Posted by
Claire Ulrich
· 1:13 am
· Morocco
Morocco may be in the grip of general Obamania, but a few voices here and there still stubbornly resist the flow. Not that the reluctant Moroccans would give their ballot to John McCain if they had the chance, but they are wary of the American model of democracy, of America, and more than a little sick of an election that hides its flaws under a Hollywood-inspired cast and plot.
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See what happens when you search www.ElectPalin.com
Riehl World View and Doug Ross reported this last night.
Then this morning a friend of mine sent me a copy of this article on a body of email without a link, so I did a Google search on the title of the article
"Understanding Obama: The Ma...
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Posted by
Jillian York
· 5:49 pm
· Morocco
On the eve of the elections, the world is atwitter - and Morocco is no exception. Bloggers based in Morocco - both Moroccan natives and foreign residents - are musing over potential election outcomes. While Morocco is also no exception to the world's preference for Obama, bloggers have a lot more to say than "Yes we can!" Jillian C. York gives us a glimpse into this North African nation.
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Well, he could have fooled me, but according to Amir Taheri, Muslims/Arabs love Obama.
He's the one they've been waiting for.
No, really. I'm not kidding!
See what Taheri has to say about Obamania in Arabia in the following article:
MUSLIMS IDENTIFY WITH BARACK OBAMA - New York Post
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Posted by
Amira Al Hussaini
· 5:42 pm
· Jordan · Morocco · Palestine · Qatar
A Negro, a Muslim and an anti-American. These are just some of the names Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been called over the past few days. Is Obama in danger and are hate and fear still powerful forces in America? Bloggers from around the world react.
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In a speech in Albuquerque yesterday, John McCain introduced a new line of attack against Barack Obama, namely that he came “out of nowhere” and we don’t really know who he is. When he asked the key question, “Who is the real Barack Obama?” a member of the audience yelled, “Terrorist!”...
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Posted by
Amira Al Hussaini
· 4:48 pm
· Egypt · Jordan · Morocco · Palestine
Mickey Mouse must die, declared a Saudi cleric in a television interview. Or perhaps that is not exactly what he said. Regardless, the interview found its way to television screens and newspaper headlines around the world and bloggers are at loggerheads with the issue. Did the cleric literally mean that Mickey Mouse must die or was it just another ploy to sensationalise and poke fun of anything an Arab and a Muslim utters?
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Posted by
Amira Al Hussaini
· 1:15 am
· Israel · Morocco
If you think that the incomprehensible sounds babies make mean nothing, think again. Keeping up with the times, the blogopshere is abuzz over Fisher-Price’s
Baby Cuddle and Coo doll, which allegedly proclaims: "Islam is the light." Parents in the US are outraged and some shops have even pulled the 'offensive' doll off the shelves.
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Posted by
Jillian York
· 12:05 am
· Jordan · Morocco
Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Today, Jillian York takes a look at a Jordanian blogger vehemently defending Arabs, a Filipina who loves Obama, and a Moroccan who doesn't get what all the love of Sarah Palin's shoes is about.
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