The first conference for Iraqi bloggers started today the 8th of February in the city of Sulaymaniyah with the participation of more than 70 Iraqi bloggers. All the men and women participated from all over Iraq. This conference will be …
Posted in Events, Iraq, Media | Tagged citizen media, Iraq | Leave a commentHamza Kashgari, a young journalist has caused a wide anger among Saudis when tweeting on the Mawlid (the Holy Prophet’s birthday). His tweets included his opinions about the prophet, how he’s equal to him and how he hated some of …
Posted in Activism, Atheism, Censorship, Current Events, Freedom of Speech, Islam, Media, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Society, Taboos | Tagged blasphemy, hamza, prophet, Saudi, Twitter | 8 CommentsCataphora is a pioneer in the field of evidence analytics. They developed sophisticated technologies for understanding patterns of individual and organizational behavior. In their most recent profile, they used some of their technology to detect the spread of influence of …
Posted in Media | Tagged Media, Mideast Tunes, Music | Leave a commentYou might have noticed that we have completely revamped one of our latest projects, Mideast Tunes, which showcases underground musicians throughout the Middle East and North Africa. We’re happy to say that since last week it’s been available as an …
Posted in Announcements, Art, Creativity, Culture, Entertainment, Media, Middle East, Music | Tagged Mideast Tunes, mideastunes, Music | Leave a commentMideast Tunes is a multifaceted platform for underground musicians in the Middle East and North Africa who use music as a tool for social change. Today, we’re extremely pleased to finally unveil the new site and its features. These include: …
Posted in Creativity, Culture, Media, Middle East, Music | Tagged Culture, mideastunes, Music | 2 CommentsYou may remember that a few weeks ago, our project CrowdVoice.org was selected amongst 11 finalists at the Citizen Media competition. We relied entirely on your votes and mobilization to secure a spot amongst the four winners. We’re proud to …
Posted in Announcements, Bahrain, Freedom of Speech, Media | Tagged CrowdVoice, Media | Leave a commentHeadlines involving domestic workers in the Gulf often fall into one of two categories: the horrifying or the ‘quirky.’ Reactions to the former – a maid raped, a woman tortured and enslaved – are instantaneous: absolute revulsion. But condemnation of …
Posted in Awareness, Ethics, Gulf, Media, Migrant Workers, Society | Tagged Gulf, migrant rights, Migrant Workers, slavery | Leave a commentWe are pleased to inform you that our project CrowdVoice.org has been selected as a finalist at the Citizen Media competition. Now we rely on your votes! All you have to do is log in (it can be via Facebook …
Posted in Announcements, Media, Website Updates | Tagged CrowdVoice, protests | 1 CommentWe’ve been huge fans of Flipboard since its launch. It’s by far the best way to flip through and discover content on the iPad. It first got my attention when I was using it to flip through some of the …
Posted in Announcements, Media | Tagged Censorship, flipboard, social media, Twitter | Leave a commentFeras Baqna, Hussam Al-Drewesh and Khaled Al-Rashed started an online television series based in Saudi Arabia called “We are being cheated.” They posted several episodes on topics that are often not covered by mainstream Saudi television. The last episode was …
Posted in Activism, Arabs, Awareness, Censorship, Civil Rights, Current Events, Education, Freedom of Speech, Media, Saudi Arabia, Society, Youth | Tagged Free Speech, Mal3ob3lena, Saudi Arabia | 2 Comments