Stories from 12 July 2010
Saudi Arabia: Why am I on Twitter?
“Why am I on Twitter?” writes (Ar) Saudi writer Turki Aldakhil. “My friends convinced me that I was old if I didn't have an account. I wanted to feel young,...
Egypt: Alaa Al Aswany on World Affairs
Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany has started blogging at the World Affairs journal. Here‘s his first post entitled Islam, Election Rigging and Right vs. Wrong.
Bahrain: Facebook Page for BSPCA
The Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals now has a page on Facebook here.
Egypt: Rehabilitation for Police Officers?
Egyptian Mostafa writes: “Since change from the top seems unlikely. Civil society should establish programs to reach out and provide alternative career options for current police officers who are willing...
Lebanon: Round up of the Lebanese Blogosphere
Lebanese blog +961 posts this week's round up of links from Lebanese blogs here.
Russia: Tax Service Lacks Paper to Process Documents
Saleksashenko posts [RUS] a photo of the announcement in the office of a local Tax Service [RUS] that says the department lacks paper to process documents. This case illustrates the real...
China: Wang Hui's plagiarism scandal, international turn
A plagiarism scandal broke out in March in Chinese academic circles when Nanjing University literature professor Wang Binbin charged that Wang Hui's dissertation on Lu Xun -Resistance to despair –...
Bosnia Herzegovina: Roman influence in Srebrenica
The Daily Seyahatname writes about the historical Roman influence on the town of Srebrenica and Bosnia in general.
Nigeria: Documentary on Babangida
Max Siollun posts links to a documentary critical of General Ibrahim Babangida, military ruler of Nigeria from 1985-1993 and a likely contender in the 2011 election. “An oldie but a...
South Korea: (iPhone 2) A Hierarchical Society Cannot Make an iPhone
Korean corporates who feel comfortable with hierarchical formation are facing an uphill battle with Apple's creative, horizontal network.
