Stories from 9 July 2008
Russia: The Day of Family, Love and Fidelity
Russia's got a new holiday: the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, celebrated on July 8. Translated below is a holiday post by Moscow-based LJ user eprst2000 - a post...
Japan: Bloggers on food crisis feast, G8 over Skype?
The G8 Summit at Toyako, Hokkaido, ended on June 9th after three days of meetings, leaving a bitter aftertaste for some bloggers in Japan. Many questioned the high cost of...
Touring Libyan Blogs: Summer, Diplomacy, Data Protection and the Right to Privacy
The sprawling summer days in Libya have kicked in fast bringing with them the beach season, which for me carries wafts of childhood holiday memories and funnily enough watermelons. As...
Palestine: Murder or terror rampage?
"Only Arabs are terrorists" reads the subject heading on a Palestine's blog, referring to the headlines such as "Bulldozer terror rampage in Jerusalem" splashed across Israeli and foreign newspapers after...
