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    <subtitle>Welcome to Blogworld -- highlighting the best international blogs in multiple languages for a special BBC season about the power of the internet -- bbc.com/superpower. We&apos;ll be updating the Blogworld blog regularly with our finds and your recommendations. So if there&apos;s a blog you&apos;d like to share please let us know. Drop us an email on super.power@bbc.co.uk, comment or tweet us @bbc_blogworld.  </subtitle>
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    <title>Blogword takes a rest</title>
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    <published>2010-03-18T19:57:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-18T19:05:53Z</updated>


    <summary>Thank you to all the bloggers who&apos;ve shared their insights, blogs and experiences with us at Blogworld and today on SuperPower Nation. We hope we&apos;ve managed to give a taste of some of the wide range of unique and fascinating...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Thank you to all the bloggers who've shared their insights, blogs and experiences with us at Blogworld and today on SuperPower Nation. We hope we've managed to give a taste of some of the wide range of unique and fascinating blogs in all corners of the world in all languages.  As the BBC Superpower season looking at the extraordinary power of the internet draws to a close, we're giving the blog a rest...but all the posts and videos stay here for you to browse when you want.  We hope to be back soon, so watch this space.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>SuperPower Nation : Live</title>
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    <published>2010-03-18T13:24:47Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-18T18:30:42Z</updated>


    <summary>13:26 GMT SuperPower nation has now been live for 26 minutes. People have started coming in and others have joined in from their countries via webcam. Francisco Toro , a venezuelan blogger in Canada, is on his webacam at the...</summary>
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        <name>Shaimaa Khalil</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>13:26 GMT</strong><br />
SuperPower nation has now been live for 26 minutes. People have started coming in and others have joined in from their countries via webcam. Francisco Toro , a venezuelan blogger in Canada, is on his webacam at the moment chatting to people in the room. He blogged about taking part in SuperPower nation on his blog <a href="http://www.caracaschronicles.com/">Caracas Chronicles</a>. </p>

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<p>Freddy Macha is here. He'll be blogging in Swahili and English. <a href="http://freddymacha.blogspot.com/">Freddy Macha-Then and Now</a> is his English blog and <a href="http://kitoto.wordpress.com/">Kitoto</a> is his Swahili one. Check them out. Alek Boyd is a Venezuelan blogger who's here at Shoreditch Town Hall, he'll be mainly tweeting the event. This is <a href="http://alekboyd.blogspot.com/">Alek's blog.</a></p>

<p><strong>14:01 GMT</strong><br />
Conversations are well underway. At table 8 here in Shoreditch Town Hall a group is talking about recession, economic migration and oil production in Portugeses and Hindi.</p>

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<p><strong>14:25 GMT</strong><br />
More conversations. This one at table 10 here at Shoretich Town Hall. Contributors from Indonesia and Afghanistan are talking about what level the Taliban would have in Indonesia. Our indonesian contributor thinks less than 10%. </p>

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<p><strong>14:36 GMT</strong><br />
Talk of the Middle East and the broader picture there as well as freedom in Iran were the starting point of the conversation at table 18. Contributors from Japan and Iran are also discussing the Iraq elections and whether Qom or Najaf will be biggest Shiite centre in Iraq. </p>

<p><strong>15:06 GMT</strong><br />
Nigeria and Jamaica are represented in Table 23. As well as talking about the conflict in Jos in central Nigeria, they are also talking about children becoming addicted to the internet and discussing whether this reflects lack of parental control.<br />
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16:45 GMT</strong><br />
So sorry for the delay we've been battling technical difficulties and have finally found out a way to resolve them. SuperPower Nation is still happening and you can follow everything that's going on live <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/worldservice/programmes/2010/03/100317_superpower_nation_livetext_story.shtml">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong>16:48 GMT<br />
A look at your suggestions on the blogosphere today:WHo's blogging SuperPower Nation? </strong></p>

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<p>Thanks to Dunesh Wagle, Umesh , Kimberley Donoghue, sandeepa or BongMom, Fausta Wertz for getting in touch to suggest blogs. Most of these blogs have been discussing SuperPower Nation and this new global conversation experiment. </p>

