Global Voices Online

Doing Jalsa and Showing Jilpa has a hilarious but telling post on the various stereotypes that heroines in films are slotted into.

Recent Links also in South Asia

Subhan Choudhury at “Why did Bangladesh cross the road?” describes the state of the overcrowded marine transport vessels in Bangladesh which are prone to repeated disasters.

Mohamed Aseel Hassan from Maldives comments on the Swiss minaret ban: “I am outraged that one of the most liberal countries in the world would vote to pass such a ridiculous motion. It's a gross violation of peoples right to freedom of religion and of expression.”

Dare to be different posts a letter from a disappointed customer of the Sri Lankan state airlines detailing the suffering due to negligence in service.