President Niyazov of Turkmenistan, better known as “Turkmenbashi, Leader of all Turkmen”, ranks high on anyone’s list of crazy dictators. Famous for commissioning a gold… Read More »When visiting Turkmenistan, do try not to get ill…
Man, now that’s the sort of spam I like to get. Unsolicited email that made it past filters on both my server and client: Subject:… Read More »Moldovan spam – “Red Terror Comes to Europe!!!”
Ashok Hariharan, an Indian geek from Madras, has been blogging from Kenya since 2002 at Unganisha.org. He went on a long hiatus in October, and… Read More »Ashok’s back in Kenya
I’m home for five blissful days in a row – something that’s becoming increasingly rare in my peripatetic lifestyle – and I’m finding that a… Read More »On a personal note – finding me on and offline
President Niyazov of Turkmenistan, better known as “Turkmenbashi, Leader of all Turkmen”, ranks high on anyone’s list of crazy dictators. Famous for commissioning a gold… Read More »When visiting Turkmenistan, do try not to get ill…
Christian Science Monitor’s Mike Crawley is attending FESPACO (Le Festival Panafricain du Cinma et de la Tlvision du Ougadougou), Africa’s largest and most influential film… Read More »The view from FESPACO