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11 September 2007

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Stories from 11 September 2007

Swahili Blogosphere: Debating race and national identity

Written by J. Nambiza Tungaraza · Sub-Saharan Africa

Richa is a Tanzanian of Indian descent. She was recently declared the winner of Miss Vodacom 2007. Her victory has attracted criticism from some members of public and has ignited a debate about national identity in the Swahili blogosphere.

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Peru: The Rising Boom of Peruvian Cuisine

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

There has been a national and international boom in regards to Peruvian gastronomy. Over the past years, talking about Peruvian food has been something very common. Radio and television programs, newspapers, books, cooking schools and of course, blogs have all taken part in the discussion. Peruvian bloggers are taking pride in being in the spotlight, while others seek to explain what else could be done to take advantage of this attention.

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China: Senior sues would-be Samaritan

Written by Bob Chen · East Asia

An older woman is knocked down as she tries to board a bus and breaks her collarbone. A young man, the first to have just exited the bus, helps her up and takes her to the hospital. After she accuses and successfully sues him, a moral debate sweeps across the blogsphere: are we to still lend a helping hand?

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Video-blogging from battlefield in Afghanistan

Written by Fred Petrossian · Central Asia & Caucasus

Vaughan Smith, founder of the Frontline Club for journalists in London, is video-blogging from Afghanistan on Frontline's blog. On September 1, 2007 he reported on a battle between British and...

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Updates from 11 September 2007

Japan

At from the inside, looking in, blogger fukamimi writes about a new bill calling for an increase in the number of white collar workers not eligible for overtime pay. In an attempt to overcome its unpopular image, the bill has been named the “Happy Family” Bill on the assumption that it allows workers to go home early to be with their families, although fukumimi gives four reasons the “latest attempt at media politics may be rather ill-advised”.

• Chris Salzberg

Ukraine

Petro of Petro's Jotter writes about Yulia Tymoshenko's “Contract With Investors” presentation: “I really dug the results oriented approach in everything she spoke about. Tangible project steps were outlined and timelines were stated. Like all good politicians she outlined broadsweeping reforms in a wide variety of sectors. Her answers to questions from the audience were concrete, thorough and intelligent. She seemed on top of the issues.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Ukraine

Foreign Notes writes about Party of the Regions' dilemma: “Will PoR be prepared to go into opposition as a result of elections its leadership consider illegal, if results are not it their favour? Will PoR be prepared to form a coalition with the party of a president who dismissed parliament and forced these ‘illegal' elections…?”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Iran

Kamangir says six years ago, on September 7th Salman Jariri [Fa]started writing the first Persian blog. Since then, tens of thousands of other Iranians have started writing in their blogs about everything, from how they have been thinking last night to the recent political development

• Fred Petrossian

Russia

The Accidental Russophile writes about the difference between the Russian and American views of international terrorism: “Putin's most recent tour of southeast Asia was little more than an arms dealer visiting his new customers.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

The Accidental Russophile links to the “Batman by Dostoyevsky” comics, reproduced at Brian Hughes' Again With The Comics: “This marriage of Classic Russian Literature and the Caped Crusader of Gotham also serves as further proof, if any were needed, that everything is better with Batman.” Judging by the comments, though, some Russians disagree.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Iran

In Iranian American Jews blog we read often times when folks discover that I was born on September 11th they express a sense of shock and sadness for me since terrorists attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001.The blogger says that one of the bloodiest days of the Iranian revolution was on September 11, 1978.The blogger adds I wonder how my life would have been different had there not been the Iranian revolution and the tragic events of senseless violence had not occurred on September 11, 1978

• Fred Petrossian