Arab News Blog

United States Institute of Peace, Next Generation Peacebuilding in Iraq is interesting in terms of this blog, as it will include a webcast from Iraq. [today, 2 pm to 3:30 pm (Eastern)]

Also see Meedan, The US Institute of Peace webcast "Next Generation Peacebuilding in Iraq"

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boingboing.net, Beyond breaking firewalls: how to fight net-censorship "Ethan Zuckerman’s new piece on Worldchanging, "Internet Freedom: Beyond Circumvention," looks at the technical and social limitations of circumvention of censoring firewalls that we love so much as a tool for helping people in repressive regimes liberate themselves."

And here it is:

Ethan Zuckerman, worldchanging.com,
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Gaith Saqer, arabcrunch.com, AlJazeera Launches Its Arabic Live Streaming iPhone App for Free, Makes its Symbian/WinMobile App Free, 2 Mar 2010 "The number one TV news station in the Arab world, Al Jazeera, has just launched its Arabic channel Live streaming iPhone app for free." I’ll have to try this one out.
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Salma Hasan Ali, altmuslim.com, Rock and roll jihad for peace, 3 Mar 2010 "Salman Ahmad, founder of South Asia’s most successful rock band Junoon, has been on a rock and roll jihad (struggle) ever since his first concert at 18 – a medical school talent show in Lahore, Pakistan. Eyes closed, emotions pumped, he was ripping through Van Halen’s Eruption on his guitar, mesmerized by the crowd’s
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magharebia.com, Cyber-criminals target young people, say IT experts, 2 Mar 2010 "The Tunisian Association for Internet Law organised the first-ever international symposium on youth and the internet, which began on February 24th. Organised in co-ordination with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, the
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Yassin Musharbash, Spiegel Online, Germany Ends Biggest Case Since RAF, 4 Mar 2010 "The planned attacks by the Sauerland cell changed Germany, showing the country was also vulnerable to international terrorism. The case ended Thursday with prison sentences for four would-be terrorists."

CSM, German terror trial convicts four for plotting attacks on US targets, 4 Mar 2010 "The four men convicted
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Nazila Fathi, NYT, Iranian Authorities Close 2 Opposition Publications, 1 Mar 2010 "The Iranian authorities on Monday closed two major opposition publications, among the last to remain in circulation as the government has suppressed its opponents’ communications in recent months."Earlier, the authorities had blocked most opposition Web sites inside Iran and slowed the Internet to a crawl to
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Ishtiaq Ahmed, Daily Times, A time to humanise Islam, 2 Mar 2010 "There is a screaming silence from the custodians of Islam — the ulema — on the execution of Jaspal Singh, probably because he was not a Muslim. The Muslim masses have not taken to the streets in protest because they have been conditioned to protest only when something is perceived to be anti-Islam."
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As a fan of radio (remember that?), I was pleased to read this from the Guardian (Elisabeth Mahoney, Guardian, Backdoor Broadcasting Company, 26 Feb 2010), and found a number of elements useful for readers of this blog. Here are some samples …Sound lectures:Humayun Ansari – The ‘Muslim World’ in British Historical Imaginations Seema Alavi – Fugitive Mullahs and Outlaw FanaticsSound Projects:
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Mind, Body, Soul, Suburban Capitalist Islam – Comedians, 23 Feb 2010 "Comedy clubs.. another entertainment refuge for the suburban capitalist regular old American… “American Islam” hasn’t left those alone, entering these same bars and clubs, playing off their Muslim identity. Once a realm for drinks and smoke, subtract the drinks and its ok. Comedians such as these are the opening acts for large
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