Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 July 03

3 July 2008

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Stories from 3 July 2008

Bahrain: Bloggers’ Code of Ethics Against Sectarianism

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

With the political divide in Bahrain usually framed in sectarian terms, blogger Mahmood Al Yousif has posted a code of ethics aimed at stopping the propagation of hate online.

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Southeast Asia: Alternative sources of energy

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Due to skyrocketing oil prices, many Southeast Asian countries are intensifying efforts to tap alternative sources of energy. Lifestyles are changing since people are now more aware about the oil price crisis.

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Updates from 3 July 2008

Bulgaria

Edward Lucas writes about the investigation of Georgi Markov's 1978 murder.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Czech Republic

Dr Sean's Diary writes about the meaning of the Prague Spring.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Israel

“When Israelis and Palestinian put away the fumes of mistrust and fear and create a reasonable environment of normality and flowing reciprocal good feelings, then the heaven is the limit,” writes Shlomo of the Korzacsol blog. Palestinians and Israelis from the respective towns of Ramallah and Modiin have teamed up to found G.ho.st (short for Global Host Operating System).

• Maya Norton

Israel

Help Karen Chernick build a list of environmentally friendly blogs in the Middle East. In “Green News from the Blogosphere,”, this Green Prophet author opines: “The truth is that although borders may physically and ideologically separate us, one of the things that we all share is that we are citizens of the earth. And caring about the environment is a concern that can unite us.”

• Maya Norton