Web site Ban

Censorship isn't dead

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February 9th 2006
Well, although I'm living in one of the more progressive Middle Eastern countries, censorship is alive and well. First, I was banned from buying books from amazon.com and then I received this message when I tried to visit a web site. I'm willing to bet this is one of the country's biggest government departments...the Ministry of Agriculture building I parked at today--not so much. What, pray te ... read more

Middle East » Qatar

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Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the ... ... read more