Stories from 13 January 2008
Bahrain: George W. Does a Dance
During his tour of the Middle East, US President George W Bush came to Bahrain for a brief visit, the first of a sitting US president to the country. In this post, Ayesha Saldanha reports how bloggers reacted to the visit and how it impacted their everyday lives.
Georgia: Revolutionary Spirit
As thousands of Georgians again protest in the capital, Tbilisi, against the outcome of last weekend's presidential election, Marilisa Lorusso's Blog comments on the opinion of one analyst in neighboring Armenia that the tradition of the country is more “revolutionary.” The blog says that the same opinion is shared in...
Egypt: From Blogs to Books
Many bloggers maybe revolting against mainstream media and traditional publishing by embracing new technology. In Egypt, the written word is finding its home again in books. Tarek Amr shows how some bloggers are turning into authors ahead of the Cairo Book Fair in this post he has translated from Arabic.
Malaysia: Taiwan Elections
Ting Wo comments on KMT winning the Taiwanese elections.
Brazil: 10 years old bogger writes about environment
The environmental blog Faça a sua parte [pt], which means Do Your Bit, has received an e-mail from 10 years old student Lili da Silva asking to join the blog as a collaborator. “We asked her how she had found us and why she would write a blog, she replied:...
Armenia: Politicized Internet
With the start of the pre-election campaign for next month's presidential election in Armenia a little over a week away, The Armenian Observer says that the Internet has become politicized on an unprecedented scale. Not only has the local blogosphere been polarized, but candidates are opening up official campaign web...
Armenia: Frozen Water
Blowing the World Bank Whistle says that parts of Yerevan are without water because of sub-zero temperatures. The blogger who is currently taking legal action against the World Bank and seeking financial compensation says it is clear where the blame for the situation lies.
Armenia: Internet Domains
The Armenian Economist compares the figures for domain name registration in Armenia and finds that there has been a 45 percent increase since last year.
Brazil: Anyone can make their own TV
Anyone can make their own TV – this is the idea behind the project ‘Mobile WebTV Live Broadcast’, which is promoting a new free workshop in Brazil this month. “Here you are the producer, the videomaker and the star! Participate! Be part of this story”, says the project's blog [pt]....
Iran: Snow Statues in Photos
We can watch several snow statues in Rasht, in Kourosh Ziabari‘s blog.
Iran:Amputation of hands and feet
Darius Kadivar in Iranian.com blog writes that Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi protested against the amputation of hands and feet as a punishment in Iran, warning of “new dimensions” in rights violations.
Iran:”Each Shirt Says a Story”
Canada based Iranian blogger,illustrator and graphic designer, Pendar Yousefi, aka Legofish,presents the clothing as part of an epic saga: each design generated is accompanied and inspired by related Persian myths.Read more here and watch his designs here.
Iran:Mismanagement in Airport
Poshtebam has published several photos of Iranians who are waiting for several hours/days to take flight in Imam Khomeyni International Air port. The blogger writes that airport was really mismanaged.
