Global Voices · Citizen media stories from September 2009

September, 2009

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Stories from September, 2009

5 September 2009

Morocco: Casa Negra to Represent Morocco at Oscars

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

Moroccan film, Casa Negra, has been chosen to represent Morocco at the 2010 Academy Awards (Oscars). The blogoma reacts to the movie in this post.

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Dominican Republic: The Theft of Cables and Scrap Metal

Written by Rocio Diaz · Latin America

Cables and metal are being stolen from streets, monuments, and other buildings across the Dominican Republic in order to be sold for export, which is frustrating many residents.

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4 September 2009

Morocco: Teaching “Berber” in Schools

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

A BBC News piece on the teaching of "Berber" languages in Morocco has got the blogoma talking. The article, which outlines the educational options for learning and studying the language, prompted a variety of posts. Jillian C. York has the story.

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France: Secularity, Required for Democracy and Human Rights

Written by Suzanne Lehn · Western Europe, North America

The French concept of the secular seems so distinctive that even the English-language Wikipedia's entry on the issue uses the French term, laïcité, worded in French, to describe it. Suzanne Lehn explains the very different ways bloggers in the US and France view the separation of church and state.

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A Guide to Blogging about Life with HIV/AIDS

Written by Rezwan · Sub-Saharan Africa, North America

In recognition of the hundreds of HIV-positive bloggers chronicling their lives worldwide, a group of online activists affiliated with Rising Voices have created a new guide to blogging about HIV/AIDS.

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Azerbaijan: Detained video bloggers go on trial

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

Despite significant international outcry from leading human rights and freedom of expression advocates, detained video blogger youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli today went on trial in Azerbaijan. Supporters live tweeted proceedings.

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Updates from September, 2009

21 September 2009

Barbados

The Bajan Reporter attends a lecture on “Calypso and Crime” by Trinidadian calypsonian Chalkdust, and files a report. “In the Question & Answer section, I got a chance to ask if Bloggers and Calypsonians serve the same purpose in showing problems and solutions few would dare touch normally.”

• Nicholas Laughlin

Barbados

Living in Barbados reports on Barbados Clean-Up Day, when volunteers collected garbage from the island's beaches. “How many meals on plastic plates? How many cups of soda in plastic cups? … I have no idea what figures to put to these questions but they still went through my head as I walked along Browne's Beach on Saturday morning.”

• Nicholas Laughlin

Trinidad & Tobago

“Why are we so angry about the rise in the price of doubles?” Coffeewallah considers the popular Trinidadian street snack as an economic indicator. “The cost of living has increased for everyone, even your doubles vendor. They are really a barometer for society.”

• Nicholas Laughlin