Comments on: ‘Internet Gives Saudis Their Voices’ http://xrdarabia.org/2008/01/31/internet-gives-saudis-their-voices/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aafke http://xrdarabia.org/2008/01/31/internet-gives-saudis-their-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-10896 Aafke Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:01:17 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/2008/01/31/internet-gives-saudis-their-voices/#comment-10896 Yes, you are right; one so easily forgets to realise, when sitting behind ones computer, that there has been so much change already. Still worried though... Yes, you are right; one so easily forgets to realise, when sitting behind ones computer, that there has been so much change already.
Still worried though…

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2008/01/31/internet-gives-saudis-their-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-10884 John Burgess Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:06:06 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/2008/01/31/internet-gives-saudis-their-voices/#comment-10884 Not that long ago, Arab states--including the KSA, of course--could control the information people obtained. Then, no one would have even known about this jailing. Now, that's simply not the case. What good it does Fuad is open to debate. But at least people know about him. Not that long ago, Arab states–including the KSA, of course–could control the information people obtained. Then, no one would have even known about this jailing.

Now, that’s simply not the case. What good it does Fuad is open to debate. But at least people know about him.

]]> By: Aafke http://xrdarabia.org/2008/01/31/internet-gives-saudis-their-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-10883 Aafke Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:34:33 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/2008/01/31/internet-gives-saudis-their-voices/#comment-10883 Internet is difficult to stop, but there still isn't much of freedom; Few Saudi bloggers dare to use their own name. Fouad al Farhan is still being held in jail: 52 days now! And with the new vaguely worded Saudi Internet Control Law they might actually have something, however ridiculous, to blame on him. Internet is difficult to stop, but there still isn’t much of freedom; Few Saudi bloggers dare to use their own name. Fouad al Farhan is still being held in jail: 52 days now!
And with the new vaguely worded Saudi Internet Control Law they might actually have something, however ridiculous, to blame on him.

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