11. Treating the Internet as the Enemy in the Middle East
By Courtney C. Radsch
Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi shout slogans against the military and government during a protest in Cairo on November 28, 2014.
Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
The snow and freezing temperatures that struck Saudi Arabia unexpectedly in December 2013 were newsworthy in a desert kingdom better known for its extreme heat. But the fact that the ensuing power outages at a regional prison left prisoners without power or heat for nearly a week was apparently off-limits to reporters.
Mansour al-Mazhrm, a correspondent ...
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