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Bangladesh (30.01.2012 23:29h): Protest Against Criminalization For Archiving A Banned Book
Hana at Unheard Voice highlights a petition by twenty human rights activists,academics and members of the Bangladeshi civil society in which they protest the arrest of a Head Teacher for having a copy of Taslima Nasreen’s ‘Lajja’ in the school’s library. Written by Rezwan ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
India (29.01.2012 22:36h): Tiny Travel Tales Contest
Clay,the travel and holiday blog of Club Mahindra,is organizing a short story contest on travel. The last date of submission of posts is February 5,2012. Written by Rezwan ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
India (29.01.2012 21:55h): Jaipur Literature Fest Fashion
Jaipur Literature Festival,the largest literary festival in Asia-Pacific,has recently ended. Wearabout blog posts some pictures of festival fashion among the eclectic mix of men from all over;artists,poets,writers,intellectuals,pseudo-intellectuals,serious journalists,idlers,socialites etc. Written by Rezwan ·comments 1 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Russia (25.01.2012 13:05h): The Fake Political Twitter Account Phenomenon
The Internet not only gives life to citizen activist groups,human bots or lolcat lovers;online anonymity provides perfect conditions for human creativity and humor. Twitter is possibly the best platform for this quality,and in the Russian context this involves mixing anonymity,humor and political reality via a number of accounts belonging either to dead politicians or to those that deliberately avoid publicity. Faux tweeting The first Russian fake Twitter users appeared long before other well known faux accounts,like @ArabicObama,@KimJongNumberUn or @Angela_D_Merkel. Some have developed their own particular ironic styles and have become integrated into the socio-political ... [Link] [Cache]
Russia (20.01.2012 11:19h): Mafia State Review
Kelly Hignett of The View East reviews Luke Harding's Russia-critical book Mafia State on his dire experiences as a foreign correspondent in Russia. Written by Vilhelm Konnander ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Greece (19.01.2012 10:05h): Cretan Masterpiece “Erotokritos”Translated into Turkish
Stella Tsolakidou of the Greek Reporter website writes about the recent publication of the Cretan literature masterpiece “Erotokritos”in Turkish. Erotokritos is a 17th century epic romance,and has been translated by Professor Hakki Bilgehan,a Turkish microbiology professor,and published by the Foundation of Lausanne Treaty Emigrants [Turkish]. Written by Veroniki Krikoni ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Lebanon (16.01.2012 18:52h): Snow Haiku
As snow falls on Lebanon's mountains,Haiku from Lebanon posts its latest:“The tender snow Has wiped away The weeping willow's tears”Written by Moussa Bashir ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Philippines (14.01.2012 13:57h): Revolutionary heritage
The Museo de Santisima Trinidad curator reviews Angela Stuart-Santiago’s Revolutionary Routes:Five Stories of Incarceration,Exile,Murder and Betrayal in Tayabas Province,1891-1980. The book is a history of her family and the revolutionary struggles against the Spanish,American,and Japanese colonizers up to the early years of the Philippine republic. It is based on the memoir of her grandmother originally written in Spanish. Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Ukraine (14.01.2012 03:07h): Gasprinsky Crimean Tatar Library
Back in Nov. 2011,Peace Corps volunteer Barb Wieser guest-blogged about her work at the Ismail Gasprinsky Crimean Tatar Library in Simferopol,Crimea,at Uncataloged Museum blog. Written by Veronica Khokhlova ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Dominican Republic (10.01.2012 15:07h): Farewell to El Goyo &Sención
Repeating Islands acknowledges the deaths of “outstanding Cuban dancer,singer and percussionist Gregorio Hernández”and Dominican writer Viriato Sención,whose “work was marked by its commitment to historical truth and cultural engagement.”Written by Janine Mendes-Franco ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Philippines (10.01.2012 05:18h): Filipina Amazons
Vina Lanzona's new history book,Amazons of the Huk Rebellion,tells the many stories of Filipina women involved in the Huk Rebellion from the 1940s up to the 1950s. This is reviewed online at The PCIJ Blog. Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya ·comments 1 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Costa Rica (07.01.2012 08:28h): Carmen Naranjo,Writer and Politician,Dies
Carmen Naranjo born Cartago,1928 passed away last January 4. She was a writer and a woman engaged in politics in the 60s and 70s,something then uncommon in Latin America. She became Culture and Youth Minister of Costa Rica in 1974,and was the first woman appointed as a member of the Costa Rican Academy of the Spanish Language. Already a towering figure in Costa Rican culture,she became the Director of the Museum of Costa Rican Art and Chief Editor at Costa Rica University Press EDUCA. Among the awards she received were the Order of Alfonso X El ... [Link] [Cache]
Chile (04.01.2012 20:06h): Would Cheaper Books Promote More Reading?
