Stories from 3 October 2009
Hungary: Cycling Is “Chic” – but “Fascist”
In the past three years the number of participants of the Budapest Critical Mass events has been growing, reaching some of 80,000 by April 2008. This year, on Sept. 22, they held another event to demonstrate the growing importance of cycling as an alternative form of urban transport.
Bahrain: The end of blogging
Redbelt, from Bahrain, predicts the end of blogging .. as we know it.
Algeria: Qadhafi at the UN
The Moor Next Door, an Algerian-American blogger, comments on Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi's appearance at the United Nations.
Bahrain: Top 50 Power List
Bahrain's Top 50 power list? Ammaro shares his take in this post.
Morocco: Mehdi ben Barka's disappearance
The Maghreb Politics Review announces: “Interpol will put out an arrest warrant for four Moroccans for the ‘disappearance’ of Mehdi ben Barka.”
Bahrain: Bangkok Help?
Bahraini Mahmood Al Yousif is in Bangkok – and needs your help.
Brazil: Honduran crisis triggers international relations debate
The Honduran crisis reached the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. In addition to newspapers and TV networks, Brazilian bloggers were triggered to discuss on international politics in South America.
Dubai: The Joy of Arabic Perfume
Fashionnova Bahrain discovers the joy of concentrated Arab perfume during a trip to Dubai, UAE.
Arab World: Arabisk Dates Moved
The last day of voting for Arab blogging contest Arabisk has been moved to 16:00 GMT, October 5, announced organisers (Ar).
Indonesia: Thousands still trapped under rubble
More than 3,000 people are still trapped under rubble days after a 7.6-magnitude quake struck Indonesia. Indonesian bloggers are reacting to the latest earthquake disaster which killed at least 1,000 people in the country.
Japan: Visiting Todaiji Temple
Yama explains [ja] in detail the architecture of Todaiji temple [ja] (東大寺) in Nara and of its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden), the largest wooden building in the world. Pictures of the temple complex are also provided.