<p>Today's round up takes to Puerto Rico, Nepal, Spain and India and the subjects vary from Nepali restaurants in Delhi to Puerto Rican governments budget and yes of course SuperPower Nation. </p>

<p>In <a href="http://wagle.com.np/">Wagle Street Journal</a>, Dinesh Wagle discusses the lack of <a href="http://wagle.com.np/2010/03/18/nepali-food-in-delhi/">Nepali restaurants in Delhi </a>despite the fact that there are five hundred thousands Nepalis living and working there.  Many of whom , ironically enough, work as chefs and cooks in hotels and restaurants.</p>

<p>Sloyka's blog,<a href="http://www.mysansar.com/">Maysanar,</a> is in Nepali. He emailed to suggest the blog and say that he did write about SuperPower Nation.  I did try Google translate to have an idea of what he's about the event but Google Translate doesn't translate for Nepali to English yet. </p>

<p><br />
Kimberley Donoghue, is the editor of <a href="http://www.lacolmenavirtual.com/">"La Colmena Virtual"</a> based in Barcelona. The blog is in Spanish but with the magic of Google Translate I'm able to tell you what they said about SuperPower Nation. </p>

<p><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacolmenavirtual.com%2Fbbc-la-conversacion-global-%25e2%2580%25a6-de-futbol.html&sl=auto&tl=en"><blockquote>Today the citizens of the world are participating in a great conversation - a global conversation.  Organized by the BBC, the idea is that the Internet is a superpower that has changed and will change the way we communicate. </blockquote></a></p>

<p><br />
<a href="http://faustasblog.com/?p=19109">Fausta's Blog </a>is run by Fausta Werts from Puerto Rico. Today he's discussing, Puerto Rico's budget, and the statehood proposal on SuperPower Nation. </p>

<p>Now, to India and <a href="http://www.bongcookbook.com/2010/03/beguni-ar-ashare-goppo.html">Bong Mom's</a> food blog. Today's offering is eggplant coated in a batter of chickpea flour and deep fried, yum! </p>

<p>We're still on for the next hour and a half do send tell us what bloggers in your country are talking about today. E-mail us on super.power@bbc.co.uk</p>]]>
        
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    <title>SuperPower Nation : Setting Up </title>
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    <published>2010-03-18T10:21:27Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-18T18:07:27Z</updated>


    <summary>Blogworld is at Shoreditch Town Hall getting ready to start live blogging SuperPower Nation very shortly. The atmosphere is fantastic , the pictures below speak for themselves really. This unique event involves so many parts of the BBC: TV, Radio...</summary>
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        <name>Shaimaa Khalil</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>Blogworld is at Shoreditch Town Hall getting ready to start live blogging SuperPower Nation very shortly. The atmosphere is fantastic , the pictures below speak for themselves really. This unique event involves so many parts of the BBC: TV, Radio and Online and more than thirty language services, all to facilitate the live conversations that will take place today between 1300-1900 GMT. </p>

<p>I'll be blogging live all through SuperPower Nation and will be updating you about what the bloggers here at Shoreditch Town Hall and in different parts of the world are saying about the event.</p>

<p>If you want to take part in SuperPower Nation and tell us what you or bloggers in your country are talking about. Here's how you can get in touch; e-mail us on super.power@bbc.co.uk.</p>

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    <title>USA: Eugene Volokh</title>
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    <published>2010-03-17T17:38:21Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-17T17:41:21Z</updated>


    <summary>Eugene Volokh and a number of other law professors blog on The Volokh Conspiracy. The blog covers everything from politics and law to arts and culture. Here Eugene tells us more about how it all started and what he does...</summary>
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        <name>Shaimaa Khalil</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>Eugene Volokh and a number of other law professors blog on <a href="http://volokh.com/">The Volokh Conspiracy</a>. The blog covers everything from politics and law to arts and culture. Here Eugene tells us more about how it all started and what he does on a daily basis with the blog. </p>

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    <title>Australia: Adrian Neylan</title>
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    <published>2010-03-17T10:28:10Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-17T16:15:17Z</updated>


