Blogs empower non-state actors in the Arab world to speak and be heard

September 1, 2006

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Blogging has added a new dimension to political discussion. This is especially the case in the fair share of anonymity.

According to Helmi Noman, a Fulbright scholar who researches internet usage in the Arab world, the power which was monopolised by states before the internet age is now rapidly eroding in the Arab world as citizens create and disseminate information.

Noman contends, "The internet has led to the abandonment of state-controlled media."

Full article from Gulf News.