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July, 2009

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Stories from July, 2009

15 July 2009

Malaysia: Prime Minister marks 100 days in office

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia celebrated his 100th day in office last week. Malaysian bloggers share their reactions as the government announced several economic and administrative reforms to mark the occasion.

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Ghana: Global discussion of Obama's visit to Ghana

Written by Gayle Pescud · Sub-Saharan Africa, North America

The diversity of voices participating in the global discussion concerning President Obama’s visit to Ghana and the speech made on Saturday 11th of July in Accra almost universally share a common thread irrespective of the arguments, views and opinions otherwise expressed: sincere hope for Africa and Africans. And bloggers have been asking: Why Ghana? Why not Kenya, the President’s ancestral home, or Nigeria, the self-professed “super-power”? And why now? Is it about oil or democracy?

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Arab World: Trouble for Gay Travels in the Muslim World

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Written by Katharine Ganly · Middle East & North Africa

The first gay book to have been ever translated into Arabic after being originally printed in English has run into problems straight off the press. Katharine Ganly reports on blogger reactions to the book Gay Travels in the Muslim World, whose translation has spurred a heated debate.

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Ghana: Hope and candour float in Ghana following Obama's visit

Written by Emmanuel.K. Bensah · Sub-Saharan Africa

In anticipation of the coming of US president Barack Obama to Ghana from 10-11th July, the ghanablogging.com community—established in 2008 to promote the work of Ghanaian bloggersand bloggers writing about Ghana—set a theme entitled “Obama’s visit: A View from Ghana”. Below are some of the highlights of the blog entries.

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China: Netizens starving, no more rice talk!

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Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Since July 8, the Chinese rival of Twitter, Fanfou has been suspended. Up till now, Fanfou's founder Wang Xing has only clarified that the website's “maintenance” has nothing to do...

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14 July 2009

Morocco: Changing Nothing and Everything

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

As summer in the kingdom wears on, bloggers across Morocco all seem to be talking along the theme of change. From the foreign experience in Morocco to the freedom (or lack thereof) of the press, the blogoma is waxing philosophical on a variety of topics.

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