A new language lesson for you

In case you need something to fill time with, mosey on over to Eamonn’s page and learn some Swahili. Here are a few words to get you started: Eamonn Fitzgerald’s Rainy Day: English-Swahili I was bitten by a… — Niliumwa no … mosquito/mbu. snake/nyoka. scorpion/ng’e.

Duelling protests

Go over to Carpe Bonum and have a look. ‘Cause they have pictures and I don’t. Not of the protests, anyways. Carpe Bonum: Dueling protests in Beirut What does freedom look like? Can you distinguish it from tyranny? Let’s take a look at the dueling protests they’ve been having in Beirut.

Bahraini Bloggers Released

Publius has the details… Publius Pundit – Blogging the democratic revolution You may remember earlier in the week a couple Bahraini bloggers were arrested and people protested. Well, they’ve been released and with an added boon to all of us: They’ve passed some pro-democracy legislation.