    <summary>Adrian is an Australian cabbie who drives around the streets of Sydney every night taking his passengers from one place to another and listening to their stories. At the end of his shift he gives a brief of the best...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Adrian is an Australian cabbie who drives around the streets of Sydney every night taking his passengers from one place to another and listening to their stories. At the end of his shift he gives a brief of the best stories of the night on <a href="http://jafablog.typepad.com/">Cablog</a>. </p>

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    <title>SuperPower Nation </title>
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    <published>2010-03-16T17:12:02Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-16T17:30:54Z</updated>


    <summary>SuperPower season ends with a major event on Thursday the 18th of March. Our colleagues at SuperPower Nation have been working very hard to bring this truly unique and global event together. The simple idea behind SuperPower Nation is to...</summary>
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        <name>Shaimaa Khalil</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>SuperPower season ends with a major event on Thursday the 18th of March. Our colleagues at <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/worldservice/programmes/2010/03/100223_superpowernation.shtml">SuperPower Nation</a> have been working very hard to bring this truly unique and global event together. The simple idea behind SuperPower Nation is to bring people form different backgrounds who don't necessarily speak the same language under one roof and let them engage in whatever conversations they want to have. </p>

<p>It's an attempt to find out what the world is really talking about with the help of the internet and without language being a barrier. There will be no specific debates, issues or questions. The idea is to let the conversation flow naturally with the audience taking full control. </p>

<p>Blogworld will be there and we'll be doing a live blog on the day and monitoring what the blogosphere is saying about the event that day but also what subjects are proving popular on different blogs around the world. </p>

<p>So watch this space and tell us if you're taking part in SuperPower Nation on the 18th and blogging about it. Also let us know if you're blogging on something else that day. What subjects are catching people's attention where you live? </p>

<p>This is a picture of the SuperPower Nation venue at Shoreditch, East London. <br />
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    <title>Tuesday March 16th 2010: Blogs Roundup</title>
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    <published>2010-03-16T11:36:01Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-16T12:58:31Z</updated>


    <summary>Thanks to Drid Williams, David Jackmanson and John Clarke for suggesting blogs and blog subjects both via e-mail and on Twitter. Drid Williams is a fan of Iditarod. It&apos;s a sled dog race that happens once a year in Alaska;...</summary>
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        <name>Shaimaa Khalil</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>Thanks to Drid Williams, David Jackmanson and John Clarke for suggesting blogs and blog subjects both via e-mail and on <a href="http://twitter.com/home">Twitter</a>. </p>

<p>Drid Williams is a fan of <a href="http://www.iditarod.com/">Iditarod</a>. It's a sled dog race that happens once a year in Alaska; a uniquely American event as Drid describes it. Drid hasn't recommended any particular blogs but said there are many out there. <a href="http://snowhookkennel.blogspot.com/">Snowhook Kennel</a> is one of them. Justin and Rebecca Savidis moved from Utah to Alaska in 2004 hoping to start a sled dog Kennel, train as mushers and to both qualify for and race in the 2010 Iditarod. </p>

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<p>David Jackmanson got in touch through Twitter to suggest <a href="http://www.pipingshrike.com/">The Piping Shrike</a>; a blog that provides an insight into Australian politics. In <a href="http://www.pipingshrike.com/2010/03/stoop-low.html">this post</a>, The Piping Striker blogs about what he/she describes as the lack of substance in political media coverage in Australia. </p>

<p>John Clarke suggested his own blog. <a href="http://www.1969voyage.com/">A Slow Boat to Fiji</a> chronicles his trip across the Atlantic in 1969 when he was working on a cargo ship. John kept a journal at the time and has gone back to it remembering how things felt like back then but also comparing events to his life now as a man in his forties with a job and family. In <a href="http://www.1969voyage.com/?m=201002">this post</a> John describes his first day on the ship before they even set sail.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Nigeria: Sokari Ekine</title>
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    <published>2010-03-15T15:02:47Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-15T16:27:23Z</updated>


