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December 31st, 2007

Arabeyes: Sad for Bhutto

Amira Al Hussaini · 23:26 · Middle East & North Africa , South Asia

News of the murder of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was received with shock across the Middle East. Bloggers reacted in awe, shock, anger and submission to the hopelessness of the human race. 4 comments · read »

Middle East & North Africa

Jordanian Mohammad Azraq announces his debut post covering the Jordanian blogosphere at Global Voices Online here.

Middle East & North Africa , South Asia

Bahraini blogger Hayat (Ar) describes assassinated former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto as the ‘martyr of freedom.'

New Bloggers Use Poetry to Describe Their Communities, Feelings, Friends

David Sasaki · 22:29 · Bangladesh , Bolivia

lingua → mg · bn · es

The new bloggers of Rising Voices outreach projects in Colombia, Bolivia, and Bangladesh are more than just up-and-coming citizen journalists. They have also discovered the power of prose to reveal glimpses of the human emotions that bring us together and the local differences that make each of our communities unique. 0 comments · read »

Middle East & North Africa

Algerian blogger Nouri discusses Al Jazeera's recent poll on Algeria. The online poll asked users whether or not they supported the al-Qaeda bombings in Algeria.

Middle East & North Africa

The Kuwait authorities levied charges of libel against Dr. Saad bin Tifla [translate], the publisher of the first online newspaper in the Gulf - Alaan - citing their Press & Publications Law of 2006, reports Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif.