Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 April 11

11 April 2008

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Stories from 11 April 2008

Iranian bloggers write letters to Christ

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

It may seem surreal, but several Muslim bloggers have written letters to Jesus Christ in their blogs complaining about Western insults against Muslims, and particularly Dutch MP Geert Wilders‘ anti-Islamic...

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India: Tibet, the Olympic Torch and the Dalai Lama

Written by Kamla Bhatt · East Asia, South Asia

In this week's roundup of virtual India we look at Tibet in India. Next week the Olympic torch arrives in India. First, Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia pulled out, and now...

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Uzbekistan: Yusuf Juma, a Martyr Poet

Written by Tolkun · Central Asia & Caucasus

Today, in Uzbekistan, where free voices are being severely silenced, practically no one dares not even to promote, but just to express anti-governmental ideas. But this is not the case...

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Peru: Understanding the Emo Youth in Lima

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

The emo youth in the Peruvian capital of Lima have not been the victims of violence, as has been the case to their counteparts in Mexico. However, these youth have been the target of jokes and mischaracterization in the media. Even though some local bloggers openly display their distaste for these youth, they feel that local television programming has gone too far in making fun of the emos in such an uncreative manner.

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Prison Break, Moroccan Style

Written by Lydia Beyoud · Morocco

On Tuesday morning, 9 inmates and suspected terrorists escaped from a Moroccan jail. Moroccan bloggers used every pun and reference from the American television show, Prison Break, to describe their shock and disbelief.

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Updates from 11 April 2008

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Jeans spent the day at Ogair beach with his family and shares some pictures here.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Algeria

From Dubai, Moryarti visits Algeria, and promises to provide his readers with images of the beautiful country and its 'stunning' capital.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Egypt

Sunbula from Kabobfest writes about the arrest of journalists in Egypt for interviewing people at Al Mahalla Al Kobra, the scene of a workers' revolt.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Bahrain

Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif writes about a controversial new fatwa (religious edict), by a leading Islamic scholar, which decrees that Islam allows alcohol consumption in small quantities!

• Amira Al Hussaini

Morocco

Moroccan Maryam talks about her addiction to shopping and shares with us her latest haul in lovely pictures.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Jordan

Jordanian Batir Wardam (Ar) asks whether the Jordanian parliament has become the biggest institution of corruption in his country.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Jordan

Jordanian 7aki Fadi discusses what coming out of the closet means to gays and lesbians in the Middle East.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Albania

Living in Shkoder writes about Albanian PM and ex-president Sali Berisha.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Ukraine

Foreign Notes writes and translates on “the battle” between president Yushchenko's secretariat and prime minister Tymoshenko.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Eternal Remont writes about Vladimir Putin's future: “Indeed, this new order will more closely approximate the former Soviet model of federal governance, whereby the presidency is relegated to a symbolic office, one party dominates the legislature, and the party general secretary – in this case Putin – will exercise true state power.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Ukraine: Homophobic Legal Initiatives in Sync with Public Attitudes

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