Mondoweiss

Young Palestinian Lynching: The Abyss Beckons

Young Palestinian Lynching: The Abyss Beckons

MONDOWEISS: The attack on four Palestinian teenagers last week could mark the beginning of a descent that has been actively encouraged by right-wing rhetoric

 Crossroads Arabia

Defamation Case Awaits Shahrkani Hate Tweeters

Defamation Case Awaits Shahrkani Hate Tweeters

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Her father ought not have a hard time winning cases against those posting false and defamatory information on Facebook and Twitter.

 Eman-Al-Nafjan

Saudi Women In Olympics: Kingdom ‘Gets the Bug’

Saudi Women In Olympics: Kingdom ‘Gets the Bug’

EMAN AL NAFJAN: The Olympics usually barely registers on Saudi consciousness. This time round, though, things are different

 Alexander McNabb

Time Running Out for Natalie Creane: Please Help

Time Running Out for Natalie Creane: Please Help

ALEXANDER MCNABB: She is lying in Rashid Hospital on a ventilator four years after she was injured in the Emirates Palace Hotel. Desperate times for Natalie and her family

 The View From Fez

Fasting: The Challenges Facing Muslims This Ramadan

Fasting: The Challenges Facing Muslims This Ramadan

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Whether it’s the longer daylight hours or because you’re an Olympic athlete there are particular challenges for Muslims this Ramadan

 Crossroads Arabia

Surprise, Surprise: Salafis To ‘Embrace’ Democracy

Surprise, Surprise: Salafis To ‘Embrace’ Democracy

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A surprising convert to the idea of democracy is Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, erstwhile moral guide to Osama bin Laden

 James M. Dorsey

Kicking Time: Ultras Egypt Truce Likely to Be Short Lived

Kicking Time: Ultras Egypt Truce Likely to Be Short Lived

JAMES M. DORSEY: The battle between the autocrats and the ultras turned the stadiums into battlefields for control with the ultras viewing themselves as the venue’s only legitimate owner.

 Richard Silverstein

Israel Enlisting its Own Twitter Army

Israel Enlisting its Own Twitter Army

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Those who are really addicted to social media or are especially dedicated to spreading the views of the IDF can even reach the rank of Lieutenant-General.

 Alexander McNabb

Now You Can ‘Social Media Engage’ With EIDA

Now You Can ‘Social Media Engage’ With EIDA

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Ever entertaining the Emirates Identity Authority has now discovered a new fangled thing called ‘Social Media’.

 The View From Fez

Furore Over New Moroccan Media Rules

Furore Over New Moroccan Media Rules

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: An attempt by Islamists to mould the Moroccan media in its own image?

 Alexander McNabb

FB in the M.E: Respect, Sensitivity, Slammer

FB in the M.E: Respect, Sensitivity, Slammer

ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s all part of the Emirati culture of respect, which is also the reason why insulting someone here can land you in very hot water.

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Mischief Afoot’: Regulation of Saudi Journalists Is ‘Wrong’

‘Mischief Afoot’: Regulation of Saudi Journalists Is ‘Wrong’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: How can civil servants judge whether a journalists is being ‘professional’? The simple answer is they can’t

 Susan Al Shahri

Time To Grow Up and Ditch The Technology

Time To Grow Up and Ditch The Technology

SUSAN AL SHAHRI: ‘My name is Susan and I’m a techno-holic’. I’m well on the way, though, to solving my problem

 Editor, MEP

Facebook Goes Public in a $104 billion IPO

VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Facebook shares ended their first day of trade on New York’s Nasdaq Stock Exchange in lacklustre fashion.

 Juan Cole

Facebook Value Endures Beyond IPO in Middle East

Facebook Value Endures Beyond IPO in Middle East

JUAN COLE: Facebook does not seem important in Egypt’s presidential race. You wonder if the young are interested: Most plausible candidates are rather ancient…

 Common Ground News Service

Women ‘Taking the Lead’ In Tunisian Politics

Women ‘Taking the Lead’ In Tunisian Politics

SANA SBOUAI, CGNEWS: More than a quarter of deputies to parliament are women. But that only tells part of the story.

 Common Ground News Service

“Love, InshAllah”: Muslim Women Tell Their Stories

“Love, InshAllah”: Muslim Women Tell Their Stories

MARWA HELAL, CGNEWS: A collection of stories about Muslim women’s love lives has struck a global chord.

 Rania Al Malky

Egypt: A Long Road to the Starting Point

Egypt: A Long Road to the Starting Point

RANIA AL MALKY: Egypt is approaching full circle, masterminded by SCAF: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

 Common Ground News Service

‘Israel Loves Iran’: An Iranian Perspective

‘Israel Loves Iran’: An Iranian Perspective

SAHAR NAMAZIKHAH, CGNEWS: It’s certainly garnered plenty of headlines but does the campaign have substance?

 James M. Dorsey

Vodafone’s Egyptian Meltdown: Arab Spring Victim?

Vodafone’s Egyptian Meltdown: Arab Spring Victim?

JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s been a bad year for Vodafone in Egypt. Are the problems of their own making?