Stories from 10 March 2008
South Africa: Web 2.0 on Carte Blanche was horrific
Nic is not satisfied with Web 2.0 piece on South African TV program, Carte Blance: “Their piece on Web 2.0 was horrific. Congratulations to Rafiq and Dave for cracking the nod and showing some sense in a show filled with rambling and jumping from topic to topic.”
Malawi: Wireless Networking for Developing Countries
Clement writes about a new course at the University of Malawi: “The Short Course on Wireless Networking for Developing Countries which I announced last month was officially opened today by the University of Malawi’s Dean of Engineering, Dr Ben. This course has attracted participants from all over Malawi.”
Zimbabwe: The fight for rural votes
Who will win the rural vote in Zimbabwe?: “With an estimated 350-to-400-hundred thousand farm laborers and hundreds-of-thousands more in their families, that fear could cost the opposition votes in rural areas, where ZANU PF's hopes of retaining a parliamentary majority appear to rest.”
Tanzania: Taking a break from blogging
Why is Pernille taking a break from blogging?: “I don't believe that this kind of group pressure should shut someone up, but I also feel I have no choice. However, in the mean time – until I figure out if/when I will return to blogging with a public identity –...
Kuwait: Tour of Souq Sharq
Kuwaiti Mishaary visits Market Sharq and shares the following pictures with us.
Jordan: High Tech Break Ups
From Jordan, Sugar Cubes writes about high-tech break ups.
Israel: Bloggers Mourn Terrorism at Religious School
On Thursday, March 6, eight teenagers were killed and many more wounded in a terrorist attack on a Jerusalem religious school. The perpetrator was identified as a Palestinian from East Jerusalem in possession of an Israeli identity card. Sources say he posed as a student in order to enter the building, writes Maya Norton, who reviews Israel's English language blogs for reactions.
Israel: Palestinian Gunman Kills 8 Students in Mercaz Harav, Jerusalem
A gunman entered the prominent Jewish seminary, Mercaz Harav, in the heart of Jerusalem on Thursday night, killing at least eight students and wounding some nine others. Gilad Lotan reviews the Hebrew blogosphere for reactions.
Brunei: Tobacco Smoking Tradition
The Daily Brunei Resources looks at the tobacco smoking tradition in Brunei.
Dubai: Famous Trees
From Dubai, Kinan Jarjous writes about famous trees.
Armenia: YouTube Blocked
Various blogs report on the blocking of YouTube under current state of emergency restrictions in Armenia. Hrag Vartanian asks perhaps rhetorically why this has happened, Blogoscoped posts an email and screenshot from a reader in Armenia confirming it has happened, while Blogian says that it at least proves the Internet...
Barbados, Venezuela: Petro Caribe
“We have often asked the question on this blog, ‘What is it that Chavez gets out of Petro Caribe?'”, writes Barbadian blogger Notes From The Margin: “Thankfully it seems that other people are asking the same question.”
Jamaica: Must-Have Music
Jamaican Geoffrey Philp blogs about five songs he must have for his iPod.
Kyrgyzstan: Where the Tourists Are
The Azamat Report finds out from the World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report that Kyrgyzstan – in spite of officially declared priority of developing tourism sector – is on the 113th place, lagging behind almost all of the CIS countries.
Turkmenistan: Gifts for Turkmenbashi
Maciula reflects on the article from the Moscow-based monthly ‘Turkmenistan’, which describes the Museum of Turkmenbashi in Ashgabat where visitors can see gifts given by foreign delagations to Saparmurat Niyazov.
Kazkahstan: “Freedom” Party to Be Re-registered
KZBlog reports that the Kazakhstan's opposition party “Nagyz Ak Zhol” has changed its name to “Azat”, which means “freedom” in Kazakh. It has also changed its leadership structure.
Kazkahstan: Kazakh-Scottish Music
KZBlog writes about a Kazakh lead singer in a Scottish band. Gulzhan Ibrayeva has moved to Scotland with her husband and her band is hitting the top hot spots in Edinburgh.
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Face ‘Violence Rise’
Nasim Fekrat reports that in spite of seemingly improved gender picture in Afghanistan after Taliban rule, the recent researches tell that the situation for women is going from worse to worse.
Afghanistan: Moving Beyond Militarism
SunLeaf says that the persistence of the violent insurgency, particularly in the South of Afghanistan has put renewed pressure on both the government of Afghanistan and NATO to provide security.
China: Frozen Shanghai
A group of flash mob (50) decided to freeze Nanjing Road in Shanghai on 8 of March, 2008. Shanghaiist has an English report. cnBeta has a Chinese version.
Afghanistan: New UN Envoy Appointed
SunLeaf opines on the appointment of Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide as a new U.N. envoy to Afghanistan, asking would Eide’s appointment deliver a “silver bullet” solution to the apparent failures of the international community in Afghanistan.
