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August 11th, 2006
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Posts from Peru
Some of the recent political news inspired new posts in Peruvian blogs; here are some of them:
Jomra takes a look at Quechua in Congress: a small step for a language forgotten by the State (ES). The post discusses the consequences of an incident that took place during the initial session of the new congress, when a congresswoman refused to be sworn in in Spanish and insisted on carrying it through in Quechua, the native language of thousand of Peruvians and one of the official languages of the country. I was particularly pleased with the final reflection of the blogger:
El día en que dejemos de lado el hispanocentrismo daremos un paso adelante en el reconocimiento pluricultural del Estado, de nuestra población, y un paso en la integración (que no asimilación) de todos los peruanos sin necesidad de obligarles a abandonar lo que son o lo que tienen para una idea única de lo culturalmente mejor, que es lo que predomina, somos un país que tiende a convertir a sus miembros en alienados sin alma ni espíritu, y que olvida los otros idiomas en perjuicio de las poblaciones que hablan dicho idioma, desde la educación hasta el trato con la administración central.
One of the congresswomen opposed to the use of Quechua in congress was Martha Hildebrandt, of whom the blog Opinión Libre (”Free Opinion”) focuses on but for another reason in, “Martha Hildebrandt: Will you know the meaning of the word SHAMELESS? (ES)” In this case one is his reluctance to return money procured not illegally, but of questionable morality.
Flying Over the Iraqi Blogodrome
I am holiday and in a flat with no Internet and no telephone. Yet I still get that urge that keeps drawing me back to the Internet café. My one-hour a day fix to feed my blogging habit. And the Iraqi bloggers are keeping me hooked.
Hacked
After an anonymous hacker temporarily brought down IraqBlogCount Konfused Kid is speculating about conspiracy theories.
As one blogger bows out…
I am sorry to see one of the most active of Iraqi bloggers leave the ‘drome. (more…)
Russia: Portraits of Putin
Samson Sholademi - LJ user sholademi, journalist of a Russian tabloid Express Gazeta - displays a unique drawing collection on his blog: portraits of Russia's president Vladimir Putin, made by children (mainly).
There is Putin “relaxing at home, reading a book to his doggie Kony” (by Vika Lvova, 9), and there is Putin with Kony on a desert island (by Boris G., 11), and there is Putin “always brushing his teeth in the morning, and there's a toilet made of gold in his bathroom” (by Nastya Karpova, 9).
There is Putin driving around with George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice (by Dasha N., 12), and there is Putin next to the Kremlin Wall, with the Russian flag up and the U.S. flag down: “Russia - forever, America - pfooooo!” (by D. Petrenko, 11), and there is Putin's fist directed at a head with Hitler's mustache and a U.S. flag above it, with the words: “George is a very bad cowboy! V. V. Putin will protect us!” (by Roman Belov, 6-grader).
There is a Boris-Berezovsky-look-alike Putin, standing next to a boxing ring, wearing a suit instead of a kimono: the author - Alisa Lukshina, 7, daughter of LJ user agatangel, Kyiv, Ukraine - isn't sure what “kimono” is.
There is a fish with Putin's initials - VVP - sitting on a gas pipe (by an anonymous young man).
There is Putin with a Russian tricolor halo around his head (by LJ user zhivaya_voda).
There is much more.
Mommy Bloggers Achieve Community and Empowerment in the Lusosphere
One of the most active blogging categories in the fast expanding Lusosphere is that of the ‘mommy bloggers'. The movement is championed by a Brazilian blog which turned into book, and now is about to launch its own TV show on a cable channel. And beyond this example, there is a general enthusiasm displayed by the authors and readers of parenting blogs that is part of the general blogging phenomenon already noticed in many other spheres.
the crazy adventures of two girls who already delivered children
O Mothern, além de ser blog, livro, coluna de revista e casa de ópio para mães internautas viciadas em guestbooks, vai ser também um programa no GNT! O programa está sob a responsabilidade da produtora Radar Mixer, um povo muito competente. Pelo que vimos e palpitamos até agora, tem tudo para ser um sucesso. E não somos só nós duas, corujas, que achamos isso. A própria Letícia Muhana, diretora do canal, disse outro dia na imprensa que “Mothern estréia em agosto e será semanal - a primeira temporada terá 13 episódios, mas digo sem medo de errar que veio para virar programa de linha”. Sendo assim, está confirmadíssimo: nossas aventuras e muitas outras situações mothernas vão estar na tela do canal mais feminino do Brasil. Assistam, nem que seja no televizinho, espalhem e comentem. Crescei e multiplicai-vos, motherns : )
programa no GNT - Mothern
GNT TV show - Mothern
Myanmar's Week of Terror
Moe Moe wants to remind people that this week is an important week in Myanmar's history.
Today is August 8th and I wanted to write a post about the injustice that happened to Burmese people on August 8th, 1988 (8-8-88).
On that particular day, the Burmese army killed hundreds of unarmed protestors who were demanding greater democracy, The next couple of days saw more violence.
The blogger links to an excerpt from Burmawatch.org
Soldiers pointed their automatic rifles in the crowds. Then, suddenly, the two warning pistol shots came and within seconds the automatic rifle shots took the center stage and scores of people, young and old fell to their death instantly. The streets near the City Hall turned chaotic with people screaming, running and taking cover in random directions.
Hostpitals were filled with the dead and the injured. Blood supplies were running dry. The situation was so desperate that doctors and nurses took out a procession requesting the soldiers to stop shooting.
One of the comments on the post says
I think the Burmese people may never be free from the military dictatorship in this lifetime. We should wise up and realise that hopes and dreams do not always come true if the Burmese continue to be a fragmented people. Truth is that many Burmese still live in extreme poverty with no hopes of change whereas a selected elite live out their *dreams* amidst the oppression of their own people by being indifferent.
The blogger responds
Life will always be a struggle, so we cannot give up, no matter what we do. If what we are hoping for is particularly difficult and hard to get, I think we each can do little things to bring about change. I try to often blog about the horrid things going on in Burma, to remind me, my friends, and also people who have never known this. My way of doing the small things and alot of political activists doing these small things - will they just be a drop in the lake? Probably but alot of drops can fill the lake or dry it, whichever way it goes.
Links for Fri, 2006-08
Registan.net publishes a letter circulating amongst US resettlement workers who are helping resettle refugees from last year's violence in Uzbekistan's eastern city of Andijon. The letter addresses what the anonymous authors says are very serious problems that need to be addressed to prevent the refugees from returning to Uzbekistan.
Irene continues to detail the trials and tirbulations involved in getting a residency permit in Kazakhstan (RU).
James of neweurasia has more on the death of Said Abdullo Nuri, who he says was instrumental in moving forward the peace process ending the Tajik civil war.
Metroblogging Mumbai on the state of the Byculla Zoo in Mumbai, and if it makes more sense to revamp it, rather than move it to another place outside the city.
Dhristipat Group Blog on the changing (or not) landscape of Bangladesh that appeared in a movie fifty years back - “Around the world in 80 days”.
All Things Pakistan has a great post on rediscovering Sufi poetry through contemporary singers and bands. There is an interesting discussion in the comments space on translations and the message of Sufi poetry.
Or how I learnt to stop worrying reflects on his predicament as his wife and child are due to arrive in the US via London. He also pauses to wonder about the concept of Islamic fundamentalism and what consequences Bush's actions have had.
LJ user sholademi posts pictures from this year's celebration of the Paratroopers' Day in Moscow on June 2. He also reviews (RUS) what Russian bloggers have been saying about the day on which lots of people prefer to leave the city to avoid the paratroopers' rough behavior.
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