10 September 2008

Stories from 10 September 2008

Sympathy and Support for Qatari student killed in the UK

A 16-year-old Qatari student visiting Britain died as a result of head injuries sustained when he was attacked by local youth. Mohamed Al-Majed was in Hastings, East Sussex, attending an English language course. The circumstances of the death are still under investigation but the police “are treating his death as a murder inquiry, and are investigating it as racially motivated at this time.” Reactions out of Qatar have been strong.

10 September 2008

Africa: Mobile Telephony in Africa

Kiwanja.net article about mobile telephony in Africa is featured in Microfinance Insights magazine: “The article – “Mobile Telephony and the Entrepreneur: An African Perspective” examines grassroots economic activity triggered by...

10 September 2008

Morocco: The Cost of Ideas

A Moroccan About the World Around Him ponders the cost of ideas, and attempts to explain why Mohammed Raji was given a hand of such swift (in)justice.

10 September 2008

South Africa: Can anyone be a journalist?

Aasra blogs about Highway Africa conference in South Africa: “I spent most of Tuesday morning speaking to delegates at Highway Africa, the media rendezvous in Grahamstown which ends on Wednesday....

10 September 2008

Guyana: Massacre Suspects Killed

The killing by joint army and police services of Guyana's most wanted man, Rondell "Fineman" Rawlins, and his "Lieutenant" Jermaine "Skinny" Charles on August 28, has been greeted with relief by the public and by bloggers.

10 September 2008

Haiti: Cabaret Hit Hard

The Livesay Haiti Weblog reports that in one of the areas hardest-hit by Hurricane Ike, “they are literally pulling dead babies and children out of muddy river beds and stacking...

10 September 2008

Trinidad & Tobago: Sea Moss

“Men in Trinidad are not bashful to claim how much of an elixir and aphrodisiac the sea moss drink is. It is believed to be an excellent reviver and energizer...

10 September 2008

Cuba: After Ike

“it now appears that Havana and its many historic buildings will be spared from the worst of the storm that has brought devastating consequences to the island’s housing, agriculture and...

10 September 2008

Jamaica: Soon Come

“For me, this was like staring into a mirror and recognizing myself for the first time”: Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp reviews Hugh Hodges’ Soon Come, which he says “provides a...

10 September 2008

Uganda: Mob Justice in Kampala

Mob justice in Kampala Uganda: “His trousers were bunched painfully around his groin, his feet barely touching the pavement as he was forcefully dragged by his belt. As they semi-hopped...

10 September 2008

South Africa: Highway Africa Media Awards

Simone writes about Highway Africa Media Awards: “Well, somewhere along the way it appears that the Highway Africa New Media Awards have been rebranded to the SABC-Highway Africa Digital Journalism...

10 September 2008