Stories from 21 November 2005
Cuba: Porno Para Ricardo
Venepoetics is impressed by Gorki Águila's Cuban punk band, Porno Para Ricardo and translates an excerpt of an interview (ES) done by his friend, Simón Bravo.
Argentina: Blog Map
Mirko has created a map of Argentinean bloggers using Frappr.
Venzuela: Pop, Diplomacy, 3rd Blog Bday, and Xmas Traditions
The Devil's Excrement reviews the Caracas Pop Festival, Daniel has more on the Mexico-Venezuela diplomacy tensions, Aleksander Boyd reflects on three years of his excellent aggregation of English-stories on Venezuela, Vcrisis, just as Google News stops indexing the site. Tomas Sancio explains Christmas in Venezuela.
New Specialist Blogs: A Growing Chilean Opportunity
Inside the Chilean Blogs world, we have a specialist blog community. This community is characterized by people that have worked for the government, or are in the academic field, participate in social movement and also have leadership in their area. It is not only a thematic blog community, these are...
Iran: A Winner Blog
Zannevesht, a blog written by Mrs. Parastoo Dokoohaki, was chosen as the best Iranian blog by the jury for Deutsche Welle weblog awards.
This Week in Palestinian Blogs: More than Checkpoints
Yesterday the 20th of November was the Universal Children's Day. Happy anniversary children of the World, may you celebrate this year and every year with joy, health and peace… Palestine Blogs took the opportunity to remember Palestine's dear children who has been suffering under the Israeli occupation since as early...
Bangladesh: Having it my way
Bangladesh: Having it my way
Sri Lanka: Bush teaches Elections 101
Sri Lanka: Bush teaches Elections 101
Sri Lanka: Mr President, listen to me!
Sri Lanka: Mr President, listen to me!
Pakistan: A different curriculum
Pakistan: A different curriculum
South Asia: Muslim in Britain
South Asia: Muslim in Britain
India: FOSS.IN
India: FOSS.IN
India: On finding a house
India: On finding a house
China, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Taiwan: Giant Partner
KTemoc Konsiders says that ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia would be happy to know that China is now ASEAN's biggest export market and the putative leader of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. At least the prospect of making money through trade with the U.S., he says, should prevent China...
China, Japan, Korea: Superiority Complex
Yaw and Mog worry about Japan's disturbing superiority complex, lately evidenced by two best-selling comics that belittle Korea and China.
China, Taiwan: Taiwanization of China
“It is already under way,” posits Madman of Chu in a post discussing the “coming Taiwanization of China.” Still, the rivalry continues. The leaky pen notes China's attempt to upstage Taiwan's Golden Horse film awards by having overseas Chinese stars attend its Golden Rooster award ceremony a day earlier.
Indonesia: Local Apprentice
adinoto's blog watches the pilot episode of The Apprentice Indonesia, with local businessman Peter Gontha in the Trump position. Says adinoto (Indonesian): “Sorry folks no offense I would rather watching Donald’s version.”
Malaysia: Spreading Porn
Prurient The Malay Male argues for the development of a local pornography industry. He argues: “The real benchmark for a truly developed nation and/or people is the porn scene thriving in that particular country.”
Philippines: Little Brown Brother
Manuel L. Quezon III runs down the history of the controversial “paternal-racist” phrase “little brown brothers,” first used by William Howard Taft, the Philippines’ first American governor-general.
Afghanistan Blogs: Dead Poetess, Violence & Liberation
Guftugo ( it means dialogue), an Afghan blogger, writes about Nadia Anjoman, poetess who was murdered by her husband in Herat. Many say jealousy motivated husband to kill this young poetess. Guftugo say in dark Afghanistan's dark society men like women are oppressed. Guftugo asks himself how Nadia's husband could...
Jordan: How to cope with a disaster?
Arrabi recommends reading “I Lived In The Garden Of Allah” (By R.V.C. Bodley), which Arrabi says it's very inspiring in how to cope with disaster, especially in light of the recent events that struck Jordan. The story closing, “You and I are not Mohammedans: we don't want to be fatalists....
