Global Voices Digest for February 12th, 2008
East Timor: President Wounded in Attack
While most Timorese learned of yesterday’s attack on East Timorese president, Jose Ramos Horta, via text messages, anglophone bloggers then relayed those brief SMS updates to the world via their blogs.
East Timor: Democracy under siege
Complimenting Preetam Rai’s initial report, Paula Góes brings us a more in-depth look at the subsequent political crisis and what Portuguese-speaking Timorese bloggers have to say about Australian involvement.
Kenya: Bloggers hopeful of Kofi Annan mediation
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s handling of the post-election crisis in Kenya has brought about renewed confidence that there will be a lasting peace deal. This confidence in the streets of Nairobi is also reflected in the blogosphere, writes Rebecca Wanjiku.
Slovenia: Poetry, Green Views, Cuisine and More
Elia Varela Serra points us to the latest and greatest from Slovenian bloggers including the recent celebration of the nation’s most beloved poet, France Prešeren, and the observations of a prolific Argentine blogger living in the capital Ljubljana.
Israel: Two Sderot Kids Severely Injured by Hamas Missiles
The latest ‘hot topic’ on the popular Israeli blog portal, Israblog, inspired an avalanche of reactions to the recent missile attacks in Sderot which severely injured two Israeli children. Gilad Lotan translates from Hebrew.
Uruguay: File Sharing Site Raises Questions
Spanish Language and Latin America Editor Eduardo Ávila translates an interview with ‘E1000′, one of the driving forces behind the community site Fotos de Uruguay (Uruguay Photos), which began as a community photo sharing site and now provides profiles and downloads of Uruguayan musical artists.
Japan: Interview with Sasaki Toshinao by g86
In an interview with “space journal”, a group blog by four architecture students at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, well-known Japanese IT journalist and writer Sasaki Toshinao speaks about the emergence of Japan’s Lost Generation, the birth of the country’s blogging movement, and the recent transformation of Japanese society from “seken” to “kuuki”. Chris Salzberg translates from Japanese.
Roundups
How to pronounce tasty Malay dishes, the hacking of the Africa Cup of Nations website, on language and nationalism in India … and lots more in today’s Global Roundups.