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25 March 2009

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Stories from 25 March 2009

UAE: Tweeting the Rain from Dubai

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

It's raining in Dubai and Twitter is abuzz with reactions about the unusual torrents for this time of year.

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Tunisia: Bloggers Divided on Qaradawi's Visit

Written by Lina Ben Mhenni · Middle East & North Africa

Discussions continue in the Tunisian blogosphere following the visit of Egyptian Islamic scholar Yousif Qaradawi, who is based in Qatar, to the secular country two weeks ago. Lina Ben Mhenni reports from a divided blogosphere.

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Libya: From Funerals to Weddings

Written by Fozia Mohamed · Middle East & North Africa

From the death of a cousin after a lethal penicillin injection to discussing why Libyan men prefer marrying 'stupid' women over those who are educated, Fozia Mohamed sifts through posts written by established and new bloggers in her country to bring us those stories and more.

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Egypt: Google doodle by orphans

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Middle East & North Africa

More than 160 Egyptian orphans took part in a Google doodle competition, held for the first time in Egypt and the Middle East. The winning design will be displayed on Egypt's Google homepage google.com.eg on April 3, which marks Orphan Day in Egypt. Eman AbdElRahman reviews the Egyptian blogosphere for reactions.

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Zimbabwe: Bloggers not happy with the Coalition Government

Written by Denford Magora · Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean bloggers are unhappy with the way things are turning out within the coalition government between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai. The reactions are a mixture of distrust of Mugabe ad disappointment in the policy approaches of the MDC.

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Updates from 25 March 2009

Palestine

In Gaza, Lebanese activist Natalie Abou Shakra tells the story of a mother who took part in a protest for the release of her son, a political prisoner in the Nafha top security prison in Israel, whom she hadn't seen for 25 years; on her way home from the protest she died.

• Ayesha Saldanha

Madagascar

Stephen Ellis, co-author (with Solofo Randrianja) of Madagascar: A Short History, explains that Ravalomanana's removal can be attributed to two main factors: his use of presidential power to further business interests and his alienation of the provincial political class and the armed forces.

• Lova Rakotomalala

Cuba

Uncommon Sense and Octavo Cerco share their thoughts on reports that the Cuban police “have surrounded the home of Cuban dissident Jorge Luis García Pérez (Antúnez), who for more than a month has [led] a hunger strike to protest abuses by the Castro dictatorship.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Guadeloupe

Repeating Islands Blog sends greetings to Guadeloupean novelist Myriam Warner-Vieyra on her 70th birthday.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

The previously detained Cuban photographer and musician have been released - Sunrise in Havana has the details.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Jamaica

Abeng News Magazine asks of the results of the recent by-election in West Portland: “What does it tell us about where things currently stand in Jamaica, if this constituency can be viewed as a microcosm of the Jamaican body politic?”, adding, “It’s high time this dual citizenship issue is seriously and objectively addressed.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco