Stories about Blogger Profiles from January, 2008
Bahrain: Washington Date for Blogger
Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif has been invited to speak at the Rand Corporation Conference, being held in Washington DC, next month.
Blogger of the Week: Salam Adil
Global Voices Online kicks off a series of weekly interviews with the bloggers and cyberactivists who amplify the voices of citizen journalists in their countries on this site. Our first interview is with Iraqi Salam Adil, who brings us the heartbreaking stories, joys, observations, tribulations and hopes of Iraqi bloggers.
South Africa: 2008 South Africa Blog Awards
Cherryflava announces the 2008 South Africa Blog Awards: “This year's SA Blog Awards site is now live – with initial nominations opening up on the site on Monday 11 February [put that in your diary now]. All last year's categories are still up for grabs, as well as a few...
Uganda: Bloggers Happy Hour
Darlyne shares her experience at the first 2008 Uganda Bloggers Happy Hour: “And so it was, BHH I mean and it rocked. I was the first one there as I usually am only because I work so close to Mateos and finish work at 4 so I am basically idle...
Australia: Top Blogs
The Blogger at Dipping into the Blogpond has compiled a list of top 100 Australian blogs based on the blogs Alexa and Technorati rankings. (via Endverse)
Syria: campaign to release Syrian blogger Tarek Baiasi
Bloggers in Syria are running an online campaign to raise awareness about the case of the 23 years old Syrian blogger, Tarek Baiasi, who has been arrested since July 7th, 2007 for critical comments he posted on a deemed “sensitive” website.
China: Car Accident at Xiamen University
QienKuen reads the news about a military car knocking down a student in Xiamen university campus from the school BBS (zh).
Saudi blogger Alfarhan detained for violating rules not related to state security
Responding to repeated requests for comment with a brief cellphone text message, a spokesperson for the Saudi Interior Ministry, confirmed yesterday that blogger Fouad Alfarhan was being held for “interrogation for violating non-security regulations.”
Japan: Top blogger calls it quits, again
Asiajin reports that Wakatsuki Chinatsu, Japan's top blogger, who in late November declared that she would take a break from blogging only to change her mind [ja] shortly thereafter, has decided to call it quits for real this time.
