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18 November 2007

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Stories from 18 November 2007

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...

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Morocco: Trampling Marakkesh

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

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.

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Kuwait: Busy with Activities

Written by Abdullatif AlOmar · Middle East & North Africa

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.

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Armenia: Return of the King President

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

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...

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Nicaragua: Software Freedom Day Group Wins Award

Written by Rodrigo Peñalba · Latin America

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.

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Updates from 18 November 2007

Iraq

Three Iraqi football players are seeking asylum in Australia, says Iraqi blogger Ladybird.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Iran

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.

• Fred Petrossian

Iran

Istgah reports[Fa] that the four dogs recently added to Ahmadinejad’s security team have been purchased form Germany for $150,000 each.

• Fred Petrossian

Brazil

“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 waste first - is creating an even bigger problem than bringing any advantages.

• Paula Góes