Global Voices Online

“Moscow’s Historical Mosque has launched a new Internet site as part of its outreach effort, but in an indication that Muslim leaders anticipate that the site will be hacked by opponents of Islam, the site’s organizers have linked it to three different addresses,” Window on Eurasia reports.

Window on Eurasia writes on the deportation of a Buryat lama from China.

Window on Eurasia writes about Ramzan Kadyrov's “systemic separatism”: “his efforts to sharply limit Moscow’s control over his republic while not seeking independence as such.”

Marko Bucik writes about Slovenia's presidential campaign, which is “much more about personalities than beliefs.”

Ultra Violet on the wraps on women's sexuality in India. Like sanitary napkins bundled in newspaper packages.

Towards A Utopia on the results of the drinking water tests in the village of Sooriyapokuna.

All Things Pakistan on the various version of the 1965 war between India and Pakistan.

Stylestation of being American, six years in the US and nationality.

In its latest report, the Human Rights Watch made the point that Hezbullah did not use civilians as human shields while fighting against Israel in the war during summer 2006. The report rebukes Israel for the unjustified bombing of civilian areas leading to more than 1,000 civilian deaths. Beirut Spring, Remarkz and Les Politiques reflect on this report.