    <summary>Sokari Ekine&apos;s pan African blog Black Looks focuses on social justice, human rights and activism in Africa and the Diaspora. It also discusses LGBT rights,sexual orientation and gender based violence. Listen to the audio clip Sokari has sent us. She...</summary>
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        <name>Shaimaa Khalil</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>Sokari Ekine's pan African blog <a href="http://www.blacklooks.org/">Black Looks</a> focuses on social justice, human rights and activism in Africa and the Diaspora. It also discusses LGBT rights,sexual orientation and gender based violence.</p>

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<p>Listen to the audio clip Sokari has sent us. She speaks more about her blog and the community it has created. She also tells us about the difficulties she's faced through years of discussing some of the most controversial issues in Africa.</p>

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    <title>Blogworld #5</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bbc.co.uk,2010:/blogs/blogworld//493.200039</id>


    <published>2010-03-12T16:23:01Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-15T14:12:39Z</updated>


    <summary>Here&apos;s the fifth and final Blogworld in its Arabic, English and Persian versions. Blogworld #5 in English Blogworld #5 in Arabic Blogworld #5 in Persian...</summary>
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        <name>Paul Coletti</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>Here's the fifth and final Blogworld in its Arabic, English and Persian versions.</p>

<p><object width="348" height="251"><param name="movie" value="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/emp/external/player.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="FlashVars" value="playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Fworldservice%2Fmeta%2Fdps%2F2010%2F03%2Femp%2F100312%5Fblogworld%5F5%5Fenglish%2Eemp%2Exml&config_settings_showPopoutButton=true&config_settings_language=en&config_settings_showFooter=true&"></param><embed src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/emp/external/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="348" height="251" FlashVars="playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Fworldservice%2Fmeta%2Fdps%2F2010%2F03%2Femp%2F100312%5Fblogworld%5F5%5Fenglish%2Eemp%2Exml&config_settings_showPopoutButton=true&config_settings_language=en&config_settings_showFooter=true&"></embed></object><span class="emp-text"> Blogworld #5 in English</span></p>

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<entry>
    <title>Friday March 12th: Blog Roundup </title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/2010/03/friday_march_12th_blog_roundup.html" />
    <id>tag:www.bbc.co.uk,2010:/blogs/blogworld//493.200030</id>


    <published>2010-03-12T15:35:28Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-12T16:10:40Z</updated>


    <summary>Thank you, Chris Richardson, Anastasia Fitzgerald-Beaumont, Asiya Noor and Bankelele for your blog suggestions. Today&apos;s roundup includes everything from the Kenyan economy, history, politics and religion to living a 100% green life. The blog Bankelele is run by a Kenyan...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Shaimaa Khalil</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>Thank you, Chris Richardson, Anastasia Fitzgerald-Beaumont, Asiya Noor and Bankelele for your blog suggestions. Today's roundup includes everything from the Kenyan economy, history, politics and religion to living a 100% green life. </p>

<p>The blog <a href="http://bankelele.blogspot.com/">Bankelele</a> is run by a Kenyan banker who provides an insight into the country's economy. In <a href="http://bankelele.blogspot.com/2010/02/share-portfolio-february-2010.html">this post</a> Bankelele gives all you business enthusiasts an update on Kenyan companies' share portfolio for 2010. In <a href="http://bankelele.blogspot.com/2010/01/motoring-moment-spare-parts-and-bad.html">the post </a>pictured below Bankelele discussed bad driving in Kenya. </p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/bankelele.JPG"><img alt="bankelele.JPG" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/bankelele-thumb-450x543.jpg" width="450" height="543" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>In her blog <a href="http://anatheimp.blogspot.com/">Ana the Imp</a>, Anastasia Fitzgerald-Beaumont blogs about history, politics and Art check out <a href="http://anatheimp.blogspot.com/2010/03/henry-moore-death-of-imagination.html">her post</a> about Sculptor Henry Moore. <a href="http://thediaryofamuslimahrevert.blogspot.com/">Asiya Noor</a> lives in Mozambique. She's converted to Islam and has started blogging about her experiences with the faith. <a href="http://thediaryofamuslimahrevert.blogspot.com/2010/01/who-hijacked-my-religion.html">In this post</a> she discusses the problem of Masjids or Mosque owners who use them as a platform to preach their personal version of Islam. </p>

