There have been extensive discussions about the next phase of NATO enlargement to the east and Russia’s right to defend its interests on its borders. However, little or no attention has been paid to factors forcing former Soviet republics, particularly Georgia and Ukraine, to rush to join the alliance. Russian political mentality has […]
Unsettling Times for Zimbabweans in the UK
Britain is home to hundreds of thousand of economic and political exiles, who follow developments in Zimbabwe with a mixture of fear and dread. By Jennifer Koons in London The large-scale migration of Zimbabweans to the United Kingdom in recent years has earned London the nickname “Harare North”. The exact number varies but experts suggest […]
Libyan Blogs Discuss Beaches, Diplomacy and Privacy
Posted by Fozia Mohamed to Global Voices Online The sprawling summer days in Libya have kicked in fast bringing with them the beach season, which for me carries wafts of childhood holiday memories and, funnily enough, watermelons. As expected there were a few summer related posts on the Libyan blogosphere. After all with approximately 2000 […]
French Saudi Women Resist Ban on Headscarves
France banned students in its schools from wearing any religious symbols and dress denoting religious affiliations – including the Islamic headscarf or the Hijab for women – in 2004. Saudi woman are now protesting against the ruling – four years later, say bloggers. Ahmed Al Omran, or Saudi Jeans: "When the French government decided to […]
Microsoft Makes the COFEE
We now know as of yesterday that, since June of 2007, law enforcement agencies have been making use of a computer security-bypassing piece of hardware made by Microsoft called COFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor). The USB thumb drive contains 150 Microsoft programmed special commands to allow the user to decrypt passwords, recover all of […]
Indian Workers Demand Major Changes in Guest Worker Program
by James Parks Chanting, “All the way to the White House!” and carrying signs, saying “I Am A Man,” more than 70 Indian guest workers rallied at the White House gates Monday in a cold rain to demand fundamental changes in the nation’s guest worker program, which business interests want to expand. They also want a congressional […]