Arab Social Media Report

By Dubai School of Government
Updated: 03/29/2011

By Fadi Salem and Racha Mourtada. Dubai School of Government, January 2011.

Online social networking is changing entrepreneurship, civic participation, political activism, independent media, and more in the Arab world, particularly among the 21 million people on Facebook across 22 countries.  Even where internet penetration is low or access is restricted, eager users are finding creative ways to bypass filters or use mobile devices to enable access to social media.

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