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February, 2011

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Stories from February, 2011

21 February 2011

Djibouti: Will it become another Egypt?

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Protests are taking place in Djibouti against President Ismail Omar Guelleh who succeeded his uncle Hassan_Gouled_Aptidon in 1999. Somaliland Press reports that 300 protesters demonstrated near the governmental palace on Friday. Will Djibouti become another Egypt?

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Bahrain: One Country, Two Rallies

Written by Yacoub Al-Slaise · Middle East & North Africa

Seven days have passed since Bahrain's Day of Wrath protests which started on February 14, causing the death of eight protesters in the capital Manama. While protesters continue to camp in Pearl (Lulu) Roundabout, two rallies, one in support of the protests and another in support of the royal family are taking place as I type.

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Kuwait: Stateless ‘Bedoun' Demand Rights

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Kuwait's stateless population, also known as ‘bedoun' (without nationality), has been holding protests for the third day in a row, calling for equal rights and a citizenship in the country many have been born in and know as their only home. The government says they are illegal residents - and that their demonstrations are illegal too.

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Arab World: The Great Social Media Debate

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

For months it seems, a debate has been raging over the role of social media in demonstrations. More recently, that debate has focused on Tunisia and Egypt, where sites like Facebook and Twitter were prominent in the organizing of protests. Here's one element of that debate, from Twitter.

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Morocco: Portraits of a Protest

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

Few captured the February 20, 2011 protests in Morocco as beautifully as Omar El Hyani, whose photos from Rabat were linked to by The Nation and posted on the blog Mamfakinch. Here we pick a selection of the best images.

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Venezuela: Brazilian Music in Venezuela's Web 2.0

Written by Laura Vidal · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

The cultural relationship between Brazil and Venezuela is commonly seen in the way carnival is celebrated and in the high ratings Brazilian soap operas have enjoyed in Venezuela for many years. But today, through blogs, MySpace and YouTube, Venezuelan groups are sharing their arrangements and interpretations of Brazilian music.

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Updates from February, 2011

23 February 2011

Mexico

Adele Hammond writes about artisan women in a village outside Oaxaca: “[…] the women we work with are committed to creating better lives for themselves and their children, despite the challenges of sometimes not having enough to eat or sufficient money to pay for their children’s needs. The BEST part is to watch these amazing women in action […] The HARD part is the work has only begun.”

• Silvia Viñas

Libya

Greg at Two Weeks Notice reports that “Twitter has been loaded with rumors the past two days about Libya, and there was no juicier rumor than Moammar Gaddafi flying to Venezuela. It also turned out to be completely false, but,” he argues, “it underlined the very public and strong bond between him and Hugo Chávez.”

• Silvia Viñas

India

Sunshine discovers the International Mother Language Day and she has finally learnt to take pride in her roots and her mother language.

• Rezwan

Egypt

Wael Ghonim shared this video through Twitter: ”Thats the real face of Egypt. Young Egyptians connect a mosque and a church with the Egyptian flag.”

• Juliana Rincón Parra

Kenya

Africa Visual Media blog keeps track of African and Africa-related culture in the media (film, photography, television, and print).

• Ndesanjo Macha

Sudan

Lessons to be learned from the birth Africa's newest nation: “Failure to satisfy sub-national demands is inevitable. Not all grievances merit an institutional remedy. But the center of African politics risks unleashing a parade of secessionist demands — and stream of new nations — if the case for the superiority of national unity is not made through improvements in the lives of people. National unity is not a religious article of faith, but rather is an existential condition.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Serbia: The Media War Against Angelina Jolie

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