Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 March 19

19 March 2008

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Stories from 19 March 2008

Iraq at Five: The World Reacts

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

Today, March 19, marks five years of "Operation Iraqi Freedom." Initially a plan to oust Saddam Hussein and "end the war before it started," the war in Iraq continues to...

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Czech Republic: Erratic Boulder Awards

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Czech Republic: Ex-PM Fails Bar Exam

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Croatia: Zagreb's New Synagogue

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Albania: Eagle Mobile

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Yemen: No Women Abuse

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

Egypt: Face of the Future

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

Libya: Internet Grooming

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

Saudi Arabia: Two Killed in Religious Police Chase

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

Jordan: Lots of Dust

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

Israel: Secret Service Creates New Blog

Written by Maya Norton · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Israel: Worldwide Virtual Solidarity Rally, March 20th

Written by Maya Norton · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Israel: Israel or Palestine? Facebook Can't Decide

Written by Maya Norton · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

UAE: Death and Destruction in 200-Car Crash

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Driving standards in the Middle East have come under the scrutiny of bloggers after several people were killed and 350 injured in a 200-car pile up in Abu Dhabi, United...

Sri Lanka: Remembering Arthur C Clarke

Written by Neha Viswanathan · South Asia

The death of Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - 2008) has many people - some who are ardent enthusiasts of science fiction, and others who know of him blogging about their...

Ethiopian painters campaign to end early marriage

Written by Jennifer Brea · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

France: Malagasy nightclub in Marseille

Written by Jennifer Brea · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

India: Standardization and Sri Lanka

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

India: Shariah and the West

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia