Stories from 16 February 2008
Bahrain: Songs Exchanged between Saudis and Egyptians
From Bahrain, Silly Bahraini Girl posts two videos – one showing a rap song by Saudis targeted against Egyptians and the other containing a response for the first video.
Abu Dhabi: Site Blocked
Tom Gara, who usually lives in Cairo, was in for a rude awakening in Abu Dhabi – where he discovered that Flickr was blocked.
Iraq: Jordan Pardons Overstaying Iraqis
“The Jordanian street is today boiling after the lifting the subsidiaries off the economy, which sent prices to the roof ; meanwhile, after ranting about the cost of Iraqi refugees here, the Jordanian government has supposedly forgiven the cumbersome 1.5 JD a day fines from 360 thousand “illegally staying” Iraqis,...
Palestine: Oldest Woman Alive
Kabobfest draws our attention to the oldest woman alive – a Palestinian woman, born in 1888, who lives in Israel.
Kuwait: Knee Problems
Kuwaiti blogger Marzouq complains about knee problems in this post.
Iran:Interview with Samira, Persian electronica artist
Mideast Youth has published an interview with Smira,Persian electronica artist.
Iran:100 Hottest Perisan Blogs/Websites
Kamangir has published a report on “statistics of the Persian Blogosphere“.Thanks to his project, he discovered a lot of interesting information about Iranian blogs.
China: Darfur, a reason to say No?
Is the Darfur issue a reason to say No to the 2008 Beijing Olympics? Spielberg nodded recently, while Mr. Bush shrugged, and Beijing frowned. But how about the common people in China?
Nepal: Blogging for Students
The Radiant Star on the first college in Nepal offer free web space for blogging to the students.
Russia: Degrees of Responsibility
Marat Gelman - LJ user galerist, Russian art dealer and, allegedly, Victor Yanukovych's “spin doctor” in 2004 - describes his recent brush with Russia's multilevel reality and inspires readers to comment on how much Putin's regime has to do with uncivilized behavior of certain individuals.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Sarajevo Photos
55 wonderful photos from Dragan Popovic's 2005 trip to Sarajevo – and much, much more.
Pakistan: Elections and the Attorney General
Pak Tea House on the Attorney General in yet another controversial matter – this time about elections and rigging.
Sri Lanka: On Architecture
Beyond Borders explores the idea of architecture in the context of boundaries and culture.
India: History Carnival
varnam hosts the Indian History carnival – linking to posts across the blogosphere on various issues.