Arabic Takes Over Twitter

"According to a study by Paris-based agency Semiocast, out of approximately 180 million tweets posted on a daily basis in October 2011, 2.2 million of them were posted in Arabic."

"I think that the year 2011 is probably the one year that I will remember forever in details…every single month held a big mark for me…every single week at times."

"This is how I started my day when I woke up , a tweet from Mona El Tahawy to thousands of her followers that she was detained and beaten by security forces at the ministry of interior. We knew few details as I hinted in my journal about today’s major events that she was detained at the bloody Mohamed Mahmoud.
After few hours we found Mona announcing that she was free and after few minutes we being to know horrific details. Mona was a subjected of terrible sexual assaults by 5-6 CSF conscripts who attacked her terribly and mercilessly."

"Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran continue to escalate. In addition there is high concern among many global leaders of the status of Iran’s developing nuclear program. What does this mean? Or more to the point, where is this possible leading to? Is a new chapter in history going to take place soon?"

"The 16 Days Campaign calling for the eradication of all forms of violence against women starts today, November 25."