Archive for February, 2007
Pakistan: Online freedom of speech as collateral damage?
This flash animation is converted from the Powerpoint Presentation made by Dr Awab Alvi for “The Battle for the Internet.” conference (His presentation can be viewed here-original file .ppt)
One year ago, on the 27th of February 2006, when the Danish cartoons controversy exploded, spawning waves of protest, anger and misunderstanding; setting embassies, flags, streets and [...]
Iran: Flickr users vs. The State
One of the censorship nightmares experienced by web-connected citizens living in countries engaging in Internet filtering is to find out that they can no longer access their favorite sites. Unfortunately, this is what is happening to the Flickr.com community in Iran and in the United Arab Emirates, where, a few weeks ago — and for [...]
قناة الحرة: الحريات الإلكترونية في تونس و مصر
بثت قناة “الحرّة” يوم الثلاثاء 13 فيفري 2007 حلقة جديدة من برنامج “إيتاك” المختصّ في شؤون الانترنت و تبادل المعلومات. و قد قمت باقتباس الجزء الخاص الذي يتعرض لموضوع الحريات الإلكترونية في تونس و مصر :
Ahlan Ezzayak !
Shams, la chanteuse koweitienne, vient de lancer son vidéo clip “Ahlan Ezzayak” « bienvenu, comment ça va ? » devenu aussitôt populaire dans les pays arabes. La vidéo, qui caricaturise l’administration américaine (Bush, Rumsfeld et Cheney), se moque d’une façon arabe de la politique américaine au Moyen-Orient et les mensonges néo-cons d’exporter la démocratie et [...]