Posted by Amira Al Hussaini to Global Voices Online A strange phenomenon has gripped the Arab world, and for the first time in a long while, Arabs seem to agree on something. It is an infatuation with a Turkish soap opera, dubbed in Arabic, and its stunning star Muhanned (played by Kıvanç TatlıtuÄŸ), whose romantic […]
Ecuadorans to Vote on Newest Constitution
Posted by Milton Ramirez to Global Voices Online Fernando Cordero, Assembly President while hands out the text of new Constitution to Jorge Acosta, TSE President. -Photo used under Creative Commons from Presidencia de la República. Ever since 1830 when Ecuador became an independent republic, this South American country has created 20 constitutions. It is understandable […]
War Criminal Karadžić Arrested in Serbia
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online According to reports, former Bosnian Serb leader and one of the world’s most wanted war criminals Radovan Karadžić has been arrested in Serbia on Monday night. Below are some of the initial reactions from bloggers. Eric Gordy of East Ethnia: The arrest of Karadžić is of course […]
LGBT Blogs Emerge in Armenia
Posted by Onnik Krikorian to Global Voices Online With blogs fast becoming synonymous with heated online political debate of late, there is the danger that the much larger potential for blogging in Armenia is missed. That is, while most political blogs simply duplicate the views of an already polarized media, the voices of those stuck […]
Global Warming, Eutrophication Creating Death Zones In Oceans
A recent article on the Times Online website looks at the rapidly increasing ‘Dead Zones’ in our seas and oceans. Dead zones are the regions where the marine life cease to survive mainly due to lack of oxygen. Rapid depletion of oxygen in the oceans is leading to great loss of biodiversity which has been […]
Caribbean: Food Shortages
by Janine Mendes-Franco “If music be the food of love, play on”, wrote Shakespeare, who could not possibly have anticipated the global food crisis the world is facing today. Rising food prices are a hot topic with bloggers the world over – and the Caribbean is no different. The “music” coming out of the regional […]