Stories from 18 November 2007
Iraq: Football Players Seek Asylum in Australia
Three Iraqi football players are seeking asylum in Australia, says Iraqi blogger Ladybird.
Iran:No to Circus
Several Iranian Green bloggers,including Mojgan Jamshidi,say[Fa] “no to circus” in Pardisan Natural Park in Tehran.They say that it is shameful to see suffering animals in a natural park.
Iran:Expensive dogs protect Ahmadinejad
Istgah reports[Fa] that the four dogs recently added to Ahmadinejad’s security team have been purchased form Germany for $150,000 each.
Brazil: Recycling the idea of recycling
“If there is anything that should be recycled in Brazil, it is the concept that Brazilians have of recycling itself”. Starting by this idea, Nivaldo Simões shows in a detailed post [pt] how the model of recycling adopted by Brazil and by other developing countries – of not reducing the...
Lebanon: Compromise President
The Blacksmiths of Lebanon discuss who the ideal ‘comprise’ president of Lebanon could be in this post.
Brazil: Black Pride and the racism debate
From 1550 to 1888 at least 3 million Africans were brutally shipped to Brazil by the slave trade, making nearly half of all the slaves brought to South America. Most of them came from Angola and Mozambique, then Portuguese colonies in Africa, and were subjected to forced labor in the...
Jordan: My First Crush
Jordanian Roba Al Assi takes us on a trip down memory lane to her school days in Saudi Arabia and her first crush. Read about it here.
Bahrain: Gas Deal with Iran
Iran has signed a multi-billion gas deal with Bahrain. Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif has the details here.
Bahrain: GulfRun Photos
Lebanese blogger Mark, who lives in Kuwait, posts pictures of GulfRun, a motor sports race from Bahrain, here.
Palestine: Crossing Checkpoints
Marcy Newman is in Palestine and writes about her experiences crossing checkpoints and visiting Palestinian villages there.
Jordan: Election Watchdog
Jordanian site 7iber is starting a new citizen journalism experiment – an election watchdog, writes Naseem Al Tarawnah.
Morocco: Trampling Marakkesh
Marakkesh is regaining its days of glory as the Mecca of tourists. With new mentions in international media, what do Moroccan bloggers have to say about the influx of tourists into their country? Here are the views from two of Morocco's louder bloggers.
Kuwait: Busy with Activities
It seems as if it's activity week in Kuwait. With cooler weather, Kuwait's bloggers are out of the doldrums and writing about their everyday activities. Kuwaiti blogger Abdullatof AlOmar has more.
Armenia: Return of the King President
Levon Ter Petrosian, Opposition Rally, Liberty Square, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia Without a doubt, the most significant event this winter has been the return of the first president, Levon Ter Petrosian, to the political scene in Armenia. Resigning in 1998 and living virtually as a recluse, Ter Petrosian came out...
Brazil: Updates from the BlogCamp BH
Superfície Reflexiva has live updates [pt] from BlogCamp BH, a bloggers meeting in Minas Gerais taking place this weekend. Ronaldo Ferraz is experimenting reporting also through a new tool, Twitter. The first day left him disappointed: “The subject that I feared most, blog monetization, was the dominating topic in the...
Brazil: Without internet for 95 hours, 43 min, 17 sec, and couting…
Surviving since Tuesday night with no internet connection and blogging from an Internet cafe, Gabriela Zago [pt] describes the Brasil Telecom service as the worst ever: “They informed us by phone that the connexion cables had been stolen, but that the problem was to be sorted out the following day...
Brazil: First student radio celebrates gold anniversary
Milton Ribeiro celebrates [pt] Radio Universidade's 50th anniversary. This radio run by students at the University of Rio Grande do Sul was the very first station he tuned into. “I started to listen to it daily when I was 15 and I had no idea that the station had been...
Laos: Development in Pakse
Laovoices has images from fast developing river town Pakse in Laos.
Philippines: Adsense Earnings Via Western Union
If you are in Malaysia or Philippines, you can get your google adsense earnings through Western Union.
Nicaragua: Software Freedom Day Group Wins Award
Organizers of the Software Freedom Day in Managua, Nicaragua received some good news. Their event is similar to other events held around the world designed to introduce and discuss the use of Free and Open Source software. They were one of the top three places worldwide to receive a recognition for their collaborative work from the Software Freedom Day organization and the activists hope to continue the activities in Nicaragua.
Kuwait: Afghani Hashish Oil on Sale
Kuwaiti blogger bo9agr discovered a strange find at the local supermarket – where Afghani Hashish oil is on sale.
