Articles: Egypt's Mostafa Hussein Shreds the 'Honor Legacy'
Region: EgyptHonor, honor crimes, female genital mutilation (FGM), and virginity are deeply rooted concepts in the Egyptian culture. Call them heritage, legacy, or traditions , Mostafa Hussein brilliantly feeds them into the shredder. The headline of his post says it all: Men are never sure who is the real father of their offspring. This created the legacy of honour. I have written previously here about the four anti-child abuse laws and how they were aborted and here about the call to mutilate mor... more
Views: 1626Calderón Corruption Trial May Derail Presidential Aspirations
Region: Costa Rica
In 2004, documents were made public [es] indicating that a company of former Costa Rican president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier had received $440,500 from the Fischel Corporation. This amount corresponded to a commission of $8 million dollars paid from the extension of a credit from the Government of Finland for $39.5 million for the modernization of the Costa Rican Social Security Entity (CCSS for its initials in Spanish). Due to the investigation that found ex-president Cald... more
Views: 1800Arrest Warrant For Omar al-Bashir: “Just Talk"
Region: Sudan
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir making him the first sitting head of state to be charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. The charges are based on the conflict in Darfur. In this post, we are taking a look at opinions and thoughts of Sudanese bloggers. Some bloggers have taken the “wait and see” approach while some argue that past experiences show that nothing will really happen. “You dance an... more
Views: 1545Maneno: A Multilingual Blogging Platform Built For African Bloggers
Region: KenyaManeno is a new blogging platform that promises to offer blogging and communication solutions for bloggers with limited or narrow-bandwith in Sub-Saharan Africa. Maneno is a Swahili word, which means “words.” Considering the multilingual nature of the region, Maneno was built to allow for multiple language versions of articles to “sit atop one another for immediate access.” The interface of the platform is also translated into different languages to remove linguistic ... more
Views: 1078Guinea-Bissau President's Assassination Sparks Alarm at Instability
Region: Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira was assassinated in the first hours of this morning, allegedly in an attack by renegade soldiers as he fled his home. The crime happened a few hours after his long term rival, the country's army chief General Batista Tagme, was killed by a bomb blast, late on Sunday. Although the reasons are still unknnon, the crimes have sparked alarm at instability in the young West African republic. António Aly Silva [pt] has been following the news as i... more
Views: 2467Shoe Hurled at Premier Wen Sparks Fury
Region: China
Shoes thrown at a leader, but not G.W Bush this time Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was greeted by a shoe thrown at him during his speech in Cambridge University, England. The lecture was about building harmonic international relations. The protester hurled a shoe at Wen, yelling, “How can the university prostitute itself with this dictator? How can you listen to these lies?” He then blew the whistle, and was shortly removed by security. The London Times described him as a &ld... more
Views: 1682American UN Official Kidnapped by Gunmen in Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: According to police, an American UN officer was kidnapped on the way to his office yesterday in Quetta, Pakistan His driver was killed. Police identified the kidnapped official as John Solecki as an American citizen. Senior Officer Khalid Masood said that John Solecki has been serving in Quetta for more than two years. He also said that the motive behind the kidnapping is still unknown. Ameena Kamal, a UN spokeperson based in Islamabad, confirmed... more
Views: 2136Non-cognizable offence registered against singer Adnan Sami by his wife
Region: IndiaSabah Galadari, wife of singer Adnan Sami registered a case against her husband for harassing and abusing her on Thursday night at their residence in Lokhandwala in Mumbai. Police said that Adnan hurt his wife with cigarette butt. According to senior police officer, Kiran, someone said that Adnan Sami’s wife lodged a complaint against her husband for abusing and harassing her. She was advised to approach court in this matter. Adnan was also called for inquiry and he was warned not to&n... more
Views: 1956Sexually active men in their 20's, run higher risk of prostate cancer
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)A Study conducted by Nottingham university researchers revealed that men who are sexually active during their 20s and 30s have higher risk of prostate cancer compared to others. Prostate cancer is most common cancer in men in the UK. Every year about 30,000 cases are diagnosed with prostate cancer. The researcher enquired 800 men. Out of these 800 men 400 diagnosed with prostrate cancer and 409 men were free of these disease. They were asked questions like how often they are sexually ... more
Views: 3256Russia's Devastating Downturn
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova In mid-October, Global Voices published a roundup of Anglophone bloggers' views on the financial crisis in Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and Ukraine. Below is another installment on the effects and the likely consequences of the crisis in Russia. Edward Hugh of Eastern Europe Economy Watch examines the figures and concludes that “Russia's macro data starts to confirm the severity of the downturn”: […] So the ruble is falling a... more
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