Global Voices · Citizen media stories from May 2010

May, 2010

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Stories from May, 2010

26 May 2010

UAE: An Encounter with a Camel

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

If you tell anyone you live in the Arabian Gulf, two things come to their mind - oil and camels. Noora Nasrallah, who tweets as PurpleNano, describes her encounter with a camel in the UAE a series of tweets today.

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Colombia: Presidential Election and Campaigning in Citizen Media

Written by Julián Ortega Martínez · Latin America

The Colombian Presidential election is scheduled for May 30, in which Juan Manuel Santos and Antanas Mockus are considered the frontrunners. The contest is actively being discussed in citizen media by supporters, opponents, and those indifferent of the candidates.

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Jamaica: Bloggers Look at the Lighter Side

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

West Indians have a saying, "If you don't laugh, you'll cry." Certainly, the current wave of violence in Jamaica - is nothing to laugh about. But after days of sobering news, bloggers clearly needed to seek out the amusing aspects of an otherwise untenable situation.

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Egypt: Rima Fakih - What does religion have to do with it?

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa, North America

Rima Fakih, an Arab Muslim immigrant, won the Miss USA Pageant. There are those who considered her award an Arab victory, those who considered her a Muslim disgrace, and others who dug up her past.

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