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“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…
Leaked E-mail: Iraq Shuts Down Its Internet, Again
Feature image: Leaked email from an Iraqi ISP alerting recipients of an impending Internet shutdown on May 16, 2016. …
Egypt: Death Penalty Possible for Cybercrime
Feature image via Monasosh Flickr. The Committee of Suggestions and Complaints in the Egyptian parliament accepted and…
"Press Freedom": Tasharuk's Theme in May
Feature image via freepress.net. Every year on May 3, the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day. The…
Considering Countering Violent Extremism in Lebanon
Over the past two years, the strategic use of social media platforms by groups like ISIL has prompted widespread calls…