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29 August 2008

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Stories from 29 August 2008

Angola: Going, going, gone!

Written by Clara Onofre · Sub-Saharan Africa

The historic Kinaxixi Market of Luanda, the Angolan answer to Corbusian modernism in architecture, has been knocked down to make way for a modern shopping centre. Is this a sign of the times or an example of the devaluation of heritage in the face of economic power? Clara Onofre reports.

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Saudi Arabia: Independent women

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

While there are no doubt restrictions for women living in Saudi Arabia, they do not necessarily match the oppressive image that many foreigners have of the country. In this post we have advice for women wanting to visit Jeddah alone, a review of a women-only hotel in Riyadh, and a plea to those foreigners who feel they want to speak on behalf of oppressed Saudi women.

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Guyana, Bahamas: The good and bad of Carifesta X

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Caribbean

With the tenth Caribbean Festival of Arts -- Carifesta X -- under way in Guyana, bloggers comment on the massive event, its problems and highlights, the politics of art and also the art of politics.

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Costa Rica: President Arias Asks Dalai Lama to Postpone Visit

Written by Roy Rojas · East Asia, Latin America

Costa Rican president Oscar Arias asked Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama to postpone a private visit to the country, citing that Arias won't be in the country to receive him. However, many bloggers believe that the request coincided with a planned official visit from Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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Updates from 29 August 2008

Hungary

Hungarian Spectrum writes about how much it costs to equip a child for the first year at a Hungarian elementary school.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Bosnia Herzegovina

LimbicNutrition Weblog writes about the Russian-Georgian conflict in the context of the earlier events in the Balkans.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Poland

MHahn of the Women's International Perspective (WIP) writes on WIP Talk Blog about “the trials and tribulations of life in a transitioning country” - Poland: “It is full of inconsistencies, bureaucratic mazes, masked faces, false hopes, and intense pride, but also an enchanting aura wafting through the crevices, a sorrowful but angelic aria permeating the nation’s soul. In order to completely understand its mystery, one would need to spend a lifetime peeling back the layers, painstakingly deciphering its clues. Poland, I was discovering, was an enigma.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Iran

The Muslim Bloggers Association, a very dynamic group of Islamist bloggers in Iran announced[Fa] that five members of its central committee were elected. You can watch several photos of their meeting and election here.

• Fred Petrossian

Iran

Thanks to You Tube we can watch an Iranian pre-revolution commercial.

• Fred Petrossian

South Africa

Zuma in Hollywood?:”There are more little Zumas popping around. The latest news out of Hollywood are that rock chick Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale named their second son Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale.” Jacob Zuma is the president of the ruling party in South Africa, the African National Congress.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Kenya

Rebecca writes about the Maasai and technology, noting that the mobile phone has made a significant difference in their community “…probably more than it has in many other communities.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Ukraine: Homophobic Legal Initiatives in Sync with Public Attitudes

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