Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 September 01

1 September 2010

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Stories from 1 September 2010

The South African Blog Awards were started in 2005 to showcase the best blogs in South Africa voted for by the public. Nominations for 2010 South African Blog Awards took...

Nepal: Indian Embassy And The Media

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

India: The Story Of A Backpacking Ninja

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Pakistan: Postcards From Hell

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Guatemala: Syndicated Criminals Denounce Conditions Impeding Their Work

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Serbia: “Better on Facebook Than in the Streets”

Written by Danica Radovanovic · Eastern & Central Europe

The new school year in Serbia is about to start, and local newspapers are filled with techno anti-utopian articles on the bad effects of the Internet and social networks. A...

Paraguay: Environmental Consequences of Development

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Bahamas: Earl's Path

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: A Little Less Conversation

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: National Awards

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cuba: The Mother's Experience

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

Bermuda: Sacred Cow

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bangladesh: How To Mug A PC

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Indigenous People and Mines in Canada

Written by Johanne Veilleux · North America

The Indigenous community in North America share many similar challenges with many citizens of the developing world. Poverty is endemic even though their territories are often rich in natural resources....

MENA: That's Not Hijab!

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

This Ramadan, several campaigns encouraging women to wear, or correct their method of wearing hijab have been launched. Two such campaigns--in Iran and Palestine--have sparked conversation amongst a subset of...