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Heard about the niqab, mini short wearing ‘Niqabitch’ in France?
In September two twentysomething ‘crazy girls’ walked to the French ministry of immigration and national identity in Paris in somewhat alternative outfits; one has Maghreb origins. They're protesting over the internet against a law which bans the burqa in the public sphere - after all, 'this is a democracy’
e-democracy, france, islamophobia, islam, paris, burqa, religion and democracy
Caustic ‘Kataryna’ – outed ‘empress of Polish blogosphere’
The Warsaw-based political blogger saw her identity revealed by warring ‘traditional’ journalists in 2009, some who accused her of having a ‘male’ view and of meddling in political scandals. Exclusive interview from the thirty-something NGO director, who has been blogging anonymously since 2004
e-democracy, civil society, journalism, poland, politics, blogs, citizen journalism
Guide to Twitter tongue
Tweet tweet. During both world wars carrier pigeons relayed short, sometimes vital messages, backwards and forwards when the electricity lines were out. Today, it’s Twitter’s 140 character posts which play the role of social network messenger…as long as you can master its language. So what are the basic ABCs of European Twitter?
e-democracy, technology, media, journalism, european democracy, european media, politics
Internet for everyone in Jun, Granada
The small town in southern Spain is the European pioneer for an experiment which offers internet services for everyone - and everything
e-democracy, andalusia, nuevas tecnologías, jun, internet, society, granada
