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November, 2009

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Stories from November, 2009

23 November 2009

Colombia: The Tradition of Arepas in the Afternoon

Written by Catalina Restrepo · Latin America

In Colombia, the time between 3 and 6 pm is usually reserved for coffee or hot chocolate along with the typical arepa or other baked goods. This has become a tradition passed on from generation to generation.

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Egypt: Alaa Mubarak for President?

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Several names have been thrown in the pool of candidates for Egypt's 2011 presidential elections. Now a new name is being floated. Find out why Alaa Mubarak, the Egyptian President's eldest son, is a current favorite among some Egyptians...or maybe not.

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Yemen: A Civil or Proxy War?

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

The ongoing war in Yemen certainly warrants coverage on Global Voices Online, but Tarek Amr was really shocked when he realized there weren't many bloggers interested in the conflict. Here are some scattered extracts from post written by bloggers from different countries.

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Qatar: Cartoon of maid abusing child raises ire

Written by Shabina Khatri · Middle East & North Africa

A cartoon published in a local paper in Qatar depicting a crazed maid abusing a child has raised the ire of Doha bloggers, many of whom are condemning the possible satire for being racist and in poor taste. Shabina S. Khatri has more on the debate.

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Video: Open Video Contest for Trip to SXSW Interactive Festival

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · North America

The Open Video Alliance is putting out a call out for one minute videos that make a case for Open Video for an opportunity to win a trip to South by South West Interactive 2010 festival. The contest is open to anyone regardless of nationality.

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22 November 2009

Morocco: Peace Corps Community Honors So Youn Kim

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

The Peace Corps bloggers are mourning the loss of a fellow volunteer, 23-year-old So Youn Kim, who had worked at a youth center in the southern Moroccan village of Tamegrout. Bloggers who knew her and those who didn't have memorialized Kim in a set of posts describing her ambition, her beauty, her incredible drive, and the important work she was doing in Morocco.

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Updates from November, 2009

27 November 2009

Nepal

“I wouldn’t want to cancel my trips due to the the failure of the government to issue passport,” says Xnepali while discussing whether the Nepali government will be able to meet the deadline of producing machine readable passports (MRP) for the Nepalis within four months (April 1, 2010).

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India

To mark the anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks, Yasser Latif Hamdani at Pak Tea House writes a letter to the Indians: “let this day signify an awakening on both sides that (says) enough with this ‘geo-strategic thinking' of one-upping each other.”

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India

Dipen Bhattacharya at Mukto Mona criticizes the rituals of sacrifices - be it during Kali Puja for Hindus or Eid-ul-Adha sacrifices for Muslims. “Man might need to eat meat, but mass murder of helpless animals using brutal methods cannot be considered self-sacrifice,” he opines.

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