Stories from 5 January 2009
India: A List Of Celebrity Blogs
You can find a list of 64 Indian celebrity blogs in Cutting The Chai.
India: Compassion vs. Business
I love life… so I explore discusses a shocking story -“a baby was sold by the doctors of a hospital because the parents could not clear their dues” and raises some questions regarding the health system of India.
Bangladesh: Fuzzy Maths
Shada Kalo blog debunks the defeated party's claims of poll rigging in Bangladesh explaining it with statistics.
Gaza: “Sarkozy confuses the victim and the perpetrator!”
Moroccan blogger Partageons nos passions [Fr] on world reaction to the Gaza bombings: “Sarkozy confuses the victim and the perpetrator! Perez publicly denies the murder of children in Gaza and the bombing of mosques! Arabs are in a deep sleep! The United Nations…a big waste!”
Palestine: “Gaza is not searching for an aspirin for its bloody wound”
Using generators for power when necessary, a number of Palestinians and foreign activists are still managing to send out reports on what is happening in the Gaza Strip. Here are some of the blog posts of the last 24 hours.
Facebook War Continues with Group Hacks
Global Voices has discussed the issue of censorship on Facebook and YouTube, particularly as it relates to the current Israeli attacks on Gaza. Today, however, it was discovered by a Global Voices reader that several “pro-Gaza” Facebook groups have been hacked, apparently by the Jewish Internet Defense Force (JIDF), the same group mentioned in our previous article. Jillian York investigates.
Global: Protesters in Full Force Against Gaza War
Millions of people around the world took to the streets in protest against the Israeli attack on Gaza over the previous few days. Here's a selection of videos posted on YouTube featuring demonstrations from Tel Aviv, London, Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul, where citizens from all walks of life raised their voices and chanted for peace in the region.
Recent Developments in Western Sahara
Writing on One Hump or Two?, Will Sommer updates us on recent developments in Western Sahara.
Morocco: War on Gaza a ‘Crime’
On the war on Gaza, Moroccan Laila Lalami notes: “When I think about all those who have died (like the five daughters of the Balousha family, Tahir Balousha, 17; Ikram Balousha, 14; Samar Balousha, 12; Dina Balousha, 8; and Jawaher Balousha, 4, all of whom were killed by an Israeli...
First Impressions of Dubai
World traveller Gary Arndt, who set off to travel around the world in March 2007, has just landed in Dubai, UAE, and registers his first impressions in this post.
Palestine: Cynthia McKinney Lived to Tell the Story
The Free Gaza Movement posts this article by American Green Party nominee for the US Presidential elections Cynthia McKinney, who is in Lebanon, after the boat she was in along with supporters and aid to Gaza was rammed by Israeli ships.
Bahrain: What is Hamas Thinking?
Bahraini blogger Ammar writes: “Israeli forces launched a ground offensive against Hamas, which probably means a larger death toll over the next few days. I don't understand the way Hamas thinks.”
Palestine: Gaza Updates for January 4
Palestinian Sameh Habeeb, writing at Gaza Strip, The Untold Story, continues to update us on the situation in Gaza in this post.
Egypt: “Is Egypt Gaza?”
An Egyptian asks: “is Egypt Gaza?, is Egypt Israel? who defend a foreign nation like Gaza why he is mad i defend a foreign nation like Israel?”
Jordan: The Gaza Connection
As Israel continues its attack on Gaza, Jordanian bloggers move beyond condemning the violence and translate their words and feelings into action. Ebtihal Mahadeen brings us the story.
Kazakhstan: LiveJournal Still Blocked
LiveJournal is still blocked in Kazakhstan – the national telecom operator started filtering it on October 7, although it never acknowledged this fact. Skullptor is sarcastic [ru]: I think it’s a step in the right direction. Kazakhs should be barred from Internet on the whole – there are viruses, porn,...
Georgia: IDPs
Swapping Purley-on-Thames for Tbilisi, Georgia pays a visit to collective centers for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the August war with Russia. Visiting with an ethnic Armenian Santa Claus and toys for the children, the blog says that conditions have improved in time for Winter, but there is little sign...
Trinidad & Tobago: Boxer Dies in Car Crash
Trinidad and Tobago's 2009 road death toll has already started, with the loss of a young and high-profile female boxer, Giselle Salandy (also known as Jizelle Joseph). Just a few weeks shy of her twenty-second birthday, Salandy had a promising career ahead of her and bloggers Caribbean-wide are taking the time to pay her tribute...
Ghana: A good relationship is like fufu
Gayle Pescud of This is Ghana compares fufu, a Ghanaian staple, with a good relationship.
Guyana: Litter Everywhere
The irony of referring to Georgetown as The Garden City is not lost on Living Guyana, who posts pictures of the littering problems plaguing the capital.
Cuba: Knowledge vs. Doctrine
“We keep a wary eye out for anyone who might approach our children lecherously, but few think to maintain the same vigilance in the face of the child abuse that focuses on minds rather than bodies”: Generation Y says that “doctrine is gaining ground to the detriment of knowledge.”
