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Syria: Razan Ghazzawi Arrested … Again
This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/12. UPDATE: Razan Ghazzawi was released on Saturday along with her female colleagues. At the time of writing these lines Razan's male...
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Syria: Razan Ghazzawi and Female Colleagues Freed
This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/2012. Syrian Blogger and Freedom of Speech advocate Razan Ghazzawi was released on Saturday along with her female colleagues. The news came...
View ArticleMorocco: Historic Telecom Operator Blocks Skype
“What a dreadful news today!” laments the blog Moroccan Geeks [fr], which reports that the Moroccan historic operator Maroc Telecom is now officially blocking all VoIP services, including Skype. The...
View ArticleMorocco: “Stop French Made TGV Rail Project”
StopTGV.com is a web campaign launched by a number of Moroccan NGOs. It calls for the cancellation of the controversial French-made Tangier-Casablanca TGV rail link due to start operating by December...
View ArticleUAE: Some Savoury Questions
Krista, from the collective blog Muslimah Media Watch, shares her family's passion for “ridiculous and tacky” salt and pepper shakers. Their latest acquisition, a gift bought in Dubai, has raised a lot...
View ArticleSyria: Videos Document a Sharply Escalating Conflict
This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/12. An attack on Wednesday in the Syrian capital Damascus, killed President Bashar Al Assad's key security aides, marking an important...
View ArticleMorocco: 22-Year-Old Arrested For Posting Cartoons of Prophet Mohammed on...
According to online news magazine eMarrakech, a young Moroccan was arrested on Friday in Casablanca on charges of posting “insulting caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed on Facebook.” The accused, whose...
View ArticleMorocco: Mc Donald's Won't Serve Muslim Adults During Ramadan
An image of a sign in a Mc Donald's restaurant in Casablanca has been circulating among Moroccan netizens today. The sign reads, “Notice to our customers. During Ramadan, only children and non-Muslims...
View ArticleMorocco: Video Explores the Question of Racism
In Morocco, an ethnically diverse country and one that has seen a recent influx of sub-Saharan African migrants, racism is seldom discussed. A video [Ar] posted by Moroccan YouTube user ch3aldaw (Turn...
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Morocco: Students Demand Education Reform
In July, a group of Moroccan students launched a Facebook page called “The Union of Moroccan Students to Change the Education System” (French acronym: UECSE). The group is a gathering of young...
View ArticleMorocco: Marriage Proposal During Twitter Meetup Caught On Tape
A video of a marriage proposal during a tweetup in Casablanca is buzzing in the Moroccan social media sphere. “So far The Geekiest marriage proposal in Morocco,” comments Amine Hachimoto, who first...
View ArticleMorocco: Is the ‘Allegiance Ceremony’ a Thing of the Past?
The bay'a is the name of the annual “loyalty” ceremony where dignitaries from across Morocco pledge allegiance to King Mohammed VI. Critics [fr] of the ceremony decry a “shameful show of servility and...
View ArticleMorocco: Jail Sentence for Ramadan's Public Eater
A court in Rabat has sentenced a young man to serve three months in jail for failing to fast in public during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. “[Individual freedom,] a right we are not likely to see...
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Syria Plunges Into Total Info Darkness
This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/12. On Thursday, the US-based internet connectivity monitoring firm, Renesys, reported that internet was cut off in Syria. Starting at...
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Syria: “This Is Damascus!”
This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/12. After a two-day blackout, internet services resumed on Saturday in and around Damascus and in major cities according to press reports...
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