Crackdown on Omani Online Community
SUSAN AL SHAHRI: A number of individuals have been arrested but it's not clear what they've done and what the boundaries actually are. …
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.…
Flame Virus a product of Israeli ‘Cyber Warfare’
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Zionism decrees Israel should be a “light unto nations.” Israel's cyberwarriors are making the country a “flame” unto the nations. …
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 …
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...…
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? …
Internet ‘Disaster’: A Return to Morocco’s Old Ways
REDA YAMANI, THE VIEW FROM FEZ: If ever you need a demonstration of abuse of monopoly power look to Maroc Telecom…
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…
The Internet in Lebanon: The Box Don’t Fit!
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The Lebanese LIRA is yet another example of a government trying to define the role of online.…
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?…
