– by Mike Hall The great thing about online rallies is you don’t have to worry about permits, weather, overzealous authorities or even time. Our friends over at theNational Partnership for Women & Familieskicked off their first-ever online rally for paid sick leave days on Feb 28, and it’s still going strong. That means you still have a chance to […]
Israel: Modern Day Exodus, on African Refugees and their Right for Medical Care
by Gilad Lotan Around 6,000 African refugees escaped the horrors in their countries, and seek refuge in Israel. Many of them live in harsh conditions and can be spotted shivering cold on the streets of southern Tel-Aviv. Earlier this month, the Physicians for Human Rights clinic was forced to shut down, leaving many with no […]
Video: A Mysterious Explosion in Mosque
by Hamid Tehrani In south Iran, an explosion at a mosque in the city of Shiraz killed at least 12 people and wounded about 200 people on April 12. Fars, a semi-official government news website reported that the blast was caused by a bomb. Later, several Iranian officials insisted the blast was the result of […]
New Oil in Brazil Unleashes a Gusher of Media Controversies
Twisted information about the discovery of what may possibly be the third largest oil field in the world turned into a hot issue on the Brazilian blogosphere this week. The trigger was a comment from the head of Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency [ANP], Haroldo Lima, mentioning that the recently found Carioca [or Sugar Loaf] field in […]
South Africa: The Praise and Fall of Thabo Mbeki
South African President, Thabo Mbeki, is keeping bloggers increasingly active with his recent position on the situation in Zimbabwe, and bloggers are taking him to task. Here’s a run-down of blogposts around the issue. Breaking News published these two posts… “Mbeki gives Zim arms ship green light”: President Thabo Mbeki could have blood on his hands […]
Iranian Bloggers Write Letters to Christ
by Hamid Tehrani It may seem surreal, but several Muslim bloggers have written letters to Jesus Christ in their blogs complaining about Western insults against Muslims, and particularly Dutch MP Geert Wilders‘ anti-Islamic film, Fitna. Meanwhile, young Islamist Basij paramilitaries demonstrated in front of the Netherlands embassy in Tehran condemning Wilders’ film. published several photos […]