US Presidential Candidates for Real?

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Bahrain: The Truth about Lies

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt: 2007 Blacklist

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Caribbean: 2007 – The Year of Elections

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

What was potentially the Caribbean post that had the most impact in 2007? Janine Mendes-Franco gives a quick roundup of the big regional stories of the past year.

South Asia: Dynasties and Democracy

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Sri Lanka: Protecting human rights

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Bangladesh: Labour Riots

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

The Musee Guimet affair: Part Deux

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

Last week we reported about the bloggers reactions on the controversies surrounding the exhibition of the masterpieces of Ganges in Musée Guimet of France from the collections of the Bangladesh...