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Latin America: lore, ghosts, demons and frights.

Juliana Rincón Parra · 06:55, October 6th, 2008 · Americas

lingua → pt

The mythology in Latin America is quite rich: some tales have been passed onto us from the Incas, Mayas or Aztecs, and others are colonial imports from Europe. On this first part of the multinational Latin American post, we'll visit some of the most popular myths and legends like the Llorona, the Cegua, the Cadejos and the Evil Light. 2 comments · read »

Cameroonian Female Bloggers on the Go

George Esunge Fominyen · 11:23, October 4th, 2008 · Sub-Saharan Africa

lingua → fr · bn

"From education through health, fashion, art and culture to women’s empowerment, Cameroonian women are telling the stories of their lives on the web," writes our new author, the Dakar-based Cameroonian journalist George Esunge Fominyen. 1 comment · read »

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October 7th, 2008

Afghanistan: Peace, and Trash

Joshua Foust · 07:25 · Central Asia & Caucasus

Joshua Foust notes the goings on in the Afghanistan blogosphere: ruminations on trash, reconciliation, and, of course, the messy problems posed by the Taliban. That is, if you can define "Taliban." 0 comments · read »

Tajikistan: Dissident Flees Russia

Ian Chesley · 03:59 · Central Asia & Caucasus

In 2003, Georgia had its Rose Revolution. In 2004, Ukraine had its Orange Revolution. And in 2005 Kyrgyzstan had its Tulip Revolution. 0 comments · read »

Ecuador: Facing the Global Economic Crisis

Milton Ramirez · 03:42 · Americas

Ecuadorean bloggers reflect and write about Ecuador's economy and the possible effect the US financial crisis will have on it. 0 comments · read »

The Blogging Revolution: from Iran to Cuba

Hamid Tehrani · 02:45 · Middle East & North Africa , East Asia

Antony Loewenstein, a Sydney-based freelance journalist and blogger, has recently published his new book: The Blogging Revolution. This book talks about the impact of blogging on six countries: Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China and Cuba. 0 comments · read »

Environment: South African Bloggers herald SA's First Electric Car

Juliana Rotich · 02:33 · Sub-Saharan Africa

South African bloggers were among the first to report on South Africa's first electric car. On the blog Urbasprout, Glen was among the first people to post pictures of the car and detail on the company that made the car, the designer, design specifications and expected availability dates. Battery range ... 0 comments · read »

Iran: Two Leading HIV/Aids physicians remain in prison

Hamid Tehrani · 02:13 · Middle East & North Africa

Global Voices reported in August that Drs. Arash and Kamyar Alaei, two internationally renowned Iranian HIV/Aids specialists have been jailed in Tehran since June. Unfortunately, they are still in prison and have had no legal representation. The Alaei brothers stand accused of planning to overthrow the Iranian government. Physicians for Human ... 0 comments · read »

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Central Asia & Caucasus

Joshua Foust notes just how terrible American media coverage of Afghanistan can be.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Jonathan analyses advances in social media on the African continent: “Contrary to popular belief, Africa is not completely absent from the Internet. In fact, the continent at large is undergoing a connectivity revolution unlike anything it has ever seen.”

East Asia

mojix at Zope Junky Nikki picks up news that the Nikkei stock average has slumped below 10,000 yen for the first time in nearly five years [ja], featuring a PDF of a print article from Nikkei Keizai shimbun announcing the drop. mojix writes: “There are good sides to a strong yen, and [the price of] resources and commodities has dropped, so for Japan this could perhaps be a kind of chance.”

Middle East & North Africa

Several Iranian bloggers such as Karaa reported [fa] about Iranian actress,Golshifte Farahani's interview for her new film, Ridley Scott's “Body of Lies” in New York. Watch her photos here. Many were surprised that she had no veil.

Americas

Muna posts an anonymous parable she says is the perfect analogy for the stock market nowadays. It explains the Wall Street Crisis with monkeys, and can be found both in Spanish and in English.

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