Thursday and Friday, November 24-25, 2011
Thailand: Survival and Creativity During Floods
The situation in Thailand is improving as floodwaters are receding but the death toll is now more than 600. The flood
disaster is the worst in the past five decades but it also showed the creative and inventive ways of the people as they
coped with the floods. read>>
Egypt: Popular Justice Tackles Police Brutality
Malek Mostafa, Ahmed Abd El-Fatah and Ahmed Harara are three Egyptians shot in the eye while protesting in Tahrir
square. Harara lost his first eye while demonstrating in theDay of Rage on January 28, 2011, against former President
Mubarak, and later lost his second eye after being shot during the second wave of the revolution against the Supreme
Council of Armed Forces. read>>
Pakistan: The Death of Nusrat Bhutto
The recent demise of Nusrat Bhutto, former first lady and wife of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was mourned across Pakistan. A
public holiday was declared as a part of the mourning, which triggered a wave of reactions from Twitter users
questioning the logic behind such a move. read>>
Qatar: Opinions Divided Over Sale of Pork
News has been spreading in Qatar that pork products are now available for purchase in the country, albeit only from the
single Qatar Distribution Company store, and only to those with alcohol permits. Omar Chatriwala reports. read>>
Mexico: Massive Civil Lawsuit at International Criminal Court Seeks Justice for Drug War Crimes
23,000 Mexican citizens have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate heads of drug cartels, President
Felipe Calderón and other top officials for crimes against civilians in Mexico's ongoing Drug War. read>>
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