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Digital Citizen 4.5
Feature image via U.S army: Iraqi school students, Basra University. SPOTLIGHT ON INTERNET SHUTDOWNS In early June, Algeria’s Baccalaureate exams…
Algeria Reconsiders Blocking Social Media to Prevent Cheating on Exams
Feature image via Leswer, Wikimedia Commons. The Internet was accessible again in Algeria at 3 p.m. last…
2000 Eyes to Surveil Beirut by Year’s End
Feature image via needpix.com By the end of 2016, Beirutis’ driving and other public activities will…
“Net-Wasel” Digital Rights Podcasts
Feature image via literalis.net: Podcasting” by Nicolas Solop CC BY 2.0. SMEX is pleased to announce the launch of its Arabic-language…
Tasharuk in June: Don't Just Run Campaigns, Build Movements!
Feature image via creativecommons.org: A man during the 2011 Egyptian protests carrying a card saying “Facebook, #jan25. …
Maroc Telecom Blocks Online Games?
Feature image via Maroc Telecom Facebook page. In less than 24 hours, an online petition urging Maroc…