If I were God
A tribute to Omaya Abbas If I were God, I would have made Omaya Abbas live another two months. It is a shame to...
What Should Really Concern Us About Syria’s New Media Law
Analysis In Syria, the internet has become an essential outlet for activists and intellectuals who call for change, as might be expected in a...
Killing has no honour
SMN No. 10, October 16, 2010 More and more netizens are showing support for the victims of so-called “honour crimes” with the approach of...
Facebook Group Aims to Help Drought Victims
SMN No. 9, September 23, 2010 [youtube id=eW1bsRBnzFM] A group of Syrian volunteers are using Facebook to coordinate aid for people displaced by drought...
Syrians Support Tunisian Protests
SMN No. 12, January 6, 2011 Dozens of Syrians declared their support for the recent protests in Tunisia, by creating a group on Facebook,...
Cartoons as way of dialogue in the virtual world
SMN No. 11, November 10, 2010 Through the internet, the well-known Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat is turning caricature from a passive art form into...
Syrian Hackers Without a Cause
SMN No. 10, October 1, 2010 While the number of computer hackers targeting official Syrian websites seems to be on the rise, most online...
Syrians Call for Memorial for 9/11 Victims
SMN No. 9, September 17, 2010 As the controversy surrounding the establishment of an Islamic centre near Ground Zero in New York continues, a...
The First Speaking Syrian Blog
SMN No. 12, January 6, 2011 A Syrian young blogger has recently added a new service to his blog, Ahmad blogs, which enables blind...
“Blogging for change” initiative by Syrian blogger
SMN No. 10, November 8, 2010 A Syrian blogger has launched a new project to support Arab bloggers working towards change in their societies....
Will Syria finally allow its students to think?
A close look at the education reform in Syria Part II: Analysis By Mohammad Mustafa Al-Saleh The traditional framework of education in Syria has...
Arab Solidarity with Detained Syrian Blogger
SMN No. 9, September 15, 2010 Internet users across the Arab world have been demonstrating their online support to a 19-year-old Syrian blogger held...
Bloggers protest dismissal of “Facebook teachers”
SMN No. 11, Dec. 9, 2010 The government’s decision to dismiss two teachers who drew national anger after a video showing them beating schoolchildren...
Conservatives mobilize against Syrian drama
SMN No. 10, October 18, 2010 A number of Syrian netizens launched an online campaign against a Syrian television programmes they accused of “corrupting...
New Curricula for Old Schools
A close look at the education reform in Syria Part 1: Introduction This year, Syrian schoolchildren at all levels are going to...
YouTube Video shows abuse in Syrian school
SMN No. 9, September 14, 2010 With the rise of video-sharing and social media sites such as YouTube and Facebook, it might be more...
