A Living-Room Crusade via Blogging

New York Times by Robert F. Worth | May. 20, 2008 (News Report)

Jane Novak, a 46-year-old stay-at-home mother of two in New Jersey, has never been to Yemen. She speaks no Arabic, and freely admits that until a few years ago, she knew nothing about that strife-torn south Arabian country.
And yet Ms. Novak has become so well known in Yemen that newspaper editors say they sell more copies if her photograph -- blond and smiling -- is on the cover. Her blog, an outspoken news bulletin on Yemeni affairs, is banned there. ... Full Story »

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by Jennifer Martinez - Oct. 1, 2008

A very well written piece rich with information. I wish the author could have interviewed someone in the government for their opinion of Ms. Novak or others in the Arab world who don't agree with her blogging. The article also touts her as a "stay at home mom" who blogs "when the kids are at school." Well, what do her husband and kids think about what she's doing? One of her major constraints to take her site even further is her family, and we don't hear from them.