New video blog showing Shak's recent trip to Morocco, beginning with her visit to the markets in Marrakech http://t.co/tbvh1PpShakiraHQ
Our latest video blog from Shakira's current tour shows her recent trip to Morocco, beginning with Shak's trip to the markets in Marrakech, then showing her show in Rabat.
I don't know if I've officially mentioned it before, but about a month ago I and a friend launched DigiActive.org, a site which aggregates the most innovative digital activism techniques from around the world. We are really excited because our coverage of the release of Fouad Mourtada was mentioned in ... Leer más
cross-posted from DigiActive.org: This is a huge victory for digital activism. Thank you to all the people who supported the campaign, both online and offline! CASABLANCA, March 18 - Fouad Mourtada was released from Oukacha Prison at approximately 8:00pm local time today, having received a royal pardon. Mr. Mourtada, ... Leer más
I've been blogging a lot recently about Fouad Mourtada, the young Moroccan man sentenced to three years in jail for posting a joke profile of the King's brother on Facebook. Yet there is another Fouad - Fouad Alfarhan - who has been in jail for three months with no release ... Leer más
If this had happened 5 years ago, who knows what would have happened. Fouad Mourtada, a young Moroccan posts a joke profile of the King's brother, Moulay Rachid, on Facebook and a few days later the profile is removed from the site. Then, two weeks later, two officials show up ... Leer más
Last Friday, Fouad Mourtada was sentenced to 3 years in jail for posting a joke profile of the Moroccan King's brother on Facebook. But it's not too late to reduce or reverse this ridiculous sentence. Please take a photo of yourself with a message to Free Fouad. (Please also write ... Leer más
Last Friday, Moroccan computer engineer Fouad Mourtada was sentenced to 3 years in jail for posting a fake profile of Prince Rachid (the King of Morocco's brother).His sister Amina has set up a web page www.helpfouad.com to push for the decision to be reversed. Part of this effort (more actions ... Leer más
On February 5, computer engineer Fouad Mourtada was blindfolded and taken from his house in Casablanca, Morocco. He was taken to a police station where he was harassed and spat on by local police. Two weeks later, on February 22, he was sentence to three years in prison and a ... Leer más
This report was written before I got into digital activism, but it might still be of interest. This is my final report from my year as a Fulbright scholar in Morocco from 2004-2005. It was through the researching this report that I fell in love with grassroots activism, which eventually ... Leer más
In 2006, I founded ZapBoom Consulting, a firm which looks at how digital tools like cell phones and the Internet can be used in campaigns for social change, particularly in developing countries. I have researched and written reports on topics ranging from online citizen journalism to blog advocacy and internet ... Leer más