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Useful aspects of everyone's favorite useless tool. [via Georgia]

Useful aspects of everyone's favorite useless tool. [via Georgia]

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Bangladesh: Development Against All Odds

Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries in the world, relies heavily on its government and local NGO’s to help the country develop and integrate with the global knowledge-based economy. However, as Rezwan and fellow Bangladeshi bloggers document here, there are also local social entrepreneurs out to make a difference on their own accord.

Arabisc: Job Hunting in Bahrain?

What’s the only thing more difficult than being a college student? Knowing what to do once you finish. Amira Al Hussaini introduces us to busy-blogger “Madas Ayatulla” who must certainly forgo sleep to find the time to post. And for all you graduates, “how to search for and get a job in the Kingdom!”

Americans in Moldova; Moldovans in Italy…

“Ours is a small country and I don’t understand who has stayed home if there are so many of us here.” So comments Snejana, a homesick Moldovan living in Italy who stays connected to her homeland through one of Moldova’s most popular weblogs. Read the rest of her eloquent comment, translated from Romanian by Lyndon Allin, in this, our first real look into Moldova’s blogosphere.

China: Nation’s first citizen reporter?

On Tuesday, a large photograph of Wu Ping’s now infamously isolated “nail house” in Chongqing covered the front page of the New York Times. You can be sure that Wu Ping’s humble abode would never have reached one of the world’s most widely read newspapers if it were not for the dedicated coverage of bloggers like Zola Zhou, dubbed by many of China’s “cyber-elite” as their country’s first citizen reporter.

Roundups

On Monarchy and Monarchs in Nepal, Estonia’s new coalition government, Sudan: is it genocide or civil war?, and much more can be found in today’s Global Roundups.

David Sasaki: whew ... sleep time

Turkey is Typing…the Weekly Favorites

In Turkey this week a political blogger gets passionate after switching hosts, Talk Turkey speculates on possible presidential candidates, Carpetblogger involves us in a clandestine mission to find forbidden white meat, and two bloggers cover the big screen with reviews of the new release Mutluluk and … the Turkish version of the Exorcist?!

Global Voices in Moscow

Does Russia need citizen journalism? Is participatory online conversation truly egalitarian or just a new space for younger elites? Are blogs becoming an instrumental factor in international relations? These are just some of the questions that brought journalists, bloggers, and academics together in Moscow for the First International Conference on Blogs, Media and Citizen Journalism. Global Voices Kazakhstan contributor Leila Tanayeva was there and provides us with this summary of the discussion.

Africa: Bloggers Differ on Reparations and Apology for Slavery

Two centuries ago, Britain passed the Slave Trade Act, abolishing the slave trade throughout the British empire. Commemorating that historical decision, writes Ndesanjo Macha, “a number of events such as art exhibits, lectures, church services, and parades have been taking place all over the world. In England, Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed deep sorrow, Mayor Kevin Livingstone made a formal apology. In cyberspace, the Archibishops Dr Rowan Williams and Dr John Sentamu used YouTube to share their reflections on slave trade.” But are apologies enough? And what about Africa’s historical role in the slave trade? Macha helps us navigate through a truly vibrant discussion taking place in African cyberspace.

Arabisc: In Keeping with Fashion, Algerian Blogger Sued

The struggle for free speech continues in North Africa; this time in the courts. Amira Al Hussaini translates a post from Abdulsalam Baroudi, an Algerian blogger who has been sued by a government official for libel. We also get wind of a new campaign in Egypt protesting a proposal by Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad to block 21 blogs and websites deemed dangerous to national interests. Meanwhile, Moroccan blogger Mohammed Saeed Hjiouij continues to highlight his favorite Arabic blogs.

Iran: Connecting the Medical World and Norouz Inspires Reflection

The Iranian New Year celebration of Norouz served as a measuring stick for bloggers to reflect on their country’s progress over the past year. Hamid Tehrani links to the good, the bad, and the happy. Also, an Iranian-American video blogger who hopes to connect Iranian medical professionals with their colleagues around the world.

Arepa de Huevo from Colombia, Ceviche from Ecuador and Pupusas from El Salvador!

Let’s end the day on a tasty note. Or how about five tasty notes as Chef Melissa De Leòn Douglass fills our plates with recipes from around Latin America. Arepa de huevo from Colombia, ceviche from Ecuador, pupusas from El Salvador, gallo pinto from Nicaragua, and maracujá from Brazil. I’m stuffed.

Roundups

China’s spoofing controversy, reporting on arrested reporters in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan’s shortage of university spaces, and much more can be found in today’s Global Roundups.

David Sasaki: Grilling fish, glass of merlot

Ikea makes it to china before mexico. why?

"Where Peet's is revered for its devotion to the nuance of the bean, Caffe Trieste has a different allure. It's been the storied base of poets and poseurs since 1956, familiar to anyone who has wandered up Grant Avenue" [via Mari]