David Sasaki

Ethan seems like the last person on earth I'd accuse of having too much time on his hands ... but then ...

Ethan seems like the last person on earth I'd accuse of having too much time on his hands ... but then ...

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Taiwan: Name-rectification Debate

Like first and last name, “Taiwan” and “Republic of China” ( R.O.C.), have reluctantly marched together at arm’s length for decades now. But a new campaign by the pro-independence ruling party, DPP, has got bloggers on the island what motives lie behind the politics of changing names.

Arabisc: A Pictorial Tour of North Africa

If a picture truly is worth a thousand words, then Amira Al Hussaini has a fortune of information awaiting you as this week’s pictorial tour reveals a literacy campaign in Morocco, Santa Claus in North Africa, a new cinema in Tangier, and Libya’s Fashloum Mosque.

Sudan: Diversity And Identity Crisis

In such a multi-ethnic, multilingual, and multi-religious country like Sudan, it’s no wonder that area bloggers are using the internet as a medium to collectively question their national identity. Discover why one blogger comes to the conclusion that Sudan is an Afro-Arab nation.

Madagascar: Expulsions in France questioned

“Stemming from ongoing racial tensions and amplified by the riots of last summer,” writes Lova Rakotomalala, “fear of immigrants led the French ministry of homeland security to crack down on illegal immigration.” Some of those affected were of Malagasy origin, leaving bloggers on the East African island to question why French police, for example, are expelling a 71-year-old grandmother who has been living in France for 5 years in the company of her children.

The Balkans: Bloggers Discuss the ICJ Verdict

“On Monday, after nearly ten months of deliberation, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared that the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre was an act of genocide, but that the pattern of the atrocities committed by Bosnian Serbs during the 1992-1995 war (which claimed more than 100,000 lives) was “too broad” to qualify for the definition of genocide. The ICJ also decided there was no sufficient evidence to pin the blame on Serbia.” Here is how bloggers in the Balkans responded.

Peru: A Minister’s Departure & War with Chile?

What would happen if Chile and Peru declared war? Bet you haven’t thought about that one have you? Well, most haven’t, but Silvio of the Peruvian blog Gran Combo Club discovered that entire forums are dedicated to the hypothetical escalation of arms. Also, how the media helped Interior Minister Pilar Mazzetti decide that she should resign.

Roundups

Inheriting Colombo, banning tuk-tuk ads in Cambodia, carnaval photos from Haiti, and much more can be found in today’s Global Roundups.

David Sasaki: reading about a hypothetical peruvian-chilean war at gran combo club

David Sasaki: translating a post about Peru's Interior Minister, drinking wine, eating olives

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