6 February 2006
Stories from 6 February 2006
Bahrain, more cartoons and animated conversations
The week in Bahrain continues to be dominated by cartoons, which even overshadowed an important speech by the king!
Haitian Election Countdown: Two Bloggers' views
Are Haitians Really Safer Leading Up to the Election? Haitian blogger Yon Ayisyen, a French-speaking blogger whose name means “A Haitian”, reports his impressions of the buildup to Tuesday, February...
Costa Rica Waits for Surprising Election Results
The supposedly predictable Costa Rican elections bring up surprising results as the Candidate Otton Solis faces off with ex-president Oscar Arias for the presidential seat, less than half a point...
This Week in Palestinian Blogs: State of Denial
One year of resistance in Bil'in… Bil'in, which has been struggling non-violently for almost one year now, continues to be robbed by the Israeli occupational forces as the first anniversary...
Pakistan: Blog-o-reaction
Well, by now, everyone is well aware of the controversy that resulted from the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad, and the resulting protests that have occurred around the world....
Introduction to Russian Blogosphere
Everyone in Russia seems to have a LiveJournal, and that huge, cacophonous Russian-language playground (and, often, a battleground) dwarfs what would otherwise be considered a pretty sizable English-language blogosphere. So...
Arab Bloggers Take on Danish Cartoons
As the debate rages on over the publication of controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, Arab bloggers are reacting with their own take on the...
The African women’s blogsphere this week
Her love of her country notwithstanding, Rombo the Rambler agonises on how a ‘country that has so much potential gets it so wrong so often’ despite the ‘intelligent, forward-thinking, grounded...
Voices From Zimbabwe and the Great Lakes
Zimbabwe: Inflation continues to rule the day in Zimbabwe where they recently introduced a 50,000 dollar note in a bid to help hauling the country's porous currency around. Ironically, said...




































As they say here, Morsy is the first presidential candidate ever to run for presidency against his will, and people...