Public Funds “Squandered”
SMN No. 7, August 2, 2010 Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Bashar al-Assad becoming president of Syria, a blogger wrote an open letter...
Heated Debate Over Niqab in Syria
SMN No. 6, July 22, 2010 The Syrian education ministry has decided to prevent Niqab-wearing women students from attending both public and private universities...
Facebook Helps Promote Social Solidarity
SMN No. 5, July 8, 2010 Unlike most Syrian Facebook groups that usually criticise social and political conditions or pledge their support to a...
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...
What Does the Octopus Predict for Syria?
SMN No. 6, July 28, 2010 The whole world has raved about the accurate predictions of Paul the Octopus regarding July’s World Cup matches...
Netizens to stop Deportation of Syrian Dissident
Social Media News No. 6, July 21, 2010 A new Facebook group has been set up to urge the Lebanese authorities not to deport...
Cyberactivists Hit Out at Arab Rulers
SMN No. 5, July 7, 2010 Hundreds of cyberactivists from various Arab countries are campaigning over the internet against what they call republics-cum-monarchies in...
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...
Blogger Laments Youth Emigration
SMN No. 6, July 25, 2010 A popular Syrian blog has raised in recent weeks the question of the growing trend of Syrian youth...
Young Netizens Against Military Service
SMN No. 5, July 13, 2010 Facebook has become a platform for young Syrians opposed to compulsory military service in their country. Every young...
Full-Face Veil Ban Sparks Online Debate
SMN No. 5, July 6, 2010 A recent government decision to sack 1200 school teachers for wearing a traditional veil that covers the face...
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...
Syrian Kurds protest against Turkish TV drama
SMN No. 6, July 23, 2010 A group of Kurds from Syria and elsewhere have launched a Facebook campaign to call on Arab satellite...
Website reports police crackdown on Syrian gays
SMN No. 5, July 9, 2010 A website specialising in gay issues in the Middle East reported recently that the authorities had stepped up...
Syrian Cyberactivists Turn to Graphic Art
SMN No. 5, July 2, 2010 On a castle wall in old Damascus are plastered two large photos of a former political activist. On...
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...
