Global Voices Online

“[I]f you observe children, you find that they are masters at emotional blackmail, and so are parents when they get older, simply coz they go back to being kids again!” observes Pandima's Box, from Jordan the United Arab Emirates.

Stilettos in the Sand, from Saudi Arabia, shares her thoughts on ‘temporary' marriages or misyar, in this post.

“Instead of spending our time on improving our lives, economy, well being and living standards we spend time watching people and what they do and say,” writes Ali, about life in Jordan and the Arab world.

The iPod shall soon die, says Q8Geeks, from Kuwait.

Kuwaiti Fernas links to an archive of photographs of a British family who lived in Kuwait in the 60s and 70s.

From Kuwait, Danderma's Weblog is planning a BBQ and is considering the options: American, Lebanese, Italian/European or Mexican?

Stilettos in the Sand, from Saudi Arabia, provides a local round up of accidents, incidents and crimes.

CHUP! - Changing Up Pakistan informs that strings of bombings continued in Pakistan targeting the security forces in recent days as a direct response to the army offensive against Islamist militant strongholds in the tribal areas. The blog asks: “Will this still be seen as the military’s war on militancy, or will the Pakistani government take a more active role in the offensive?”

Expressions blog pays tribute to the King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck recognizing that the nation’s dreams are shared fully by the new King.