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Caucasus: New Year, Christmas

Posted by Onnik Krikorian on 03/01/2009

With Christmas and the New Year usually accompanied by lavish television spectaculars and decorations in the center of most cities worldwide, celebrations in countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are the same to some extent, but usually more low-key and family-orientated. A number of exp ...

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Trinidad & Tobago:

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 31/12/2008

“It is an interesting note on which to end this year. Going back in order to go forward, knowing what went to know what comes next”: Trinidadian blogger Attillah Springer bids farewell to the Old Year and welcomes the new…

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Turkey: Apology Shakes Apologia over Armenian Genocide Initiative

Posted by Simon Maghakyan on 28/12/2008

Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial, Yerevan, Republic of ArmeniaChallenging 90 years of institutionalized denial of the massacre and deportation of the Ottoman Empire's indigenous Armenian community during WWI, tens of thousands of Turkish intellectuals, academics, writers, journalists and dissid ...

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Is France ready for a black president?

Posted by Jennifer Brea on 27/12/2008

In the age of Obama, is France ready for a Black president? and Eugene Ebode, guest blogging on Alain Mabanckou, write about political diversity in France.

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2008: A turbulent year for South Asia

Posted by Rezwan on 27/12/2008

Looking back on the events that rocked South Asia in the year 2008 we see that terrorism took the center stage in many places in this region. This was also a year of crucial and decisive elections in many South Asian countries. The Global Voices coverages of the blogospheres of this region highlight ...

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