Saturday
Jan222011
Tunisia (and Beyond) Video Discussion: Social Media and Reform in the Arab World
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 6:46 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Journalism and Media, Middle East and Iran
A discussion on Al Jazeera English considering the impact of Tunisia's popular uprising on neighbouring countries, including the role of social media: participants are Sami Ben Gharbia (@ifikra on Twitter), the co-founder of the Tunisian website Nawaat.org, Nasser Weddady (@weddady), the outreach director at the American Islamic Congress, and Wael Abbas (@waelabbas), an Egyptian blogger and activist.