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How the Internet has snowballed in the Arab world

“The internet in the Arab world has a snowball effect; now that the snowball is rolling, it can no longer be stopped.

Egypt’s free e-book publishing

Amidst the growing publishing scene in Egypt, numerous writers, old and new, are facing problems with their publishers

Report: Internet is a tool for repression and resistance in Arab world

On Sunday the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, ANHRI, expressed its deep concern about the escalation of the suppression of internet users by Arab states.

Governments Block, Censor the Internet, Tap the lines of its Users and Torture Many of

ANHRI stated that the internet has a snowball effect on the process of democracy in the Arab world. This new force cannot be stopped by government’s actions of censorship, blocking

Egypt’s Opposition Party Turns to Facebook for Support

ABC's Lama Hasan reports from Cairo: To some, social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are platforms to connect and converse but to others it is a powerful political

The Internet and a gun

Comments sections on websites have become the catalyst for ignorance and hate. Everyday, there are people who must be searching the Internet for articles written about their “favorite” subjects for

How do you say “internet” in Arabic?

Egypt has apparently started registering the first Arabic-language internet domain names at dot.msr during the 4th Internet Governance Forum (happening in its very own seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh) in

Egypt spends 8.71 billion pounds on communications in 3 months

CAIRO: A recent report issued by the Ministry of Communications revealed that Egyptians spent 8.71 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.5 billion) on communications during the period from April to June. The

Reports indicate 50 million mobile users in Egypt alone

A government report issued Wednesday September 23 indicated that surveys conduct in Egypt revealed an increase in the number of mobile users by 20% compared to year 2008.

Internet : a weapon on mass revolution ?

Since 6 April 2008, many Egyptian Internet users have been tirelessly communicating a message that their society must change. Having grown up under the state of emergency law that prevents