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10 September 2006

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Stories from 10 September 2006

Reunion: Actively Blogging

Written by Alice Backer · Sub-Saharan Africa

Alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, Reunion a French Overseas Department located in the Indian Ocean to the East of Africa has one of the most active blogospheres in the...

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Bermuda: Blogging hurricane Florence

Written by Georgia Popplewell · Caribbean

The video above was captured this afternoon by Bermuda bloggers Shawn and Sue “from the Southshore, Eastern end of Bermuda, approx 24 hours before Florence is scheduled to arrive.” Florence...

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China: Mao Who?

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

Saturday marked the thirtieth anniversary of Mao Zedong's death. Like the closeted bones some families would rather just forget about, China seems to be serious about moving on from the...

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South Asia Blog Buzz

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

The latest from the South Asian blogs: Bangladesh: - Rajputro writes a satirical piece on how the load shedding (power cuts to manage shortage in electricity supply) in Bangladesh can...

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Philippines: Politicians rush to change the Constitution

Written by Mong Palatino · Philippines

Since July of last year, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has endorsed the proposal to change the 1987 Constitution. The charter change or Cha-Cha drive has divided the nation. On one...

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The Table of Free Voices

Written by Rezwan · Western Europe

Bebelplatz, a square in Berlin, situated near to state opera and the Humboldt University buildings has an infamous past. Seventy Three years ago (1933) Nazi youths instigated by their Propaganda...

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Updates from 10 September 2006

Seckasysteme points to (Fr) an article by Dr. Mame Marie Faye expressing growing discontent with President Abdoulaye Wade's leadership. She writes: “For a few months now, the sense that the end of an era is approaching is pervading this country and nothing or anyone can stop it. With the latest fad among our leaders to serve us the thankless plate of “Senegality” we Senegalese have now understood that nothing is to be expected from such leaders because they will forever be inept at leading this country. We ask you [President Wade] to start packing your bags to pave the way for the real leaders that we will choose with maturity.” (No permalink available.)

• Alice Backer

Martinique

Le Blog de [Moi] deplores (Fr) historian/anthropologist Boris de Rachewiltz' take on African female homosexuality in his 1993 book on African sexual practices:”Homosexuality is covered in the paragraph on sexual deviations. Promiscuity, absence of the other sex and narcissism, use of sex toys as penis substitutes: it's all there.”

• Alice Backer