<p>Chris Richardson (whose blog we featured yesterday) suggested Lars Bevanger's blog <a href="http://hardtobegreen.wordpress.com/">Hard to be Green</a>. Lars explores what it means practically and financially to be 100 % environmentally friendly. In <a href="http://hardtobegreen.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/i-am-so-green/">this post</a>, Lars is very proud of switching to 100% green electricity. </p>

<p><br />
We're still on next week and are talking about how we can keep Blogworld going for longer. So still need all the blog suggestions you can get through to us. </p>

<p>This is what you can do : <br />
Leave a comment on this blog post<br />
Email us on super.power@bbc.co.uk <br />
Or follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/BBC_Blogworld">Twitter</a> <br />
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<entry>
    <title>South Africa: Max the Dog</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/2010/03/south_africa_max_the_dog.html" />
    <id>tag:www.bbc.co.uk,2010:/blogs/blogworld//493.199770</id>


    <published>2010-03-12T10:06:39Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-12T12:08:39Z</updated>


    <summary>We&apos;ve had milblogs, political blogs and travel blogs on Blogworld so it seems only natural to feature a dog blog. Max lives in South Africa and describes his daily dog&apos;s life and frustrations with his human owners. As I write...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Paul Coletti</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>We've had milblogs, political blogs and travel blogs on Blogworld so it seems only natural to feature a dog blog. <strong>Max</strong> lives in South Africa and describes his daily dog's life and frustrations with his human owners. As I write Max is very ill and has posted his life's lessons <a href="http://theadventuresofmaxdog.blogspot.com/2010/03/life-lessons-according-to-maxdog.html">here</a>. Here's one no dog can ignore . . . <br />
<blockquote><br />
• DROOL A LOT!...<br />
...So that they will give you more treats than they bargained for.</blockquote></p>

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<entry>
    <title>Nigeria: Funmi Feyide</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/2010/03/nigeria_funmi_feyide.html" />
    <id>tag:www.bbc.co.uk,2010:/blogs/blogworld//493.199759</id>


    <published>2010-03-12T09:49:07Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-12T09:56:06Z</updated>


    <summary>Funmi Feyide, aka Solomon Sydelle, blogs about all things Nigerian. It&apos;s a country that this week has been in the news for all the wrong reasons and as Funmi says, &quot;there&apos;s a lot on the plate of acting President Goodluck...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Paul Coletti</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Funmi Feyide</strong>, aka Solomon Sydelle, blogs about all things Nigerian. It's a country that this week has been in the news for all the wrong <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8562961.stm">reasons</a> and as Funmi says, <em>"there's a lot on the plate of acting President Goodluck Jonathan. There would be a lot on the plate of whoever was in charge of dealing with these issues"</em>.</p>

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<entry>
    <title>Philippines: Marck Ronald Rimorin</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/2010/03/philippines_marck_rimorin_to_b.html" />
    <id>tag:www.bbc.co.uk,2010:/blogs/blogworld//493.198725</id>


    <published>2010-03-12T09:01:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-12T09:32:48Z</updated>


    <summary>Marck Ronald Rimorin runs the marocharim experiment in Manila. Here he talks about why he blogs and proudly describes how one particular post caused a bit of a stir in the Philippines:...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Paul Coletti</name>
        
    </author>
    
    
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Marck Ronald Rimorin</strong> runs the <a href="http://www.marocharim.com/">marocharim experiment</a> in Manila. Here he talks about why he blogs and proudly describes how one particular <a href="http://www.marocharim.com/2008/11/12/fist-in-the-air-in-the-land-of-hypocrisy/">post</a> caused a bit of a stir in the Philippines:</p>

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<entry>
    <title>Blogworld #4</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/2010/03/blogworld_4.html" />
    <id>tag:www.bbc.co.uk,2010:/blogs/blogworld//493.199580</id>


    <published>2010-03-11T14:41:44Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-11T15:27:37Z</updated>


    <summary>Blogworld #4 aired today in Persian, English and Arabic. Today we featured Francisco Toro and Koichi Croes. Below you&apos;ll find the Persian edition watched in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Pooneh Ghoddoosi presenting:...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Paul Coletti</name>
        
