Stories from 7 January 2008
Japan: Changing New Year Celebrations
New Year's Day is the most important holiday for many people in Japan, where anything "first of the year" bears a special value: first day of the year, first sunrise,...
Russia: January Fun
Russian Blog writes about ice palaces and other favorite January activities.
Morocco: The Freedom to Blog
Morocco is often touted as one of the freest of the world's majority-Muslim countries. Women enjoy nearly equal rights to men, the press is comparatively liberal, few websites are banned,...
