http://arabicpress.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/are-you-a-badri-or-sadri/ analysis and news from the arabic-language media Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:14:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://arabicpress.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/are-you-a-badri-or-sadri/#comment-240 Small World « the news in arabic Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:15:03 +0000 http://arabicpress.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-240 [...] Aziz al-Hakim (the head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council) meeting with George W. Bush that I did to emphasize differences between the Tiyaar al-Sadri and the pro-government forces. The image is [...] [...] Aziz al-Hakim (the head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council) meeting with George W. Bush that I did to emphasize differences between the Tiyaar al-Sadri and the pro-government forces. The image is [...]

]]> http://arabicpress.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/are-you-a-badri-or-sadri/#comment-235 I Am Sent Into the World « E4unity’s Weblog Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:16:06 +0000 http://arabicpress.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-235 [...] I think that many of us define certain Internet spaces as a “community” of sorts. We post videos, photos, and journals on the Internet and many times, people respond. The purpose of this post is to show how certain types of Internet communities are host to some very negative and racist ideas and how they do not serve any constructive purpose whatsoever. I think we have to ask how these Internet “communities” translate into “real” life — but at the same time — I think this question is problematic since the Internet is becoming more integrated into our everyday lives. By this, I mean that the “anonymous commenter” may appear to be a faceless, distant Internet user, but in many societies where the Internet is pervasive, the speech that is made online may just as well have been made face-to-face. Speech made on the internet is “real” speech and should be treated as a tangible phenomenon and not something that exists in some “digital” world of little consequence. « Are you a Badri or Sadri? [...] [...] I think that many of us define certain Internet spaces as a “community” of sorts. We post videos, photos, and journals on the Internet and many times, people respond. The purpose of this post is to show how certain types of Internet communities are host to some very negative and racist ideas and how they do not serve any constructive purpose whatsoever. I think we have to ask how these Internet “communities” translate into “real” life — but at the same time — I think this question is problematic since the Internet is becoming more integrated into our everyday lives. By this, I mean that the “anonymous commenter” may appear to be a faceless, distant Internet user, but in many societies where the Internet is pervasive, the speech that is made online may just as well have been made face-to-face. Speech made on the internet is “real” speech and should be treated as a tangible phenomenon and not something that exists in some “digital” world of little consequence. « Are you a Badri or Sadri? [...]

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