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10 March 2009

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Stories from 10 March 2009

Caribbean: Message for Rihanna

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · North America, Caribbean

The Rihanna/Chris Brown headlines have been capturing the interest of bloggers Caribbean-wide recently, not only because Rihanna is Barbados-born and bred, but because the whole issue of domestic abuse hits really close to home.

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Egypt: Dalia Ziada urges Saudi Arabia to end discrimination against Muslim women

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

On the occasion of Prophet Mohamed's birthday, Egyptian blogger Dalia Ziada launches a campaign asking Saudi Arabia to end their discrimination against young Muslim women worldwide! Marwa Rakha reports on the initiative.

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Japan: Making money thanks to the economic crisis.

Written by Scilla Alecci · East Asia

If on one hand libraries and newspaper kiosks overflow with books and magazines that examine, analyze and comment on the current economic recession hitting Japan, then on the other hand,...

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Hong Kong: End of HSBC myth?

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Yesterday (March 9) HSBC Holding, Europe's biggest bank, and an Elephant in Hong Kong Hang Seng Index plunged 24% to HK$33, its lowest level since 1995. Since the beginning of...

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Colombia: Monuments and Landmarks

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Eastern & Central Europe, Latin America

A year ago we wrote about Vlog International, a network of Spanish speaking vloggers who send in videos on a certain topic, and then one of them puts them all together into a short collaborative video. This last one asked vloggers to show which monuments are an important part of their city, and the answers came from different parts of Colombia, Mexico, and the US.

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Madagascar: Amidst Turmoil, Media Misinformation and Hard Truths

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

More than a month and a half into the crisis in Madagascar, confusion grows crescendo as the power struggle between the president and a former mayor vying for the presidency extends, leaving many wondering when the political stalemate will end.

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Updates from 10 March 2009

Pakistan

Wide Angle, the Emmy-award winning international current affairs documentary series from PBS published two documentary shorts “Vote for Benazir's Blood” and “You Cannot Hide from Allah” as a part of their Pakistan at polls series. Click on the titles to watch.

• Rezwan

Haiti

“Countless visitors profess a desire to improve life for Haitians and to promote democracy but they seldom deliver. That does not excuse the Haitian authorities and Haiti's bourgeoisie class who have kept Haitians living in extreme poverty”: Still, Wadner Pierre wonders “what visitors to Haiti really want for Haitians.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

Cuban diaspora blogger Uncommon Sense says that “the Castro dictatorship's strong-arm treatment of the Damas De Blanco (”Ladies In White”) continued over the weekend with the arrest of the three of the group's members.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Jamaica

“To be part of a group of voluble Indians in the diaspora watching the Oscars while contributing to a live, running commentary the year Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Oscars was quite an experience”: From Jamaica, Annie Paul shares her thoughts on the movie, while Jumbie's Watch posts a perspective on Trinidad and Tobago's “own Slumdogs“.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Barbados

Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp pays tribute to one of his mentors, writer Kamau Brathwaite.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Bangladesh

BRAC Blog informs that BRAC, the largest non-profit (NGO) development organization in Bangladesh, has set up an office in Liberia and deployed its trained and experienced staffs to carry out development activities which includes helping rural farmers grow better crops to feed their families and sustain their livelihoods. It will also offer micro-finance program and health program, which will provide life-saving health information and basic health care services.

• Rezwan