Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 May 21

21 May 2011

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Stories from 21 May 2011

Bulgaria: People Bring Flowers to Sofia's Mosque

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Hungary: Facebook Blocked Popular Far-Right Website

Written by Marietta Le · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

France: French Women Bloggers on the DSK Scandal

Written by Claire Ulrich · Western Europe

French feminists bloggers and women bloggers writing on women's issues, have gained a larger audience and a new respect in France in the aftermath of the Domininique Strauss-Kahn scandal. Meet...

Georgia: Beyoncé's Girls Rule an Apocalyptic… Caucasus?

Written by Ana Keshelashvili · Central Asia & Caucasus

The premiere of American singer Beyoncé's "Run The World (Girls)" video on May 18 evoked much debate among bloggers and social media users in Georgia for a less than expected...

Brazil: “The City's Most Beautiful Band” Wins the Internet

Written by Debora Baldelli · Quick Reads · Latin America

Malaysia: Tweets on the Orphanage Landslide

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

While the world was busy discussing the ‘end of the world,’ Malaysians mourned the death of innocent children who were buried in a landslide in an orphanage motivational camp near...

Translating a Vietnamese song to English

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Vietnam: Increasing number of high-rise buildings

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Azerbaijan: National Identity

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Vietnamese phonetic alphabet

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Myanmar: Ban on use of CDs, USB sticks, floppy drives

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Thailand: Social media, elections, and politics

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

France, World: Discontent Against G8 Meeting About the Internet

Written by Suzanne Lehn · Quick Reads · Western Europe

North Africa: Manifesto for a Maghreb of Cinema

Written by Suzanne Lehn · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Nigeria: The Nigerian Event Awards 2011

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

Rwanda: Government threatens to assassinate opposition

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

Chad: How Communities Are Rebuilding Lives

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