People, Not Technology, are Agents for Change
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Let’s not diminish the creativity and courage of the Arab Spring by attributing great sacrifice to amorphous, faceless technology.…
TweetNadwa: 140 Seconds to Say It As You See It
MEHRUNISA QAYYUM, CGNEWS: Inspired by Twitter a grassroots Egyptian organisation has set up an online forum that limits participants to 140 seconds air time. …
Lebanon: Yesterday’s Technology, Today
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The image above is from the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications website.These are the people responsible for the Internet in Lebanon...…
Overload: Could Google+ Be Too Much, Too Late?
ALEXANDER MCNABB: With "too many streams of information to be comfortable" , could Google+ assault on Facebook be too much, too late?…
Blogging to Communicate with ‘the Other Side’
ZIAD KHALIL ABU ZAYYAD, CGNEWS: I felt the need to do something that could contribute more substantially to end the suffering of my people and reach peace with our neighbours.…
Western Views of Middle East & The ‘Gay Girl’
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: The 'Gay Girl in Damascus' hoax reveals much about Western perceptions of the Middle East. …
MidEastPosts – 1000 Conversations Begun
MIDEASTPOSTS: We are 1000 conversations old today. We want to thank those who have got us here, and invite those with an opinion to join the debate...…
The Damage Done by the ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Hoax
ELEANOR K, MONDOWEISS: Finally we know the truth. Not Syrian, not female, not gay but a middle-aged American living in Scotland. There are consequences which the hoaxer, it appears, hasn't considered. …
Lesbian Syrian Bloggers & (Incorrect) Assumptions of Truth
DAVID ROBERTS: While blogging is good and all, it doen’t come remotely close to the rigour of a good newspaper...…
How Blogging Can Be Your Company’s Voice
STEVE ROYSTON: "If you manage to persuade your CEO to write a blog, you’d better make sure he or she writes lively content. Otherwise their blog will have the opposite effect..."…
