Syrian Netizens Hail Whistle-Blower
SMN No. 4, June 30, 2010 A group of Syrian netizens have expressed their backing for an employee who was reportedly fired from his...
Jokes Pierce Wall of Silence
SMN No. 4, June 19, 2010 Some Syrian netizens have chosen humour as a means of tackling sensitive political issues. A Facebook group called...
Arabic Wikipedia Banned by Syrian Authorities
SMN No. 3, June 15, 2010 The Syrian authorities reportedly blocked again the Arabic version of Wikipedia after having lifted the ban on the...
Bloggers campaign for museum protection
SMN No. 2, May 24, 2010 Syrian officials have revoked a decision allowing museums and national monuments to be hired for private occasions after...
Political Prisoner Held After Jail Term
SMN No. 4, June 29, 2010 Syrian activists have launched online campaigns in support of a political prisoner who was kept in custody by...
Twitter Not Popular Among Syrian Cyber-Activists
SMN, No. 3, June 18, 2010 The social networking service Twitter has so far failed to attract large numbers of Syrian Internet users as...
Spare me the sermon?
SMN No. 3, June 14, 2010 A heated debate on religious preaching in public places broke out recently on Facebook in Syria. It was...
Spare our eyes!
SMN No. 2, May 24, 2010 Some 680 Facebook members have joined a new group against what they see as visual pollution in Syria....
Poor Syrians Missing Out in World Cup
SMN No. 4, June 24, 2010 Several Syrian bloggers have criticised the monopoly of one Arab satellite TV station over the broadcast of World...
Bloggers Reject Virtual Syrian Israeli Dialogue
SMN, No. 3, June 17, 2010 A new website fostering online dialogue between Syrian and Israeli intellectuals was criticised by a large number of...
Syrian students ask for values, not religion
SMN No. 3, June 12, 2010 A new group on Facebook is advocating the replacement of religion classes at Syrian schools with courses teaching...
Anti-Smoking Ban Divides Online Community
SMN, May 24, 2010 A recent ban on smoking in public areas and restaurants has sparked a mixed reaction among the Syrian online community....
A Foreigner in My Own Country
By a Syrian Stateless Kurd It was supposed to be one of the happiest nights of my life. One evening, my wife and I...
Slideshows reflect dark side of daily life
SMN No. 3, June 16, 2010 Several slideshows appeared recently on YouTube showing photos of real scenes from the streets of Syria. The photos...
The Jazeera drought in pictures
SMN No. 2, May 24, 2010 A recent series of photographs picturing the daily predicament of Syrian internal refugees captured the attention of the...
Matchsticks in the spotlight
SMN No. 2, May 24, 2010 He comments on corruption, politics, social phenomena in Syria and the Arab world – Abdul-Salam Ismael, 31, runs...
