Photo by Sitmonkey Written by Moamer Khalaileh I felt obliged to write something concerning a recent fatwa (religious ruling) by Al Azhar prohibiting the use of Facebook. Their reasoning: The use of Facebook may lead to illicit relationships between men and women. The Azhar scholars cited a survey that indicated the social networking site was [...]

Where technology, media and society meet: What does Google know about you? And more importantly, how can you find out? Written by Ramsey Tesdell and John Lillywhite. With JO.JO Get Crunched! www.arabcrunch.net SINCE IT LAUNCHED IN 2008, ArabCrunch.com has struggled to find its place in the growing world of Internet startups and so-called professional blogs. [...]

Where Technology, Media and Culture Meet: everybody gets riled up about Orange’s terrible Internet service, but one magazine wonders if your online life is really something you should even miss. Words by Ramsey Tesdell, Laith Abou-Ragheb and Nicholas Seeley. Content by JO Magazine. Powered by 7iber. Let’s Talk About Climate Change blogactionday.org What happens when [...]

Where Technology, Media and Culture Meet: everybody gets riled up about Orange’s terrible Internet service, but one magazine wonders if your online life is really something you should even miss. Words by Ramsey Tesdell, Laith Abou-Ragheb and Nicholas Seeley. Content by JO Magazine. Powered by 7iber. Twitter Takes Amman by Festival With the recent news [...]