| Music: CD Brings together banned and censored musicians
 Listen to the Banned is a music CD bringing together musicians who have been banned, censored or imprisoned due to their music. It features artists from Afghanistan, Cote D'Ivoire, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestine, Sudan, Turkey, Uighurstan and Zimbabwe. This project was put together by Freemuse, an international organization advocating freedom of expression for music, and Deeyah, a Pakistani-Norwegian musician who after years of suffering harassment for choosing music as her livelihood who has now dedicated herself to promote human rights and freedom of expression. >>Read more |
| Singapore: Minimum Wage Debate
 Should the Singapore government impose a minimum wage policy? Hong Kong's recent decision to adopt a minimum wage policy has sparked a debate in Singapore as to whether the prosperous city state should also fix the minimum wage of workers. >>Read more |
| Egypt: "The Inevitable Mubarak Photshopping Contest"
 As the 2010 Peace Talks-the latest round of direct negotiations between leaders from Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, and the United States-kicked off at the beginning of the month, Egyptian bloggers were already expressing skepticism about their outcome, as well as about the involvement of President Mubarak (who is often the target of protests in the country). Though bloggers may view Mubarak one way, however, Egypt's most widely-circulated newspaper, Al Ahram, sees things differently. >>Read more |
| Bolivia: The Story of the Uncle and Other Scams
They are often the oldest tricks in the book, yet people still continue to fall for them. In Bolivia, like other South American countries, a scam or attempt to con is often called "El Cuento del Tío" (The Story of the Uncle). Bolivian bloggers share their own story of being swindled. >>Read more
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| Iran: The Art and Design of the 'Green Movement'
 "Where is my Vote" is an exhibition of 150 political posters for the Green Movement in Iran that was on display at the School of Visual Arts in New York (August 30-September 25) by graphic artists from around the world (Yossi Lemel's creation above) in support of the protests in Iran that followed the 2009 presidential election. These designs will also be exhibited in Boston in November. >>Read more
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