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April 18th, 2008

China: One world, one dream, and one multi-front protest

John Kennedy · 22:50

The Chinese global anti-Carrefour boycott was supposed to begin on May 1, but with tempers flaring over CNN commentator Jack Cafferty's on-air remarks this past week, and a number of other recent incidents, people in a few cities across China decided to get a head start. So too did the Chinese hackers who had been planning a coordinated denial-of-service attack on CNN.com set for April 19. 161 comments · »»

March 26th, 2008

Taiwan: Religious buildings–a way to explore how cultures mix

I-fan Lin · 15:05

lingua → es

The popular image of multi-culturalism as a mosaic, a salad bowl in which different cultures mix but keep their integrity, is misleading. Cultures are more like soups, flavored with many ingredients, some identifiable. --From the book ‘Cultures and societies in a changing world,’ written by Wendy Griswold. Taiwan has ... 1 comment · »»

September 6th, 2007

Colombia: Dutch Woman's Secret FARC Guerrilla Diary

Juliana Rincón Parra · 04:29

lingua → pt · es · bn

During a raid on a FARC guerrilla camp, the Colombian army found part of a diary kept by a Dutch woman who for the past 5 years has been living and working with the FARC. Colombian bloggers react to this discovery by lamenting the misguided ideas of these foreigners and others wonder what is the fascination with adventures like these. 8 comments · »»

May 1st, 2007

Morocco: Naming laws, springtime quiet and Sufi music

Jillian York · 07:04

lingua → es

Although Spring maybe quiet in Morocco as locals dip into specially prepared cuisine, bloggers are busy debating naming laws for new Moroccan parents in The Netherlands and and basking in the spirit of Sufi music in Fez. Follow the arrows to read Jillian York's report. 0 comments · »»

March 13th, 2007

Cricket World Cup 2007 through the eyes of the bloggers

Rezwan · 12:37

lingua → bn

The 9th World Cup cricket started with a colorful opening ceremony in the Carribean islands. The tournament is scheduled for 51 matches in a span of one and a half months. The itinerary can be found here, the tickets here, and here is the official website. (via ... 4 comments · »»

November 12th, 2006

The DW Best of Blogs Awards

Rezwan · 04:05

Had I not read Hoder's blog today I would have definitely missed the Deutsche Welle Best of the Blogs awards 2006 ceremony held in the Museum for Communication Berlin a few hours ago. I knew about the awards but I was unaware of the time and place and whether it ... 6 comments · »»

November 6th, 2006

Former Yugoslavia: Can video play a part in truth, justice and reconciliation?

Gavin Simpson · 10:38

It fell to the controversial figure of Carla del Ponte, prosecutor at the UN war crimes tribunal in the Hague, to lament the slow progress of justice in the Former Yugoslavia in a lecture she delivered last week. del Ponte picked out Serbia as a country "removed from the ... 3 comments · »»

August 20th, 2006

61st Anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day

A. Fatih Syuhud · 15:21

lingua → zhs · zht

In commemorating the 61st anniversary of independence day, Indonesian bloggers have many ways to celebrate it. Agusti Anwar highlights the meaning of flag as a symbol of nation and nationalism: Flag is indeed a formal expression of recognition. To that effect, if a people dispose or pull out recognition of others, ... 3 comments · »»