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Kurdistance: Where Have All the Bloggers Gone?

Deborah Ann Dilley · 04:05, July 6th, 2008

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Where have all the Kurdish bloggers gone?, asks Deborah Ann Dilley, in this post that revisits the beginnings of Kurdish blogosphere coverage on Global Voices and examines the whereabouts of the Kurdish voice on the internet. 2 comments · »»

Western Sahara: A new Sahrawi satellite TV station

Yazan Badran · 20:46, July 5th, 2008

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This will be our first attempt to cover the Sahrawi blogsphere. I, alongside Jillian York and Renata Avila will try to shed light on what the Sahrawi bloggers are saying each week, in Arabic, English and Spanish. The topic of Western Sahara is one of a very complex background, and emotions tend to run high whenever it is under discussion. We will try to cover the Sahrawi side with as much objectivity as it is humanly possible. 11 comments · »»

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July 5th, 2008

USA: Al Jazeera Blackout?

Jillian York · 21:25

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When Burlington Telecom, owned by the small city of Burlington, Vermont (population 39,000), decided to carry Al Jazeera English, debate sparked amongst its residents, leading some groups to protest for its removal. Bloggers in the city and around the world have jumped on the story. 3 comments · »»

July 4th, 2008

Iran: Death Penalty for Blogging?

Hamid Tehrani · 14:14

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On Wednesday, Iranian members of parliament voted to discuss a draft bill that seeks to "toughen punishment for disturbing mental security in society." The text of the bill would add, "establishing websites and weblogs promoting corruption, prostitution and apostasy," to the list of crimes punishable by death. 8 comments · »»

July 3rd, 2008

Bahrain: Bloggers’ Code of Ethics Against Sectarianism

Ayesha Saldanha · 17:25

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With the political divide in Bahrain usually framed in sectarian terms, blogger Mahmood Al Yousif has posted a code of ethics aimed at stopping the propagation of hate online. 0 comments · »»

July 1st, 2008

Egypt: The Lollipop and The Flies

Gr33nData · 18:02

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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 Egypt found it offensive and pathetic. The Egyptian SandMonkey wrote a post about it entitled boys are flies, girls are ... 2 comments · »»

Morocco: Catching Up With Peace Corps Bloggers

Jillian York · 17:58

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Morocco is host to a vibrant Peace Corps program. All over the country, American Peace Corps members volunteer their time teaching English, sustainable growth, assisting with agricultural and women's projects, and a multitude of other tasks that come along with being a young, active volunteer in Morocco. And Moroccans, ... 0 comments · »»

Israel's fan in Tunisia

Jennifer Brea · 15:29

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Zizou from Djerba recently introduced his readers [Fr] to Souheil Ftouh, whom he describes as "surely the most pro-Jewish and admiring of Israel of all Tunisian Arabs :-)", a man whose perspectives, unorthodox for a Tunisian, left Zizou's readers respond a bit appalled. 2 comments · »»

Links about Middle East & North Africa

July 6th, 2008

Here is a film in YouTube showing a peaceful demonstration against corruption in Mashhad, the second largest city in Iran, about 10 days ago.

Kourosh Ziabari has published several photos of Arian, a popular pop music group in Iran.

Thanks to View from Iran, we can read translation of a sms going around Iran right now:”We congratulate the Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian people the increase in the price of Iranian oil to $100 a barrel.”

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, former Iranian vice president and blogger, writes about nuclear crisis and says a “realistic approach is a national need in the dangerous conditions of the country and it is a need for preserving Iran.”

July 5th, 2008

Kourosh Ziabari writes that in a two day conference Durham University in UK has studied the Persian Gulf and the ancient trading habits of the seafaring Persians.

July 4th, 2008

Crazy Moor reports that the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) has determined that there were no death or rape cases in Sidi Ifni; television station Al Jazeera had claimed that there were, leading to controversy.

Blogger Tunisianbelle shares a horrific story of being searched, her clothes being torn, and subsequently missing her flight, all due to the way she was dressed.

July 3rd, 2008

“When Israelis and Palestinian put away the fumes of mistrust and fear and create a reasonable environment of normality and flowing reciprocal good feelings, then the heaven is the limit,” writes Shlomo of the Korzacsol blog. Palestinians and Israelis from the respective towns of Ramallah and Modiin have teamed up to found G.ho.st (short for Global Host Operating System).