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7 October 2008

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Stories from 7 October 2008

Arabeyes: Here Comes the One-Eye Veil

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

From a veil which covers the face but allows women to show their two eyes, an Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia is now calling for a veil which shows one eye only. Bloggers from the Arab world react.

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India: Attacks on Christians a challenge to the secular state

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · South Asia

In the last two months, radical Hindu nationalist mobs have rioted and attacked Christians in a number of Indian states, claiming that lower-caste Hindus and tribal peoples are being forcibly...

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Russia: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe, Western Europe

Oct. 7 marks two years since the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. No one has been jailed so far, but three men are expected to go to trial soon for their suspected involvement in the crime. Below is a selection of today's commemorative posts from the Russophone blogosphere.

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Japan: Street View and Public Space

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Written by Chris Salzberg · East Asia

The debate about Google's new Street View service in Japan, which sparked criticisms following its launch over a perceived lack of cultural sensitivity, has come back into the spotlight with the recent visit to Tokyo by Google vice president Kent Walker, and with reports emerging that the service does not appear to properly distinguish between public and private spaces.

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Korea: How the President can have communications with the people.

Written by Hyejin Kim · East Asia

On the first of October, former President Roh Moo Hyun, who settled down in the countryside after his term and who has been more popular and received more attention from...

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Afghanistan: Peace, and Trash

Written by Joshua Foust · Central Asia & Caucasus

Joshua Foust notes the goings on in the Afghanistan blogosphere: ruminations on trash, reconciliation, and, of course, the messy problems posed by the Taliban. That is, if you can define "Taliban."

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Tajikistan: Dissident Flees Russia

Written by Ian Chesley · Central Asia & Caucasus

In 2003, Georgia had its Rose Revolution. In 2004, Ukraine had its Orange Revolution. And in 2005 Kyrgyzstan had its Tulip Revolution.

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Ecuador: Facing the Global Economic Crisis

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Written by Milton Ramirez · Latin America

Ecuadorean bloggers reflect and write about Ecuador's economy and the possible effect the US financial crisis will have on it.

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The Blogging Revolution: from Iran to Cuba

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Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa, East Asia

Antony Loewenstein, a Sydney-based freelance journalist and blogger, has recently published his new book: The Blogging Revolution. This book talks about the impact of blogging on six countries: Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China and Cuba.

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Environment: South African Bloggers herald SA's First Electric Car

Written by Juliana Rotich · Sub-Saharan Africa

South African bloggers were among the first to report on South Africa's first electric car. On the blog Urbasprout, Glen was among the first people to post pictures of the...

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