Pro-Veil Ad Campaign Incenses Egyptians
Region: Egypt
Posted by Gr33nData to Global Voices Online The image above is been circulated for a while via email. It's one of those campaigns targeting women in order to cover their body and get veiled. But many bloggers in... more
Views: 1738Ethiopian bloggers defend charged pop star
Region: Ethiopia
- by Andrew Heavens Ethiopian bloggers rushed to the defence of their country's top pop singer Teddy Afro, after he appeared in court charged with the hit-and-run killing of a youth in capital Addis Abab... more
Views: 1550NY Times Beaten to the Punch by GroundReport Internet Writer
Region: United States
New York Times Op-Ed opinion columnist William Kristol compared Barack Obama's remarks about the bitterness of white working class voters to Karl Marx, as their feelings lead them to nationalism, religion a... more
Views: 1999Brazil: Bloggers United Against Wordpress Ban
Region: Brazil
by Paula Góes The Brazilian blogosphere has not quite yet recovered from its last fright and there is already another threat on the way: a blanket ban on blogs hosted on Wordpress.com after a... more
Views: 3685Video and Mobile Video: Contests with International Flair for Citizen Journalists
Region: Spain
by Juliana Rincón Parra Three different video contests open for video bloggers from around the world to participate in, either especifically geared for citizen journalists or with a category for them. One for mobil... more
Views: 1616Blogger's Opinion About “Nsima” Angers Malawians
Region: Malawi
by Victor Kaonga A recent post on Malawi's staple food nsima has raised debate on how much freedom one can have in expressing themselves in blogs. The reactions by mostly Malawian readers have demonstrated that so... more
Views: 1530Paraguay: Ex-Pat Bloggers Share New Experiences
Region: Paraguay
by Muna Annahas The way foreigners see Paraguay, what, and how they feel when they first arrive to Paraguay can be quite an interesting subject. Some stay for a short... more
Views: 1387Kazakh Bloggers Debate Rumors and Crises
Region: KazakhstanPosted by Adil Nurmakov to Global Voices Online The Kazakhstani bloggers always closely keep an eye on the economic developments, justifyably linking the problems in development with shortcomings of the political system, ... more
Views: 1615Bloggers React to 'A Better Fiji'
Region: FijiPosted by John Liebhardt to Global Voices Online A government-appointed committee in Fiji introduced an 11-point framework to augment the Pacific island nation’s constitution and “rebuild Fiji into a non... more
Views: 1317Segregated Blogrolls in Saudi Arabia?
Region: Saudi ArabiaPosted by Ayesha Saldanha to Global Voices Online It is well known that segregation of the sexes in Saudi Arabia exists in everyday life - but what about online? Can the names of male and female bloggers exist together on... more
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