Global Voices Online

Jorge Mauricio Hernández Torres describes a project he is working on [ES] in Xalapa, Vera Cruz to provide free wi-fi in all major public places.

the beatroot asks what's with the Polish right's obsession with homosexuals.

At uzbekistan.neweurasia.net, Olesya comments on what appears to be Uzbekistan's invitation for Russia to join its information war against the West.

Oneworld Multimedia reports on Bambir's rehearsal for this weekend's John Lennon Birtday Bash at Yerevan's Stop Club.

the beatroot reports that nearly half of Poles are worried about the possibility that the Kaczynski twins will become president and prime minister.

Dr. Marcy Newman spent a week pouring over the six UNRWA storybooks that have been translated into English that teach Palestinian refugee children about human rights. She says that one of the stories teaches children about racism and discrimination without privileging the suffering of one group over another. However, she says, in the U.S. the issue of Human Rights seems to be another story.

Josia of Kabbalah For Women says that Norwegians made a mistake by not giving the peace prize to the only person on earth who can really bring us peace, and that is Kabbalist and Scientist Michael Laitman.

Aunt Najma writes; “Try and put yourself in their shoes”.. I've been told to do so with American soldiers, over and over, and I did. It didn't give me a justification for what they did, do or have done.

Farid Pouya says that few religious minorities' deputies in Iranian Parliament asked Ahmadinejad and his Minister of Science explanation about discrimination against students who belong to another religion than Islam.

Karim like to emphasis that Mohamed ElBaradei is the fourth Egyptian to get Nobel prize. In fact, Mohamed ElBaradei (2005) joins Anwar Sadat (1978) as the second Egyptian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and the fourth Egyptian prize recipient after Naguib Mahfouz (Literature 1988) and Ahmed H. Zewail (Chemistry 1999).

Many of the Kuwait bloggers as well from Bahrain are calling to boycott one of the TV shows after they came to a conclusion that ‘Qerqea'an‘ is a racist show and nothing funny about.

Jim Shultz draws his readers' attention to human rights worker, Juan Almendares Bonilla, whose safety is being threatened in Honduras.

Vislumbres on a lecture by Salman Rushdie on Bombay. He quotes Rushdie:

I remain disenchanted with Bombay and do not think that is going to change. To me, the turning point was when Bombay became Mumbai.

Nick Buxton reveals why he has nicknamed his new source into the Bolivian political world “Deep Touch.”

Shenzhen Ren reports, albeit second-hand, about a group of prospective property buyers in the southern Chinese boomtown who rioted when the developers tried to pull a fast one.

How do you set up a multinational marketing research company? Easy, blogs ESWN, simply apply the Noah's Ark method.

The Aseanist analyzes the arguments for and against trade barriers in building a common market, citing historical precedent, especially in the formation of the United States.

ThaRum reports on the first new edition of the official Khmer language dictionary in 70 years.

Remember all those anti-Japan protests in China? asks Japundit, and cites a recent opinion poll by the Mainichi Shimbun which suggests the feeling is mutual.

Jakartass analyzes reactions to a recent suggestion by military chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto that it might be good to restore the military's internal territorial command structure, in response to the threat of terrorism.

mayamrigo gets angry reading a beauty query in a Bangladeshi newspaper.

Trae Days posts a long commentary on Nigeria's online image as it celebrates its 45th anniversary, decrying poor infrastructure and official corruption, but railing against his compatriots who denigrate their country overseas.

DeshCalling comments on the links between India and the blasts in Bangladesh on 17 Aug 2005, and links to news stories.

Sokwanele has a report from “Housewife - Harare” about a brief speech by a grandparent at a recent meeting to discuss fees at a local school. ” I used to earn enough money by selling vegetables,” the elderly man told assembled parents, teachers and leading ruling party officials. “Now I am not allowed to do that any more. The government has chased all vendors off the streets. So how can I pay the school fees ? If they are raised then I am prepared to fight.”

Sleepless in Sudan applauds the latest statement from the African Union, which recognizes the deteriorating security situation in Darfur, but calls for faster action on the ground to protect ordinary people.

Zimpundit comments on a report that top Mugabe bodyguard Winston Changara has been removed from his longtime assignment amidst unconfirmed allegations of sexual advances on the first lady.

Dialogue-South Africa posts a commentary on the World Petroleum Congress in South Africa, reporting that China was flexing its new-found muscles as a major market mover.

Varna has a run-in with the cops in Chennai, and reflects on whether the police should be seen as a service provided by the state.

Taran Rampersad critiques policy of the Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago.

Lanka Citizen has a post on the Liberal Party's on the Presidential Elections in Sri lanka.

United We Blog! has an incisive post on the politics in Nepal and the possible courses in the future.

If you thought that the concept of closed cities died with the Soviet Union, siberianlight.net reports that they are still home to 1.7 million Russians–Russians who are subject to severe limits to their movement and who formally have limited rights of property and privacy.

Veronica Khokhlova says that she feels ashamed for her country to hear of corrupt border guards shaking down foreigners, and that she wants them named so they can feel shame as well.

Hans Heiner Buhr is back in Tbilisi with images of a sheep drive in Tusheti.

Both US and South Korean missionaries are active across Mongolia says Mongolian Matters, where the activity of the Mormons are discussed.

Martuni or Bust!!! has a most-wanted list. #001 on the list is Alexander Sargsyan, the brother of Armenia's defense minister.

kazakhstan.neweurasia.net discusses discontent in Almaty over housing issues.