(Update: Plans to show “Yasukuni” in Tokyo theaters have now been cancelled altogether.) A documentary film about the controversial Yasukuni shrine, shot by a Chinese filmmaker through funding by a Japanese government agency, has sparked debate and discussion after a group within the ruling LDP party convened a screening to assess its “neutrality”. Film-maker Li […]
What More Must Zimbabweans Do?
by Ndesanjo Macha What more must Zimbabweans do? This question was posted at This is Zimbabwe blog. Bev Clark, blogging at Kubatana blog responds, “…a helluva lot.” Bev argues that unseating a dictator does not only take place through an electoral process: It does not, and in fact we’ve tried that a few times. Sure […]
Zimbabwe: Harare is Tense after Tsvangirai Claims Victory
by Ndesanjo Macha While the whole world is waiting for the official announcement of election results in Zimbabwe, the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvagirai, is claiming victory. Amanda Atwood writes: But the MDC isn’t waiting. Ballot papers were counted at polling stations, and many of these have finished. Based on these preliminary results, the MDC is claiming victory. Bev […]
KUMPULAN RANGKUMAN PERISTIWA DARI TAHUN 1999 SD 2002
Memang sudah lama dan kurang menarik lagi, namun rasanya ada bagusnya juga saya share kepada mereka untuk membaca peristiwa yang menarik antara pertengahan tahun 1999 sampai dengan sekitar akhir tahun 2004 07/05/09 23:46 LT Kedubes China di Ibukota Yugoslavia di bom oleh pesawat pembom siluman AS(F-117 & B-2). 5 buah bom berpemandu laser menghantam kedubes […]
Zimbabwe: Is Dr. Simba Makoni a puppet?
by Ndesanjo Macha Is Dr. Simba Makoni, Zimbabwe’s former finance minister, a genuine contender for the presidential election in Zimbabwe or simply part of a political ploy to keep President Robert Mugabe in power? Is the electoral process in Zimbabwe ready for a free and fair elections? These are some of the hot issues and questions […]
How different are different religious texts, really?
How different are different religious texts, really? When we scan through the different religion and cults in the world, I could not stop wondering what the differences are they. What does Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, differ to each other? Orthodox Christianity Is "Orthodox" a brand name of Christianity or is it […]