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Tweetup Against Sexual Harassment in Lebanon
In conjunction with Nasawiya, the Beirut-based women’s advocacy group, SMEXbeirut and MADskills are organizing a Tweetup to raise awareness about sexual…
Broadband in Lebanon: No Longer a "Pipe" Dream?
Lebanon’s woefully inadequate Internet connectivity has long been a subject of national frustration, but a recent announcement by the Lebanese…
Lebanon Tweets, Too
In response to our last blog post about Forbes Middle East‘s list of the top 100 Arab Twitter presences, we thought…
Forbes Middle East Releases List of Top Arab Tweeters
Forbes Middle East, an Arabic language business publication, has released a list of the top 100 Arab Twitter presences. Forbes’…
Civil Society Groups Band Together to Protect the Net at E-G8
Yesterday, more civil society groups from around the globe, in the company of digital pioneers such as Creative Commons founder…
A new Arabic-language blogging guide
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Cairo has published a new 197-page blogging guide in Arabic عبر واتحررـ دليل التدوين (Express…
Listen: How the Syrian Government Is Using Facebook & Hashtags
Listen to the weekly radio program On the Media as Jillian York, the director of international freedom of expression at…