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August, 2010

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Stories from August, 2010

10 August 2010

Palestine: The Politics Of Issuing Passports

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

The hostility between the Hamas government in Gaza and the Fatah government in Ramallah has manifested itself in many areas, from education to electricity. Now it is affecting the issuing of passports, and one blogger in Gaza has been caught in the middle.

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South Korea : Lost in Translation, Especially During Vacations

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia

Translation is probably one of the most grueling and painstaking works in the world. In South Korea, to add the translator's already full baggage, people are venting their stress from English-craziness to translators.

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Venezuela: Promoting Folk Art Through Blogs

Written by Laura Vidal · Translated by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

The visibility of folk art in Venezuela has been given a boost due to efforts of artists who have been using blogs to promote their work and the work of their colleagues.

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9 August 2010

Morocco: “My Summer With a Book”

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

In a world steeped in digital technology, and where tablets and e-book readers are getting cheaper and more accessible to a larger public every day, will there be a place left for good old printed books? For some Moroccan bloggers the answer is yes and technology is there to prove them right.

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USA: Oil Spill Generates Swell in Creative Expression

Written by Gina Cardenas · North America

The BP oil spill has left in its path a disaster that has affected ecological stability and the economic future of the Gulf Coast region. Art is a refuge where people can envision a less bitter finale to the tragedy unfolding in their backyards. It is also a means to dialogue about a profound sense of loss no amount of money can ever remediate.

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Brazil: Online Sexting, Social Media and Parental Responsibility

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Latin America

A couple of Brazilian underage teenagers practicing "Sexting" were watched live by over 25,000 people. Together with the couple, between 3 and 10,000 internet users may have downloaded and distributed the video and are now being investigated.

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Updates from August, 2010

25 August 2010

Paraguay

Juan Carlos Rodríguez writes [es] in his blog about the day of the Guaraní language. He says that on August 25, 1967, Guaraní was recognized as a national language. He also shares a short ebook on the “sacred book of the Guaraní”, Ayvu Rapyta.

• Silvia Viñas

Haiti

The Haitian Blogger suggests that the mainstream media is focusing on the wrong thing: “Attention should focus less on the distraction of WyClef Jean’s failed presidential bid…and more on the desperate humanitarian situation on the ground…”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

Plain Talk weighs in on the controversy surrounding the appointment of a non-national to the position of Commissioner of Police.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Humor

The Bienvenue chez les Rroms blog (”rroms” is the spelling of Roma in Romani language) imagines [Fr] a satirical conversation in which French President Nicolas Sarkozy seeks comfort and advice with his friend Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, after being unexpectedly victimized of his own suggestion that some categories of offenders should be stripped of their French nationality.

• Suzanne Lehn