| MENA: Saudia Arabia Bans Moroccan Women From Traveling to Mecca
 The decision last month by Saudi Arabia to ban Moroccan women [Ar] of a "young age" from traveling to Mecca, the holiest meeting site in Islam, to perform the Umrah, or minor pilgrimage, has stirred outrage in Morocco. Saudi authorities justified the ban on the suspicion that young female visa applicants (whether accompanied by their parents or not) "may have something else in mind" than strictly pious intentions, in clear reference to underground prostitution. Moroccan conservative members of the parliament have been vocal in condemning what they consider "a trial of intentions" and an "insult to all Moroccan women and to their families." Bloggers are also reacting to the Saudi ban.>>Read more |
| China: Feeling insecure about the mobile phone real name registration
 Beginning from today (September 1 2010) mobile phone users in China will have to show their identity card and register their real name when purchasing a new mobile number. It is estimated that there are over 700 million mobile phone subscribers in China, of which 70 percent are using pre-paid SIM cards and hence anonymous users. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stressed that the new policy would help the fight against criminal and abusive use of mobile. >>Read more |
| Serbia: "Better on Facebook Than in the Streets"
 The new school year in Serbia is about to start, and local newspapers are filled with techno anti-utopian articles on the bad effects of the Internet and social networks. A survey on the use of Facebook by the youth in Serbia has been published recently, too, however, and its results suggest that things aren't really that bad. >>Read more |
| Indigenous People and Mines in Canada
 The Indigenous community in North America share many similar challenges with many citizens of the developing world. Poverty is endemic even though their territories are often rich in natural resources. Bloggers weigh in on the latest resource controversy: >>Read more
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