Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 March 08

8 March 2009

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Stories from 8 March 2009

This weekend the Syrian blogosphere warmed up for a new confrontation. A group of bloggers launched a campaign against the spread of blogs advancing LGBT rights, and the response came...

Brazil: Introducing the Web, a “Digital Baptism”

Written by Paula Góes · Latin America

A "Digital Baptism" workshop brought digital inclusion to Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais this Saturday, introducing the basics of using a computer to those...

Bangladesh: YouTube And Esnips ban confirmed

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Egypt: Diigo Fever

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Qatar: Zeidi's Brother Speaks Out

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Jordan's “shameful reaction”

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt: State Security following you on Twitter?

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt: Poster to Mark International Women's Day

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Arabia: Women can ride horses

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Turkey: Pictures from Istanbul

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Palestine: Welcome to Hebron

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Qatar: The nature of exploitation

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

MENA: Clinton Does the Middle East

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Hillary Clinton wrapped up her first visit to the Middle East as US Secretary of State, with stopovers in Sharm El Sheikh, Israel, the West Bank and Turkey. Bloggers from...