I just heard confirmed news that this site (Mahmood’s Den) will be blocked effective immediately, together with 6 others (don’t know which yet) by order of the Minister of Information. The memo has been printed and delivered to all the ISP’s this afternoon apparently. I am yet to receive my copy. But if I go …
They’re using that old “protecting Islam” chestnut again, here’s the copy: أغلقت موقعي«صوت الØÂق» و«إسلاميات» «الإعلام» ترصد المواقع الإلكترونية المسيئة للإسلام صرؠالقائم بأعمال مدير إدارة المطبوعات والنشر ÙÂيوزارة الإعلام ØÂسنعونبانالوزارة تØÂرص على رصد المواقع التيتسيء الى الإسلام والى شخص الرسول الكريم، خصوصا بعد الموجة التيتÙÂشت ÙÂيمعظم …
What possible service does blocking access to information, any type of information, do to a community? The only effect that these restrictions can bring to is the a continued regression into an information black hole which ultimately leads to the regression of a whole nation in its development and competitive chances in a very fast …
I can’t believe this, once again the Ministry of (dis)Information has taken it upon itself to protect our true Arabian and Muslim culture and ourselves from ourselves by insisting on blocking some Internet sites it deems offensive and “alien to our culture.” Well who the hell put you as a chaperone for me and my …
Here’s a pledge that I would – and have – taken quite readily: I believe the Internet should be a force for political freedom, not repression. People have the right to seek and receive information and to express their peaceful beliefs online without fear or interference. I call on governments to stop the unwarranted restriction …