Stories from 13 July 2007
Albania: Immigrants in Greece
Our Man in Tirana links to an article on attitudes towards Albanian immigrants in Greece.
Russia: Sochi and Abkhazia
TOL's Steady State offers an Abkhaz perspective on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Russia: Sochi, Lobsters, Georgia
Mark MacKinnon posts a few quick notes on Sochi-2014, Putin's meeting with Bush, and Russia's relations with Georgia.
Bulgaria, Libya: Still Some Hope for Tripoli Six?
Declan Butler reports on the Tripoli Six case: “…so far the endgame script in this tragic case is playing out as predicted.” There's still some hope, though.
Eastern & Central Europe: More on the Economist's Coverage
The discussion of the Economist's coverage of East European economies and demography has moved from A Fistful of Euros to the Economist's Certain Ideas of Europe blog.
Palestine: Peace, War and Swanky Ramallah
What makes Ramallah so desirable and life in Gaza so confusing? And really, what are the limits of freedom? This week, we'll try to find the answers to those questions inside the Palestinian blogosphere.
Serbia's One and Only Science Blog: Help Save It!
Blogs would have been a great medium for interaction, publishing, communication and collaboration in science, a good place for showcasing Serbian scientific achievement, which has been in the shade lately, after years of sanctions, war and political disturbances. There is only one institutional science blog in Serbia, however - and it looks like it may soon disappear altogether. Please get involved and help save it!
Iran:Great photos from an international photographer
Nasrollah Kasraian,an international photographer, has just launched his personal site where you can see beautiful photos of Iranian people and places.
Iran:Democray and Abjeez
Thanks to Parsarts we can watch “Demokrasi Video” by Abjeez.
Liberia: crappy Time Magazine coverage
Liberia Ledger finds Time Magazine coverage of Liberia crappy: “This story is annoying. It's supposed to be a scary warning about the West African country of Guinea-Bissau as the newest narco-state. Interesting premise, but even as it mentions Liberia only once in a list of countries, somehow more than half...
Hindi Blogosphere: A brouhaha, customer service and blogger meets!
So it's after about one and a half month that we are looking at what has been going on in Hindi blogosphere. The dust had barely settled down when it rose again, this time on the issue of expulsion of a blog from the leading Hindi blog aggregator, Narad. For...
Nigeria: New Yam Festival
Ugo Daniels informs us about the New Yam Festival: “It’s getting nearer to that time of the year when every Igbo person gathers to celebrate the Iwa ji afo (New Yam Festival). For those who may want to know, Yam is the main agricultural crop of the Igbos and also...
Ethiopia: lies of the millenium
Read Enset's post about the Ethiopian government titled, Lies of the Millenium: “In the last two years, Ethiopia has produced a plethora of pathological liars; in fact, it produced more public liars than honest judges. Historically, Ethiopia is a country where the supply of the truth has always been in...
Kenya: Kenya offline
Rebecca Wanjiku writes about websites of companies in Kenya: “Having a website may be the latest fad for many Kenyan companies, but how many of these websites have relevant information? How many have content that browsers are looking for?”
Iran:More Student Activists were Arrested
City Boy reports that the July 9, 1999 Tehran student rebellion was the single most important movement against the Islamic Republic government.The 8th anniversary of this event in Iran started by attack on the Advar-e Tahkim Vahdat (High Council of the Office for the Strengthening Unity) who had gathered outside...
Francophone Morocco: Development, Modernization, and Creation
"Un amour pour ce pays qui sent la pointe de la critique comme une blessure à son inconditionnalité," is how one blogger describes her feelings toward her country, Morocco. Hamza Daoui takes us on a tour of Francophone Moroccan blogs, showing us the country's recent developments.
Nigeria: listen to Dudu Radio
Listen to Dudu Radio: “”…Dudu Radio broadcasts a selection of pre-recorded programs which provides listeners all over the globe with the opportunity to listen to a variety of music genres, including traditional and modern Nigerian and Africa music.”
Malaysia: Blogger Detained by Police
Malaysian bloggers are reporting that fellow blogger Nathaniel Tan was detained by the police earlier today. Malaysian bloggers including Nathanial's younger sister are monitoring the situation and trying to gather support for the blogger's release.
Africa: women's rights in Africa
Black Looks explores the old and new state of women's rights in Africa: “In Kenya the abortion debate went public when a mock tribunal was supposed to be held with 4 women telling their personal stories. Although anti-abortion activists managed to stop the debate the Vice President has come out...
Nigeria: a book on impact of mobile technology
Kenny writes about the book, Mobile Telephony: Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities for Socio-Economic Transformation in Nigeria, “Dominated by the voices of women's groups, market traders, businessmen and women, students and members of the public, the book gives a unique insight into the impact of mobiles at the grassroots level of...
India: Change and Calcutta
The closing of a sweet shop in Calcutta, gets Heartcrossings musing on change and Calcutta.
