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7 August 2010

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Stories from 7 August 2010

Pakistan: Call It Pornistan?

Written by Sana Saleem · South Asia

Last month, Fox News published a report claiming that Pakistan ranks first in porn web searches according to Google index. Pakistani Bloggers analyze the report and raise some valid points...

Voices of Young African Leaders Heard at Obama's Forum

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

The President's Forum with Young African Leaders took place in Washington, DC from August 3-5 2010. Delegates from Sub Saharan Africa were invited to exchange ideas on development in their...

Russia: New Bill to Rename Russian Police

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Paraguay: Salvador Cabañas Using Guaraní To Express Himself

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Bahrain: Expensive Vote Buying

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

Bahrain: Election Indicators

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

Bahrain: CrowdVoice Video Out

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

Kuwait: Rise in Suicides among Migrant Workers

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

Egypt: The Wonderful World of Kamel Kilani

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

Bahrain: Back to Ranting

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

Bahrain: Watching Yusuf Al Siddiq

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

Ghana: Translating constitution into local languages

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa: African movies I would like to watch

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya: Don't dismiss those who rejected new constitution

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Overcoming negative stereotypes in the South Caucasus

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

This guest post for the World Bank's World Development Report 2011 is the first in a series on "New Media and Conflict" which explores the affect of new communication technologies...

Nepal: Fourth Round Fails to Elect a Prime Minister

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Pakistan: TEDx Lahore

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia