Stories from 7 June 2008
Mayotte in Blue
Mayotte, l'île au lagon [Fr] shares photos of Mayotte, in blue.
Burkina Faso: Street pharmacies
QuophyBlogeur [Fr] writes about the proliferation of street vendors in Burkina Faso who sell unregulated, sometimes fake or poisonous medicines.
Russia: Roman Abramovich Boat
Yuri Mamchur of Russia Blog mentions the 12th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum as he writes about Roman Abramovich’s boat, which has “attracted more tourists than centuries-old cathedrals and museums.”
Hungary: Castle of Szigetvár
Pestiside.hu writes about the plans of the Islamic Cultural Association of Hungary to acquire the rights to operate the Castle of Szigetvár (“occupied by the Turks after a one-month siege...
China: Blogger suggests temperance, accused of brown-nosing
Cultural commentator Yu Qiuyu has written a post to his blog offering some suggestions to angry parents of children who died in the thousands of school buildings which collapsed in...
Poland: Kraków Soup Festival
A report from the Kraków soup festival – at Polandian.
Poland, UK: Public Drinking
The beatroot guestblogs at Polandian about drinking in public – in Poland and the U.K.
Poland: “How To Have a Polish Party”
Tips on “how to have a Polish party” – at Polandian: “4. Start cooking at least six months before party is due to begin.”
Poland, UK: The Sun, in Polish
Scatts writes about the Polish-language Euro 2008 edition of the British tabloid The Sun – at Polandian and at 20 east.
Poland: Bilingualism
Scatts writes at Polandian about raising a child in “two languages and two cultures” – Polish and English.
Poland: Józef Piłsudski
Raf Uzar writes about Józef Piłsudski, “Poland’s greatest hero and perhaps greatest leader.”
Ukraine: Lviv Pictures
Pictures from Lviv – by Little Miss Moi.
Poland: Warsaw Pictures
Warsaw pictures – at 20 East.
Poland: Film Review
Polandian reviews Andrzej Jakimowski's film, Sztuczki (“Tricks”).
Iran: Voices for Peace
Watch in You Tube the first cut of a public service announcement about thirty-one Iranian Americans: who we are, what we believe in and why we're for peace.
Iran:”Rome shouting no to Ahmadinejad”
Mihanyar has published several photos of a demonstration in Rome where people protested against Iranian president,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's last week visit.
Iran: Nader Ebrahimi, a famous writer passed away
Several Iranian bloggers talked about Nader Ebrahimi, a famous Iranian poet and writer, who passed away recently. Razeno has also published a photo of him.
Korea: Internet Game = Gambling?
While the Sea Story Scandal, gambling, hit Korea in 2006, the Internet game –Hangame – arises as a problem of virtual gambling at present. The biggest game portal site, Hangame,...
