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21 August 2010

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Stories from 21 August 2010

Bulgaria: Discovery of John the Baptist's Relics Causes Political Scandal

Written by Ruslan Trad · Eastern & Central Europe

The discovery of what's believed to be St. John the Baptist's remains last month caused a political scandal and gave rise to a passionate debate in the Bulgarian community. Ruslan Trad translates a selection of bloggers' views.

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MENA: The Bigger Picture Behind Eden Abergil's Facebook Photos

Written by Katharine Ganly · Middle East & North Africa

When ex-Israeli soldier Eden Abergil's Facebook photo album "IDF-the best days of my life" was revealed to contain pictures of her posing mockingly alongside blindfolded Palestinian detainees, the blogosphere was outraged. In this post, Katharine Ganly takes a look at some of the different reactions from the MENA region.

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Morocco: When Sarkozy “Proposes” a French Version of Ramadan

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

When Ahmed wrote his satirical blog post about a completely fictional announcement by president Nicolas Sarkozy intending to impose a French version of Islam on French Muslims, he never imagined his "story" would make the headlines of newspapers and mainstream media websites, not as the innocent prank he initially intended but as factual news.

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Updates from 21 August 2010

France

Around the hot topic of the “gens du voyage” in France - the itinerant community - Léa Charles from suite101.fr, gives a few definitions to sport out any confusion; Les actualités du droit outlines the details of the law as they ought to be applied on this issue, Yann Savidan interviews some members of the community, and Asiamour wrote a poem about her love for the community [fr].