http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:42:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1-alpha-10188 hourly 1 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/comment-page-1/#comment-944844 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Lessons from the Free Kareem campaign Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:58:56 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/#comment-944844 [...] In the light of these considerations, and in order to understand the logic behind the success or the failure of campaigning, let’s take a critical look at the Tunisian cyber-activism experience over the past six years, (a situation with which I’m very familiar). There is no doubt that the Tunisian activists’ failure to gain the attention of the global blogsphere has partly to do with the fact that  they were seldom active on blogs, in spite of the pioneering role some of them played in the Arab blogosphere. [...] [...] In the light of these considerations, and in order to understand the logic behind the success or the failure of campaigning, let’s take a critical look at the Tunisian cyber-activism experience over the past six years, (a situation with which I’m very familiar). There is no doubt that the Tunisian activists’ failure to gain the attention of the global blogsphere has partly to do with the fact that  they were seldom active on blogs, in spite of the pioneering role some of them played in the Arab blogosphere. [...]

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/comment-page-1/#comment-888852 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Arabisc: Rebelling Bloggers from Syria to Tunisia Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:01:03 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/#comment-888852 [...] Tunisian blogger Sami Ben Gharbia, who is also Global Voices Online Advocacy Manager, is one such blogger. Living in exile in The Netherlands, Ben Gharbia was invited to Dubai to take part in a television programme on Arab bloggers, following a surge in interest in the phenomena after Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman was sentenced to four years in prison because of posts he wrote on his personal blog. [...] [...] Tunisian blogger Sami Ben Gharbia, who is also Global Voices Online Advocacy Manager, is one such blogger. Living in exile in The Netherlands, Ben Gharbia was invited to Dubai to take part in a television programme on Arab bloggers, following a surge in interest in the phenomena after Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman was sentenced to four years in prison because of posts he wrote on his personal blog. [...]

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/comment-page-1/#comment-815529 Sami Ben Gharbia Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:03:22 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/#comment-815529 thanks everybody :) thanks everybody :)

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/comment-page-1/#comment-785762 Preetam Rai Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:31:48 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/#comment-785762 Congrats Sami Congrats Sami

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/comment-page-1/#comment-784127 Hamid Tehrani Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:49:05 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/#comment-784127 Very interesting interview, bravo to both of u Very interesting interview, bravo to both of u

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/comment-page-1/#comment-782883 Melissa De León Douglass Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:41:36 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/#comment-782883 What a great interview! Congratulations Sami... What a great interview! Congratulations Sami…

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/comment-page-1/#comment-781070 El Oso, El Moreno, and El Abogado » Blog Archive » Around the World in 75 Things Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:08:37 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/#comment-781070 [...] Sami Ben Gharbia - “In early 1998, I was arrested and interrogated by the State Security about my activities and travels. When I realized that this was just the beginning of a cycle of harassment and persecutions – since I was summoned to appear before the Interior Ministry – I fled Tunisia to Libya, and then to Africa and the Middle-East and finally to The Netherlands where I’ve applied for asylum.” [...] [...] Sami Ben Gharbia - “In early 1998, I was arrested and interrogated by the State Security about my activities and travels. When I realized that this was just the beginning of a cycle of harassment and persecutions – since I was summoned to appear before the Interior Ministry – I fled Tunisia to Libya, and then to Africa and the Middle-East and finally to The Netherlands where I’ve applied for asylum.” [...]

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/comment-page-1/#comment-779945 Scott the Activist Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:53:56 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/27/21448/#comment-779945 Thanks for posting this interview. It's very interesting. I'm going to go talk about it on the <a href="http://forums.freedomflyers.info" rel="nofollow">Activism Forums</a>. Thanks for posting this interview. It’s very interesting. I’m going to go talk about it on the Activism Forums.

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