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Stories from 11 December 2008

Korea as a Multi-Ethnic Country

A daily newspaper, Hankyoreh, which is categorized as a progressive newspaper (or sometimes left-wing) introduced a series of articles, ‘Multi-Culturalism is Our Future.' [KR] Korea, where one culture and one...

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Middle East: Snapshots of Eid

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

For millions of Muslims around the world, Eid Al Adha was a time for celebrations, family gatherings and reflections on the occasion. Here's a snapshot of reactions from bloggers in Tunisia, Kuwait, Egypt and Turkey.

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Taiwan: The government could not wait to harvest wild strawberries

Written by I-fan Lin · East Asia

The forced eviction of Wild Strawberries Movement at the Freedom Square this morning (Dec 11), just a few hours after the International Human Rights Day, shows the Taiwan government's hypocrisy in the implementation of human rights .

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Iraq: Not in the Mood for Eid and Special Occasions

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Muslims around the world are marking Eid Al Adha, a religious festival which marks the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son to Allah and the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Iraqi bloggers seem to be united and are in no mood for celebration.

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Western Sahara: Controversy Over McDonald's Maps

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

The Moroccan McDonald's franchise faced controversy last week after it released a children's “Happy Meal” toy which included a map of Morocco. The borders on the map separated Western Sahara...

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Palestine: Terrorist Dolls Not the Best Stocking Stuffer

Written by Maya Norton · Middle East & North Africa, North America

“What could be more enjoyable for your kids this year than a doll resembling an Al-Qaeda terrorist?” asks Palestinian-American blogger Nawal of Bloggin' Banat. Maya Norton picks up the story on the doll, fashioned after the classic Lego, and tells us why we will not have our hands on it soon.

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Australia rallies to “Stop the Clean Feed”

Written by John Liebhardt · Australia

The Australian blogosphere has largely come together to protest a government internet filtering scheme that will require Internet Service Providers to offer a “Clean-Feed” service to all homes, schools and public access points to the internet.

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Afghanistan: Chafing Under Talibanization

Written by Joshua Foust · Central Asia & Caucasus

All is not smooth sailing in Afghanistan, and Azar Balkhi explains why: The Taliban insurgency is historically a predominantly Pashtun movement, still have very little influence among other Afghanistan minority...

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Egypt: Inanities on Homosexuality

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Sarah Carr, blogger and journalist addresses how a published feature titled “Honey, I’m homosexual” and online comments perpetuate myths about homosexuality and, in doing so, contributes to the culture of intolerance in Egyptian society.

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Israel: Praying for Rain

Written by Maya Norton · Middle East & North Africa

The first hard rains of winter fell this week after months of waiting, causing all of Israel to breath a sigh of relief. Jews, Muslims and Christians were also united in their prayer for rain, reports Maya Norton.

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Updates from 11 December 2008

Dominican Republic

Even though new technologies are making it easier to make movies, film in the Dominican Republic has a long way to go, writes Rocío Díaz of Monaco [es].

• Eduardo Avila

Argentina

Efrain Espinoza of Artepolitica [es] reflects on the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Universal Human Rights and its role in Argentina.

• Eduardo Avila

Argentina

In Argentina, Esteban Grinberg of De Todo Un Poco [es] writes that the disappearance and strange reappearance of Luis Gerez has been forgotten by the general public nearly 2 years after the original news broke. Gerez testified against a former torturer, who had been elected to Congress.

• Eduardo Avila

Nigeria

African Loft reports that James Iroha Uchechukwu has won the Prince Claus prize for photography, and posts a slideshow of his work.

• Elia Varela Serra

Zimbabwe

Women of Zimbabwe Arise writes about the commemoration of International Human Rights Day in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, which included a protest march for the release of abducted activists.

• Elia Varela Serra

Eritrea

Sociolingo's Africa posts a few pictures of different buildings in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.

• Elia Varela Serra

Iran

Elijah Zarwan, from Egypt, is lending his voice to the Free Hoder campaign, calling for the release of jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan. “Hossein, if you read this when you get out (may it be soon), sorry for calling for the authorities to release you. I know you asked people not to do so. But I can’t sit on my hands while you’re in jail,” he writes.

• Amira Al Hussaini

United Arab Emirates

Tom Gara, who lives in Abu Dhabi, UAE, took a trip which involved six flights in seven days. He lists the worst and best airports he travelled through in this post.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Egypt

Egyptian Chronicles compares between the situation in Egypt and in Greece and writes: “I mean the Greeks are mad about one teenage while from two weeks ago in successive four days four citizens were killed in Egypt from the Delta to Cairo to Aswan by the Police for no reason and we did not move a muscle.”

• Amira Al Hussaini