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May 11th, 2008

Blogger of the Week: Claire Ulrich

Juan Arellano · 21:56

Today's Blogger of the Week may not be known by her blog, but she is widely known by her labour at Global Voices Online in French. Until recently, she has been the only translator for that Lingua site, which owes its existence much to Claire Ulrich's drive and desire to see the project on track. Juan Arellano catches up with Claire in this interview, who kindly shares with us her views on a number of issues. 2 comments · »»

May 4th, 2008

Blogger of the Week: Laura Vidal

Eduardo Avila · 02:02

lingua → mk · de

One of the Lingua translators from Global Voices in Spanish, Laura Vidal, enjoyed her experience so much, that she wanted to become more involved and try her hand at writing about blogs in her native country of Venezuela. Her recent work has helped showcase much of what Venezuelan bloggers have to offer, and many of her subject matter goes beyond the polarized politics that usually comes to mind. 9 comments · »»

April 20th, 2008

Hyejin Kim: A praised young novelist among GVO authors

Paula Góes · 09:45

Global Voices celebrates, this month, Hyejin Kim's first anniversary as the GVO Korean Language editor. She is also a celebrated young novelist: her debut book, 'Jia: A Novel of North Korea', has been highly praised as a very vivid and moving novel set in 1990’s North Korea. Is this story just fiction? Hyejin lets us know in this interview. 4 comments · »»

April 13th, 2008

Blogger of the Week: Victor Kaonga

Amira Al Hussaini · 19:36

Today's Blogger of the Week series takes us to the heart of Africa, where we catch up with our Malawian blogger Victor Kaonga, who talks to us about his journey with blogging, the media and technology scene in Malawi and his special relationship with God. 7 comments · »»

April 6th, 2008

Blogger of the Week: Abdullatif Alomar

Amira Al Hussaini · 22:56

lingua → es

Kuwaiti blogger Abdullatif Alomar, 30, caught the blogging bug in January 2005 and has never looked back since. In this week's Blogger of the Week series, he opens his heart to us, giving us a sneak preview about why he blogs and the insides of the Kuwaiti blogosphere, which now boasts about 800 members. 3 comments · »»

March 30th, 2008

Jorge Gobbi: Travel Blogs and Experiences From the Road

Eduardo Avila · 15:29

lingua → bn · es

The grand city of Buenos Aires, Argentina is a favorite destination for many tourists. It is also the home of Global Voices' author for Argentina, Jorge Gobbi, who has been able to combine his love for traveling with blogging about the subject, both personally and professionally. In continuation of the series of Global Voices Online author profiles, Jorge also describes some of his favorite, as well as most unusual experiences while on the road. 4 comments · »»

March 23rd, 2008

Blogger of the Week: Abdulrahman Warsame

Amira Al Hussaini · 23:31

lingua → sq · es

Today's Blogger of the Week series features yet another global voice - Abdulrahman Warsame, who amplifies the reactions of Somali bloggers on Global Voices Online. A Somali born in Saudi Arabia, educated in Egypt and Australia, and currently working for Al Jazeera in Doha, Qatar, as a Senior Analyst in New Media, Warsame shares his thoughts on blogging in his country and the rest of the Arab world. 5 comments · »»

March 16th, 2008

Blogger of the Week: Renata Avila Pinto

Amira Al Hussaini · 21:23

lingua → es

A lawyer by profession, Renata Avila Pinto brings us the voices of bloggers from Guatemala on Global Voices Online. Amira Al Hussaini interviews Renata about her voyage with blogging, her likes and dislikes and hopes for the future, in today's Blogger of the Week series. 8 comments · »»