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Ed Webb

Candidacy for Unesco by Egyptian Is Faltering - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 29 May 09 - Cached
  • Ed Webb on 29 May 09
     
    I'm amazed Mubarak put Hosny up for the job. He has not had a good reputation among diplomats for a long time now.
Ed Webb

ONI Releases 2009 Middle East & North Africa Research | OpenNet Initiative - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 12 Aug 09 - Cached
  • While not all countries in the Middle East and North Africa filter the Internet, censorship across the region is on the rise, and the scope and depth of filtering are increasing. Testing has revealed political filtering to be the common denominator across the region; however, social filtering is on the rise.
  • Based on ONI testing results, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and the West Bank do not currently filter any material; however, none of those are without regulations.
  • Bahrain, Iran, Syria and Tunisia have the strictest political filtering practices in the region.
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  • Although increased filtering is the rule and unblocking the exception, there are a few instances of the latter since our last report. Syria has restored access to Arabic-language Wikipedia, Morocco has lifted a ban on a number of pro-Western Sahara independence Web sites, and Libya has begun to allow access to previously banned political sites. Additionally, Sudanese filtering of sites containing LGBT, dating, and health-related content has lessened since the last round of ONI testing.
  • Iran is among the strictest filtering regimes in the world, pervasively filtering political and social content, as well as Internet tools and proxies, and substantially filtering content related to conflict and security.
  • In the Middle East and North Africa, the filtering of social media and social networking sites has become relatively commonplace. For example, YouTube and Facebook are currently filtered Syria and Tunisia, and Orkut and Flickr are blocked in Iran and the UAE. Iran also filters a local social networking site, Balatarin.com, and the UAE and Saudi Arabia filter certain YouTube videos, though not the entire site.
  • Blocking Web sites in a local language is approximately twice as likely as blocking sites only available in English or other international languages.
Ed Webb

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Elite Saudi university set to open - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 23 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Saudi Arabia has set up a new research university, a multibillion dollar co-educational venture built on the promise of scientific freedom.
  • Saudi officials have envisaged the postgraduate institution as a crucial part of the kingdom's plans to transform itself into a global scientific hub - the latest effort in the Gulf region to diversify its economic base.
  • the new university will not require women to wear veils or cover their faces, and they will be able to mix freely with men.
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  • KAUST has enrolled 817 students representing 61 different countries, of whom 314 begin classes this month while the rest are scheduled to enroll in the beginning of 2010.
  • 71 faculty members include 14 from the US, seven from Germany and six from Canada
  • KAUST may indirectly challenge the brand of conservatism that critics say has stifled progress in the Muslim world."We do not restrict how they wish to work among themselves," Shih said, referring to whether men and women can freely intermingle on campus."It's a research environment ... driven by scientific agenda."Officials say KAUST's embrace of scientific freedom marks Saudi Arabia's determination to not be left behind as technology increasingly drives global development.
Ed Webb

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Egypt quizzes group on Hamas links - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 08 Apr 09 - No Cached
  • Montasser al-Zayat
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      Ed Webb on 08 Apr 09
       
      This guy's still in business? He represented hundreds of Islamists in the 1990s. Loves the media spotlight.
  • Belonging to any external or regional organisation is considered a crime under Egyptian law, which is under a state of emergency - in place since 1981.
Ed Webb

Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Women, bloggers & gays lead change in ... - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 15 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Ed Webb on 15 Oct 09
     
    Rather too many broad generalizations for my taste, but given the platform, this should get some attention.
Ed Webb

Iran's Politics Open a Generational Chasm - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 27 Oct 09 - Cached
  • the generational chasm
  • Because of the growing alienation of young Iranians, family dynamics could be complex, particularly among the families of elite government officials. “These children are more affected by society and even Facebook and Twitter on the Internet than their families,”
  • “This was an explosion of 30 years of suppression and intimidations of my generation,” she said of the protests. “I am happy that we finally found the courage to speak up.”
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  • “I believe she has been tricked by the country’s enemies and has become a tool for propaganda,” Mr. Kalhor told the Mehr news agency. “As a father, I advise her not take a path that has no return and not become an instrument in the hands of the enemy.”
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MEI - Middle East International - Inside MEI - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 09 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Ed Webb on 09 Nov 09
     
    Relaunched.
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Ahwaa.org - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 17 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Ed Webb on 17 Apr 11
     
    Officially launching our latest project, an interactive bilingual platform to debate LGBTQ issues in the MENA: http://ahwaa.org #lgbtME @mideastyouth rock
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