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29 January 2008

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Stories from 29 January 2008

Bahrain: Are Gulf Arabs Lazy?

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

Earlier this week the Bahraini Labour Minister Majid Al Alawi was interviewed in the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, and in the interview he said that the Gulf was facing an 'Asian tsunami' because Gulf nationals are 'lazy' and 'spoilt' and depend on imported labour to do even simple tasks. He said that that the nearly 17 million foreign workers in the Gulf, mostly Asian, represented 'a danger worse than the atomic bomb or an Israeli attack'. What do Bahraini bloggers think?

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Egypt: 40th Cairo International Book Fair

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Middle East & North Africa

Eman AbdElRahman is in love with January, all the more because a world-class book fair is just outside her doorsteps. In this post, she shares with us the excitement of other Egyptian bloggers with the event, as well as their complaints, and the cultural extravaganza on its sidelines.

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South Asia: Islam and Democracy

Written by Neha Viswanathan · South Asia

Pickled Politics takes a closer look at Islam and Democracy, particularly in South Asia.

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Paraguay: An Introduction to a Growing Blogosphere

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Written by Muna Annahas · Latin America

Muna Annahas, a Paraguayan blogger, writes her first Global Voices Online post and provides an introduction to the Paraguayan blogosphere. She provides examples of interesting academic, political, cultural, personal, and bridge blogs written by Paraguayans at home and abroad.

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D.R. of Congo: tough questions abound

Written by Fred · Sub-Saharan Africa

Tough questions abound in the Democratic Republic of Congo as bloggers discuss, among other issues, the recent peace agreement in eastern Congo.

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Serbia: Novak Djokovic Wins Australian Open

Written by Sinisa Boljanovic · Eastern & Central Europe

Novak Djokovic became Serbia's first Grand Slam singles champion, winning the Australian Open on Sunday. According to many people in Serbia, this year's tournament should have been renamed into Serbian Open - because three Serbian players made it into the finals. Sinisa Boljanovic translates a blog post by one happy Serbian fan.

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