11 November 2008

Stories from 11 November 2008

Algeria: Boutef vs. Barack

The Moor Next Door shares an article from Le Matin contrasting the election of Barack Obama in the United States with that of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algeria.

11 November 2008

Palestine: Anxiety

Palestinian diaspora blogger We Will Return expresses anxiety over Abbas’ speech to the Palestinian people.

11 November 2008

Morocco: Thriving On Fear

A Moroccan About the World Around Him writes about the recent case of Yassine Belassal, the teenager who modified Morocco's motto (God, Country, King) to idolize his favorite soccer team,...

11 November 2008

India: Prince of Kolkata retires

November 9th will be remembered in many Indian hearts. The day when Ganguly, ‘the god of the offside’ bid adieu to the world of International Cricket. Sourav Ganguly was India's most...

11 November 2008

Cuba: Hospital Visit

“A bucket in one hand, a pillow under my arm, and a fan balanced on my hip”: Generation Y says that with hospitals in Cuba, “the patients’ families must bring...

11 November 2008

Caribbean: Tributes to Makeba

Jamaica's Abeng News Magazine, Barbados’ Life, Unscripted, on the Rock, and Caribbean blog One Tribe, Many Voices all pay tribute to the late South African musical icon Miriam Makeba.

11 November 2008

Bermuda: Avoiding the Issue?

As the UK Foreign Affairs Committee publishes a report containing recommendations for Bermuda to improve its accountability and transparency, Vexed Bermoothes thinks that the Premier is “raising the noise level...

11 November 2008

Jordan: Until the King Speaks

Jordanian The Black Iris writes about things are quickly fixed in his country, following the King's intervention. “The whole concept that I, as a Jordanian citizen, am unlikely to see...

11 November 2008

Guyana: Value Added Tax

Living Guyana thinks it's “about frigging time that…businesses start quoting prices inclusive of VAT”, adding: “It is about time that consumers start to demand more of the businesses they patronize.”

11 November 2008

Armenia: Gyumri

jack'sVolunteerWorkInArmenia details his weekend trip to Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri. Situated close to the (closed) border with Turkey, the city will next month commemorate the 1988 earthquake which...

11 November 2008

U.S.: Proposition 8 Silence

Unzipped: Gay Armenia expresses its disappointment that Armenian-American LGBT groups remain silent in light of the recent vote to ban same-sex marriages in California which accompanied Barack Obama's victory in...

11 November 2008

China: Young Gangs

DANWEI has translated a local report on the emerging of young gangs (born in 1990s) in Beijing.

11 November 2008