[NEWS] Some Monday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Al Jazeera notes anti-black racism in Morocco, attacks on Christians in border areas of Kenya, and the ways in which the crackdown on Somali crime in Nairobi is hitting Somali businesses.


• Bloomberg notes that Ethiopian migrants trying to enter Saudi Arabia are being persecuted on their trip by Yemeni criminal gangs, in much the same way that Eritreans trying to get into Israel are persecuted by Sinai gangs.


• BusinessWeek argues that tacky gifts at the 911 gift shop sell because people want them, notes that South Koreans like shopping online internationally to get bargains, notes the growing presence of the Taliban in Karachi, and observes the rise of Chinese fashions.


• MacLean's comments on the growing tendency of Italian young adults to stay at home, comments on the return of Sarah McLachlan, looks at the phenomenon of doctoral students who don't go into academia, and notes that Pakistan's independent Geo TV is nearing shutdown by state harassment and assassination attempts.


• Wired observes innovative ways to deal with online harassment and notes a new method for interplanetary communication--at least to the moon--that is as fast as a good home Internet connection.