Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 April 04

4 April 2008

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Stories from 4 April 2008

Armenia: Diary of an Opposition Activist

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Angola: Celebrating the peace anniversary

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

B-razi-loggers Rage and Roll Against ISO Approval of Microsoft Standard

Written by Jose Murilo · Latin America

April fool's day this year has brought a bitter taste to the Brazilian open source community. The announcement of the approval of Microsoft's Open XML Format (OOXML) as an ISO/IEC...

Qatar: US Military Aircrafts Crash Lands

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

Iran:Prostitues’ Photos

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Mexico: Emo Youth Become Targets of Attacks

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

Across Mexico, youth part of an "emo" culture have been the targets of attacks by groups, who may have been incited by a popular television personality. The easily identifiable youth...

Jamaica, U.S.A.: MLK 40 years Later

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Suriname, Guyana: Plane Crash Kills 19

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Iran:Shia News was filtered

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Sri Lanka: Politics and the Village

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

India: Media and the Politicians

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Pakistan: Films and Diplomacy

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Nepal: No alcohol during elections!

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Bangladesh: A role model for youth

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Kuwait: Do Opposites Really Attract?

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

Iraq: Women's Rights Slipping

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

Egypt: Shobrawy's Notes on Fitna

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

UAE: The World's First Self-Making Bed

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

Jordan: Married Men

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

Somalia: Mapping pirate activities

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa