Archive for
September 2nd, 2005
Stories
Echoes from the Tunisian blogosphere
Zizou from Djerba wonders why there is a lack of information and news about cities and towns other than the capital in Tunisia, saying that the traditional media is not covering these places enough and that he hopes blogs will take over this mission.
Adib and MMM talk about FIFAK 2005, the International Amateur Film Festival that is being held in Kelibia, from August 27 until September 3. Adib attended and provides reviews of the festival and the best movies here and here.
Yamen will be visiting the USA in a special program organized by the U.S. Department of State and The White House, through which leaders, politicians and academics from around the world will be present and meet together; He will be representing Tunisia.
Karim writes about the shock he and others got when they witnessed a topless photo shoot at a public beach in Gammarth.
The Brunette talks about how her aunt gave her a Tunisian cooking book because she thinks she's old enough for marriage and will certainly need it soon. She goes on about how many weird recipes there are and how complicated it all seems.
Links for Fri, 2005-09
Neeka's Backlog takes us on an introductory tour of the muscular posters and uncompromising ideology that are offered by Russia's National Bolshevik Party to attract support.
Nathan Hamm writes on Registan about India's attempts to compete for Central Asian energy resources.
Among the offerings from Pestiside are a lawsuit by the license-holders for Big Brother against a Hungarian reality-TV show, and special regulations to limit damage done by boozy Brits on overseas binges.
Sueandnotu rants about the apparently arbitrary changes to public transport and the road network in the Georgian capital, Tblisi.
this, that, & whatever, written from Barbados, has a difficult time reflecting on Hurricane Katrina and “the apparent ceaselessness and inevitability of the terrible … tragedy of the human condition.”
Oneworld Multimedia previews two rock bands from Georgia who will be taking part in tomorrow's music festival in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.
Tim's El Salvador Blog notes that the Salvadoran “National Assembly passed a measure Wednesday night recommending that the government send a contingent of troops to the region affected by Hurricane Katrina.”
Tomas Sancio compares the US reaction to Hurricane Katrina with the Venezuelan reaction to the 1999 La Guaira floods. He also points out that the US government has accepted aid offered by the Venezuelan government.
Uganda CAN reports on the reunion with her relatives of a 12 year-old Ugandan girl who went missing 18 months ago during a raid on her displaced persons' camp by the Lord's Resistance Army.
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