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.
Mauritania: Venture Capital
Mohamed Fouad Barrada [fr] ruminates on the introduction of venture capital to Mauritania in the midst of this economic crisis.
Palestine: Anxiety
Palestinian diaspora blogger We Will Return expresses anxiety over Abbas’ speech to the Palestinian people.
Morocco: Unhappy Internet Users
Blog as I Wanted tells us that users of Moroccan ISP Wana are unhappy with the company's Internet speed.
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, FC Barcelona.
Barbados: The Fate of Graeme Hall
Barbadian blogs are doing their part to raise awareness of the plight of the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary: The Bajan Dream Project, Barbados Free Press and Barbados Photo Blog all say their piece.
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 successful Test Cricket captain who is credited for having nurtured the careers of many young players who played under him....
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 everything.”
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.
Trinidad & Tobago: Due Credit
TriniGourmet.com writes a post about copyright infringement and the local blogging community.
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 to avoid discussion of the issues – these are the real threat to Bermuda’s reputation, not the report that calls...
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 change in a whole myriad of issues until the King talks about them all, is simply disheartening,” he notes.
Arabs Read a Quarter of a Page a Year
Space and Time (Ar) links to UN statistics which show that Arabs read a quarter of a page a year on average, while Americans read 11 books.
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.”
Jordan: Automobile Expo
Ali, from Jordan, visits the Automobile Museum, where he took a few pictures of cars which were owned by the late King Hussein.
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 devastated much of its infrastructure and left tens of thousands dead or homeless. The blog says that twenty years on,...
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 last week's presidential election. The blog wonders why there have been no statements issued by at least four ethnic Armenian...
China: Indie music bands
Steve from the Fool's Mountain introduced a number of indie music bands in China.
China: Young Gangs
DANWEI has translated a local report on the emerging of young gangs (born in 1990s) in Beijing.
China: Ticking time bomb?
Angry Chinese blogger wrote about the potential out-break of social unrest in China.
Costa Rica: Supporting the Special Olympians
Roy Rojas of The News Star [es] to support the Costa Ricans who will be competing in the Central American and Caribbean Special Olympics.
