‘Halalweb’: Iranian Authorities Try to ‘Purify’ Internet
The Iranian online community is facing a sustained, co-ordinated campaign to control how it uses the worldwide web.
Online or Behind Closed Doors: The Big Saudi Discussion
M. LYNX-QUALEY: There’s liberation in discussing ideas online but also dangers. Where do young Saudis discuss the big issues?
Cyber Campaigns ‘Limited to Elite’ in Arab World
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Despite being the fifth most spoken language in the world, just over 1% of content on the web is in Arabic
Microloans for Entrepreneurs: The Future?
RAMAKANT VEMPAT, JUSTIN SYKES, CGNEWS: A new initiative has the potential to revolutionise employment in the Arab world
UAE: Social Crimes on the Up, or Just Their Reporting?
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Give people technology and they find all sorts of interesting and different ways to use it, no?
Saudi, Twitter, Religion and Blasphemy
VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Is religion too taboo for social media, and what’s behind the case of “Twitter blasphemy” in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi ‘Tweet’ Journalist Deported from Malaysia
The journalist who caused a firestorm of protest following the publication of a tweet last week on the Prophet Mohammed has been sent back to Saudi Arabia.
‘Anonymous’ Hacks Assad’s Aides Emails
ANALYSIS: The former Chairman of the Syrian Computer Society has had emails between himself and his top aides hacked and then publicly revealed.
Twitter Makes a Good Call: No Boycott Needed
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Twitter’s new censorship policy has turned up a hornet’s nest of ire throughout the social media world. But have they done the right thing?




