Millions around the world were glued to their television screens watching their favourite athletes at this year's Beijing Olympics, which just closed. What did Arab bloggers have to say about the world's premier sporting event and their country teams?... ...full story at Global Voices
from Global Voices on Sun, Aug 24 2008
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