Black Wednesday for Jordan: internet censorship protest begins

Stand up for freedom of speech and freedom of Internet in Jordan on Wednesday.

Black out your site on that day.

Here’s how: 7oryanet.com

There’s this theory making the rounds in certain circles in Lebanon and in the foreign media, which sees the events in Tripoli as simply the outcome of stark poverty and wretchedness in that miserable part of Lebanon. Many statistics are produced, about Tripoli having some of the poorest people in the country and the highest unemployment rate, to support this theory. This makes for a neat narrative, but I think this econocentrist view doesn’t adequately represent what is happening in the city.

Last week, the wonderful people of Cheyef 7alak started a campaign against racial discrimination in Lebanon. A lot of bloggers such as Blog Baladi andIvy Says have spoken out on this topic as well.