Global Voices Online

Rantings of an Arab Chick writes: “I read these sadly familiar accounts of sexual harassment from women living in Cairo. I would hazard a guess that any woman living in most Middle Eastern countries is just as familiar with this sort of treatment, not just from fellow citizens of their particular country but from a majority of expat males too.”

Recent Links also in Middle East & North Africa

Rick Beeman, an American based in Bahrain, is back in the USA for a visit - and wonders about the behaviour of certain Americans: “These people didn’t seem to have any self-respect and that was the sad part. While the people I'm with over in Bahrain…the laborers, have an incredible work ethic.”

Bahraini blogger Green Oasis asks: “What's going on in China? Where are the Muslims?” [Ar]

Jordanian blogger Hareega marks four years of blogging with a message to his readers: “Thank You.”