Enzo Abbagliati blogs [es] about a recurring discussion in Chile:removing or decreasing the IVA value added tax on books to promote more reading. Written by Silvia Viñas ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Ghana (30.12.2011 20:09h): Reading 52 Books in 50 Weeks
Fiona reaches a milestone:52 books in 50 weeks:“With two weeks to spare,today I reached my goal of reading fifty-two books for the year. A week ago I was beginning to wonder whether I would make it and then I discovered The Hunger Games and ploughed through three books in two days.”Written by Ndesanjo Macha ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Peru (27.12.2011 12:22h): Afro-Peruvian Christmas Music
Christmas,a celebration that came to Perú with the Spaniards at the beginning of the sixteenth century,was adapted over the years by the different communities of the country. One of those in particular,the black community,which arrived at almost the same time as the Europeans,and was fervently Christian,managed to include their own individuality in the festivities,expressing their particular experiences in the artistic creations made to honor the holidays. Perhaps modern-day Lima,now virtually mestizo and Andean,no longer reflects the important influence of blacks in Lima for hundreds of years,so much that during colonial ... [Link] [Cache]
Jamaica (20.12.2011 19:07h): when poets join academia
UK-based Jamaican writer Kei Miller muses on the consequences of poets joining the academic world. “Poetry is certainly not known for its plain-spoken-ness and in fact is accused,just as much as the academy,for its obscurity and its pretensions. And this is as it should be!” Written by Nicholas Laughlin ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Cuba (19.12.2011 16:42h): Prix Carbet for Padura
Cuban writer Leonardo Padura has won the 2011 Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe,reports Repeating Islands. The prestigious prize for works of Caribbean literature in French,founded by the late writer Edouard Glissant,was awarded to the French translation of Padura's novel El hombre que amaba a los perros The Man Who Loved Dogs . Written by Nicholas Laughlin ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
United Kingdom (16.12.2011 15:22h): Video from Hitchens'1999 U.S. Book Tour
“Hitch Hike” is a 53-min documentary by Palash Davé about British writer Christopher Hitchens’ 1999 U.S. tour promoting his book about Bill Clinton. The full film is available for viewing on Vimeo Part 1,Part 2,Part 3 . Hitchens died on December 15,2011. Written by Solana Larsen ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Pakistan (11.12.2011 20:58h): English Should Be One Of The National Languages
Habib R. Sulemani introduces us to some of the new faces of Pakistan excelling English literature and thinks that English should be declared a national language along with other Pakistani languages. Written by Rezwan ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Egypt (11.12.2011 16:17h): Celebrating Naguib Mahfouz's Centenary
Today marks the centenary of Egyptian Nobel laureate and leading novelist Naguib Mahfouz. The occasion is being remembered on Twitter. Born on December 11,1911,Mahfouz won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988. The prolific writer published more than 50 novels and 350 short stories,as well as five plays and scores of movie scripts in his career,which spanned 70 years. On Twitter,Ibrahim Abdelmeguid notes [ar]: النهاردة عيد ميلاد نجيب محفوظ . زي النهاردة من 100 سنة اتولد ضمير للوطن @ibrahimabdelmeg:Today marks Naguib Mahfouz's birthday. Like today,a 100 years ago,the conscience of this nation ... [Link] [Cache]
Chile (06.12.2011 17:21h): Communist Party Asks for Pablo Neruda's Exhumation
Lillie Langtry,from the blog Memory in Latin America,comments on the petition by the Chilean Communist Party to exhume the remains of poet Pablo Neruda “due to allegations that he may have been poisoned.”Written by Silvia Viñas ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
St. Lucia (05.12.2011 20:31h): Poetic Preaching
Caribbean Book Blog profiles a local priest who “has just published a book of narrative prose and poetry”,which he describes as ”a Caribbean-centric “theological reflection on the social,historical,economic,religious,political,and national consciousness.” Written by Janine Mendes-Franco ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Francophone Africa (05.12.2011 17:36h): The Important Literary Contributions from Former Colonies
The Genevan blog of Rémi Mogenet,Le Savoyard de la Tribune,explains with supporting examples that [fr]:“Mythological African traditional stories have made a remarkable entrance into francophone literature”. He quotes the Mandika epic tale of Soundjata,written and published in French by Guinean D. T. Niane,as well as,for Cameroon,Au Pays des initiés by Gabriel Mfomo and La Marseillaise de mon enfance by Jean-Marton Tchaptchet,without forgetting L'Anthologie nègre by Blaise Cendrars. Written by Suzanne Lehn ·Translated by Solène TRETOUT ·View original post [fr] ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ... [Link] [Cache]
Africa (02.12.2011 18:28h): Online Space for African Languages and Poetry
Maneno Matamu is a platform for African poets/writers to showcase their work in the rich and beautiful languages this continent is blessed with. It is a collective breath expressing our linguistic peculiarities,discoveries and oddities. Written by Ndesanjo Macha ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
South Africa (30.11.2011 19:01h): Sci-Fi Novel “Zoo City”to Get Film Adaptation
South African science fiction novel “Zoo City”will soon be a movie:“After winning several literary awards and garnering global acclaim for its clever originality,South African author Lauren Beukes'science-fiction novel,Zoo City,recently saw its film rights awarded to producer Helena Spring Red Dust,Yesterday,The First Grader ,a fellow South African.”Written by Ndesanjo Macha ·comments 0 Share:Donate ·facebook ·twitter ·reddit ·StumbleUpon ·delicious ·Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
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