My latest Tweet: وصف جميل من منصف المرزوقي: "زعيمنا المزمن صاحب الفخامة والجلالة والمهابة والسيادة حسني بن سعود بن علي بن أسد القذافي الهاشمي العلوي"

Advocacy 2.0 Guide: Cross-posting for Advocacy

I’m pleased to announce that we have release the second Advocacy 2.0 Guide: Cross-posting for Advocacy, An Introduction to Effective Social Media Integration. This second guide by Global Voices Advocacy offers us a brief introduction to how to use cross-posting for online advocacy campaign. It reviews different web 2.0 tools, showcasing successful examples where cross-posting has been used for advocacy. The guide also includes the pros and cons of the cross-posting technique.

My interview on Global Voices

Below is the interview I had with Jillian York:
This week’s Blogger of the Week is none other than Global Voices Advocacy Director Sami Ben Gharbia, known for his dedication to the fight against oppression and censorship. Sami is originally from Tunisia, but has been based in The Netherlands since 1998. He blogs [...]

دليل تقنيات الدفاع للجيل الثاني للأنترنت

يسعى دليل “تقنيات الدفاع، الجيل الثاني للأنترنت” (تطبيقات في خدمة الدفاع الرقمي) إلى التعريف بأنجع التقنيات و التطبيقات التي يمكن استخدامها من قبل نشطاء الأنترنت - و غيرهم ممن يريد التعرف على هذا الميدان- كجزء من حملاتهم الدفاعية على الشبكة العنكبوتية. و على عكس دليل “دون من أجل قضية” الذي نشرناه منذ مدة و تمت ترجمته إلى العربية، و الذى عالج بالتفصيل تقنيات الإستعمال الناجع للمدونة كأداة للدفاع عن قضية عادلة، يسعى هذا الدليل إلى استكشاف الإستعمال الخلاق لتطبيقات الجيل الثاني للأنترنت.

Live blogging: Ethan Zuckerman in Picnic 08 -Amsterdam

Live blogging Ethan Zuckerman in Picnic 08 -Amsterdam- about Creativity & Interfaces on the Web

Silencing online speech in Tunisia

Blocking web 2.0 websites (Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook) and barring access to local outspoken websites and blogs is the most obvious way of cracking down of the online free speech in Tunisia. It should be emphasized, however, that this is only one tool in the regime’s hand. Tunisia has adapted to the web 2.0 revolution by developing a broader strategy composed of a wide range of instruments [...]

New template, new spirit!

I’m in the process of updating the design of the new template and I really hope you like it. Click on the links below to view my recent blog posts.
Just thought I would let you guys know I can be found on Global Voices Advocacy, on Nawaat, twitter, flickr, youtube and facebook.