Egyptian Blogger Orders Artificial Hymen By Mail: What He Received

Marwa Rakha 3 weeks ago Region: Egypt

When Radio Netherlands broadcasted an Arabic translation of the Artificial Virginity Hymen kit (Gigimo), when Youm7 newspaper announced that the product will be available on the Egyptian market for LE 83, when co... more

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Ugandan Bloggers Debate Anti-gay Bill

Global Voices a month ago Region: Uganda

The Ugandan anti gay bill has been tabled in parliament and now it awaits the president Yoweri Museveni to sign and make homosexuality officially illegal. The previous code was not clear but now the bill called “The ... more

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The IndiBlogger.in State of the Indian Blogosphere 2009

Global Voices 6 months ago Region: India

Renie Ravin of IndiBlogger.in recently shared some interesting data with me from the 7895 blogs that IndiBlogger.in crawls. IndiBlogger.in is a vibrant community of Indian blogs with some excellent features like a topic-wi... more

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Egyptian Blogger Urges Saudis to Stop Sexist Repression

Global Voices 8 months ago Region: Egypt

On the occasion of Prophet Mohamed's birthday, Egyptian blogger Dalia Ziada launches a campaign asking Saudi Arabia to end their discrimination against young Muslim women worldwide! Dalia started her post by talking ... more

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Obama Press Conference: Appointments to White House Budget Office

Wendy Stackhouse 12 months ago Region: United States

 In his second Press Conference in as many days, President-Elect Barack Obama announced two appointments to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Peter Orszag, who currently runs the Congressional Bu... more

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Obama Names First Blogger to White House Post

Wendy Stackhouse a year ago Region: United States

 Appointments to positions in President-Elect Barack Obama's White House personnel came fast and furious today, also Vice President-Elect Joe Biden's 66th birthday. Previously reported was his naming of Tom Daschle a... more

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Malaysian Blogger Release Stuns Government Coalition

Ahmad Abang a year ago Region: Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia:; If two decisions can be made yardsticks of our judicial directions surely the release of Raja Petra and the decision to try Anwar Ibrahim at our sessions court proved that it is moving that way. S... more

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Egyptian Blogger Present Man's View of Sexual Harassment

Global Voices a year ago Region: Egypt

Posted by Marwa Rakha to Global Voices Online In his post “The Sex Files“, blogger Wael Nawara presents a rather interesting perspective on sexual harassment in Egypt by drawing a comparison between Egyptian a... more

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Iran: Blogger Writes Book on the Impact of the Internet

Global Voices a year ago Region: Iran

Posted by Hamid Tehrani Cyrus Farivar is a USA-based blogger, journalist and writer. He is currently working on a book about the impact of the internet on society. Cyrus writes about internet impact on Iran, Senegal, Sout... more

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Iraq: BlogIraq is Dead

Global Voices a year ago Region: Iraq

 by Salam Adil I am sad to report the death of Ahmed the writer of the blog BlogIraqwho was murdered in the Al-Mansour district of Baghdad. May he rest in peace. Iraqi bloggers are a close-kn... more

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