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20 August 2009

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Stories from 20 August 2009

Palestine: Gaza's Culture Of Resistance

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

The first feature film produced by Hamas had its premiere in Gaza on August 1, part of an attempt by the movement to win support through cultural initiatives, building a "culture of resistance". In the same week, a play about filmmaking opened in Gaza. Bloggers have attended both, and give us their opinions.

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Uruguay: Day of the Domestic Worker

Written by Eduardo Avila · Citizen Media

Mariolo of Asi ta’l mundo, Botija [es] writes that August 19 was “Day of the Domestic Worker” all across Uruguay and presents some facts about this occupation and adds in...

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Mauritania: A New Era?

Written by Jillian C. York · Sub-Saharan Africa

Following a coup d'état a year ago, the election of the coup's leader, General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, to the presidency, and the country's first-ever suicide bombing in early August, Mauritania continues to experience massive changes.

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Updates from 20 August 2009

Kenya

Emeka writes about Maker Faire 2010, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya: “As a follow-up to the invigorating inaugural Maker Faire Africa 2009. The organizing team has announced a number of initiatives to harness the momentum and energy felt at the Accra event.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Iran

March 18 Movement film is in competition in Bitfilm Festival. The March 18 Movement was born out of a tragedy. On this day in 2009, Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, Iranian blogger and journalist, died in Evin Prison in Tehran.

• Fred Petrossian

Indonesia

Last August 17, Indonesians celebrated the 64th anniversary of their Independence Day. To mark the occasion, almost 2,500 scuba divers attempted to break the world record of “Most People Scuba Diving Simultaneously”.

• Mong Palatino

Brunei

Rozan Yunos writes about the water supply situation in Brunei today.

• Mong Palatino

Malaysia

Mental Jog from Malaysia opposes the proposal to ban the selling of alcohol in some areas of the country.

• Mong Palatino

China

A survey has been set up to check if China Internet blocking will chase people away from China. (via goldkorn from twitter)

• Oiwan Lam

Taiwan (ROC)

Beeside made (zh)a video of his “free hug for Taiwan” campaign after he saw so many tragedies caused by the flood everyday (translation): “At the beginning, it was like other netizens said, people there were merely watching, no one dared to give me a hug. But this situation did not last long after a mother came near with her child and told him that: ‘Come, let's give Taiwan a hug, because we love Taiwan, right?' When I heard it, my eyes behind the mask were red in tears.”

• Portnoy Zheng

Suriname

“On the one hand, her work demonstrates a strong ecological consciousness. On the other, it seems to grapple with various cultural discomforts and shocks”: Paramaibo SPAN pays a visit to artist Ellen Ligteringen's studio.

• Janine Mendes-Franco