Arab Bloggers Keep Watch Over Government -- And Each Other

Washington Post by Mona Eltahawy | May. 23, 2008 (Opinion)

In Saudi Arabia, which fuels most of the world's cars but bars half of its population from driving, women's rights activists used Facebook and emails to collect petitions against the driving ban which they then sent to the king. One of the activists, Wajeha al-Huwaider, further protested the ban by getting behind the wheel as her sister-in-law filmed her, and posted the video on YouTube on International Women's Day as an open letter to the Saudi interior ... Full Story »

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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

Fascinating article about how many citizens in the Middle East are finding new ways to express their views on blogs and social networks like Facebook. While this is clearly an opinion pieces favoring this blogger movement, it also offers helpful profiles of individuals involved in this cause, with useful context that connects the dots between their isolated stories. More independent perspectives and factual information would have helped provide more weight and a broader perspective on this otherwise insightful piece.

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