Global Voices · Citizen media stories from August 2010

August, 2010

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Stories from August, 2010

29 August 2010

Colombia: Cat Launching Video by Radio DJ Causes Outrage

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

A video uploaded by DJ Yohan Melguizo on popular social network Facebook two months ago is causing outrage among animal lovers in Medellin, Colombia.

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South Asia: Bloggers On The ‘Ground Zero Mosque'

Written by Rezwan · South Asia, North America

The recent debate on the planned Islamic Center/Mosque near the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, USA has been reverberated in many blogospheres around the world. In this post we will look at snippets of some interesting conversations on this issue by a number of South Asian bloggers.

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28 August 2010

Morocco: The Sublime Sufi Revival

Written by Nabila Taj · Middle East & North Africa

The rhythms of a Sufi revival are passionately reverberating through the corridors of Morocco, and they are not going unheard, especially by the nation’s youth.

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Egypt: Ramadan Television and the Muslim Brotherhood

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

This year in Ramadan the Egyptian TV decided to produce a series about the opposition party Al-Ikhwan (The Muslim Brotherhood). The TV series, which is called El Gamaa, tries to shed light on the history of group and it's founder Hassan El Banna, bringing criticism from many bloggers that it reflects nothing but the regime's point of view.

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Japan: Anime Director Satoshi Kon's Last Message

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · East Asia

Anime director Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer on August 24th, at the age of 46. Kon's final message that was posted to his website resonated with fans around the world that mourn his passing.

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Palestine: Abu Rahmah convicted of incitement for non-violent protest

Written by Gabriel Nada · Middle East & North Africa

Strong international, European, Arab, blogger, Twitter and media condemnation followed the conviction of non-violent Palestinian peace activist Abdallah Abu Rahmah, sentenced to prison by Israeli military court. Gabriel Nada rounds up reactions in this post.

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Updates from August, 2010

30 August 2010

Ghana

Bunmi displays Devin Tepleski's portraits of the inhabitants of Bui, Ghana, who are threatened with relocation by a new hydroelectric dam.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Zambia

Malama Katulwende comments on the recent abuse of copyright by tZambian Watchdog and Lusaka Times websites and the issues it raises on the legal and ethical practice of the the websites.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Cuba

“After all the hubbub about Cuba agreeing to release 52 political prisoners in jail since the ‘black spring' crackdown of March-April 2003, there still remain in prisons across the island 21 members of the Group of 75″: Uncommon Sense posts their names.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

“Fight down, fight down, and more fight down. That seems to be the life of the local artiste”: Outlish Magazine shines the spotlight on “a recent decision taken by the Trinidad and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association…which allegedly paves the way for radio stations to not pay royalties to their collections agent of choice…”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Abeni wants you to vote Welectricity, “the brainchild of Vincentian energy consultant Herbert A (Haz) Samuel”, which delivers energy efficiency through social networking and is in contention for the GE Ecomagination Challenge.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Guyana

“There’s a particular kind of joy attached to this month. Yes, it’s all about ibadah (worship) and the fasting and extra night prayers (Tarawih) can be a test, but there’s a sense of community that abounds during this month”: Lifespan of a Chennette says that “Muslims like making nice things to eat during Ramadan” and posts a mouth-watering chocolate cake recipe.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Mexico

Coinciding with several Bicentennial Independence celebrations in Latin America, from June to October 2010 German and Latin American bloggers [es] will be writing for Los Superdemokraticos about their “daily lifes [sic] in international political contexts.” Posts are published in German and Spanish; five texts are translated into English each month.