    </author>
    
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        <![CDATA[<p>Blogworld #4 aired today in Persian, English and Arabic. Today we featured <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/2010/03/francisco_toro.html">Francisco Toro</a> and <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/2010/03/japan_koichi_of_tofugucom.html">Koichi Croes</a>. Below you'll find the <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/persian/">Persian</a> edition watched in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Pooneh Ghoddoosi presenting:</p>

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<entry>
    <title>Thursday March 11th: Blog Roundup </title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/2010/03/thursday_march_11th_blog_round.html" />
    <id>tag:www.bbc.co.uk,2010:/blogs/blogworld//493.199559</id>


    <published>2010-03-11T11:36:33Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-11T13:02:35Z</updated>


    <summary>Thanks to Marilyn Gosz, Robert Battison, Lars Bevanger, Carina Rodriguez Sciutto and Alec Yeh for getting in touch with their suggested blogs. It&apos;s really encouraging to see that Blogworld is catching on. Whether you&apos;ve heard it on the radio, seen...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Shaimaa Khalil</name>
        
    </author>
    
    
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        <![CDATA[<p>Thanks to Marilyn Gosz, Robert Battison, Lars Bevanger, Carina Rodriguez Sciutto and Alec Yeh for getting in touch with their suggested blogs. It's really encouraging to see that Blogworld is catching on. Whether you've heard it on the radio, seen on TV or saw the blog, please do tell us where you've heard about Blogworld and see the end of this post to know how you can get in touch. </p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/saopaulo.JPG"><img alt="saopaulo.JPG" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/blogworld/saopaulo-thumb-450x483.jpg" width="450" height="483" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>According to Carina Rodriguez Sciutto, she started her blog <a href="http://saopauloshots.blogspot.com/">Sao Paulo Shots </a>to share her city with the world. <a href="http://saopauloshots.blogspot.com/2010/01/tranvia-en-el-barrio-santa-teresa.html">In this post </a>she features photos of a tram journey in Santa Teresa. </p>

<p>Lars Bevanger says Chris Richardson's blog, <a href="http://myislamic2010.wordpress.com/">My Year With Islam</a>, is his favourite at the moment. Chris Richardson is Christian but not religious. He's decided to live 2010 according to Islamic teachings. In <a href="http://myislamic2010.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/get-me-to-the-mosque-on-time/">this post</a> Chris blogs about his first ever Friday Prayers experience. </p>

<p>Alec Yeh is an American gap-year student currently in Senegal. He started <a href="http://alecyeh.blogspot.com/">this blog</a> to chronicle his experience there. <a href="http://alecyeh.blogspot.com/2010/02/tba_27.html">In this post</a>, he marvels at the Senegalese TV culture. (I've emailed Alec to find out the translation to the title of his blog when he gets back to me I'll update you)</p>

<p>Robert Battison's blog, <a href="http://blog.thebigqs.co.uk/">Debate It,</a> reminds me a bit of the BBC World Service's World Have Your Say. In this very short <a href="http://blog.thebigqs.co.uk/2010/02/should-you-obey-laws-if-you-think.html">post</a> , Robert poses a questions to all the law abiding citizens of the world. </p>

<p>And finally, Marilyn's blog <a href="http://www.californieenfrancais.blogspot.com/">Californie en Français</a> is exactly that;California in French. Marylin is a Californian who decided to write about the sunny state in French. Why? Well this is what she told us in her email suggesting the blog. <br />
<blockquote>"Californie en francais" features blog posts about California, written in French by a Francophile (me) who wants to practice her French language skills and bridge some borders at the same time.  I was shocked, several years ago, to discover that the U.S. had pulled funding for its cultural center in Paris.  So, in 2006, I jumped in and decided to take an individual approach to cultural sharing and collaboration.  </blockquote></p>

<p>You can get in touch too and suggest your favorite blogs : <br />
Leave a comment on this blog post<br />
Email us on super.power@bbc.co.uk <br />
Or follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/BBC_Blogworld">Twitter </a></p>]]>
        
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