Stories from 22 March 2009
Jordan: Photographs from Damascus
Jordanian Ali Dahmash is back from Damascus, Syria, and shares photographs he has taken there in this post.
Saudi Arabia: Ordeals Facing Single Mothers
From Saudi Arabia, Rasha writes about the ordeals divorced mothers face in her country.
Egypt: Stop Oppressing Bloggers
“Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, writes a letter to [Egyptian] President Hosni Mubarak condemning the state’s oppression against bloggers, noting Kareem amongst those abused by...
Egypt: Free Kareem Tweets
The Free Kareem campaign, calling for the release of Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabil Suliaman, is now available on Twitter, announced the site. Click on the link for more information on...
Egypt: Cabinet Reshuffle
Zeinobia, from Egypt, comments on recent changes in the Cabinet.
Egypt: Jaiku is now ‘useless
“Jaiku announced yesterday that they will support SMS to the US only …In short, Jaiku now is going to be pretty useless,” writes Moftasa, from Egypt.
Egypt: The Call for Prayer
“One of the things that I miss the most when I travel is the call to prayer that I hear five times a day here,” writes Maryanne Stroud Gabbani, from...
Bahrain: Poem to all Mothers
Bahraini Jinan [Ar] dedicates a poem to all the mothers in Palestine, Iraq, Bahrain and the world on the occasion of Mother's Day.
Bahrain: Poem to Daughter
From Bahrain, Randah Hamadah marks Mother's Day with a poem dedicated in the memory of her daughter Samar Al Ansari.
Bahrain: Reading Twilight
Hypnotic Verses from Bahrain is reading Twilight and shares her thoughts on the book in this post.
Algeria: Qadhafi and Africa
“The Africans are increasingly disappointed with Qadhafi’s performance as AU President,” writes Algerian The Moor Next Door about the Libyan leader's ‘adventures’ in Africa.
Cambodia: Oil wealth
There are reports hinting of large oil and gas deposits in Cambodia. Will this create a vast oil wealth for Cambodia?
Cambodia: Online music websites
Piseth suggests a few websites which offer free Cambodian music downloads.
Cambodia: Rising cases of acid attacks
A report shows there has been an increase in acid attacks in Cambodia in recent years.
Lao idioms
Bryan, A Laotian American writer, identifies some of the popular Lao idioms.
Laos: Blog of a coffee cooperative
A blog was set-up by a coffee cooperative in southern Laos.
Vietnam: Yahoo! 360 to close blog service
News about the decision to Yahoo! 360 to end its blog service has alarmed many Vietnamese. Yahoo! 360 is the most popular blog platform in Vietnam.
