May 31, 2007

Let’s continue to speak out against Moroccan internet censorship!

Filed under: Press Freedom, Maghreb Issues, Internet censorship — taamarbuuta @ 12:59 pm

MoTIC is urging readers to continue signing petitions against Morocco’s internet censorship. Although YouTube is back, Livejournal and Google Earth are still blocked, without explanation. The petitions are:

Petition to Counter Internet Censorship in Morocco (Fr)
Stop-Censure (Fr)
Unblock Youtube (continue signing anyway!)

The Maroc IT Blog also urges readers to denounce the censure, pointing out a satirical article by La Gachette du Maroc (fr).  A Moroccan in Washington DC is questioning who blocked YouTube in the first place, saying:

People behind the blocking of Youtube in Morocco have to be reprimanded in proportion with the damage caused from ban. The news has made its way to BBC,New York times, Washington Post and a plethora of other news outlets in the world causing an unwanted negative advertising of a Kingdom that seeks to replenish its image and join the club of modern and free societies. Consequently, the ban on a high profile such as Youtube has tarnished the image of Morocco,a country in a democratic transition.

Additionally, here is another good piece by Omar El Hyani for Open Source.

Magically, Moroccan bloggers are all beginning to post bits in English, which is nice considering how many more readers English blogs seem to garner here.

4 Responses to “Let’s continue to speak out against Moroccan internet censorship!”

  1. kalebeul » Moroccan censorship Says:

    […] King has unblocked YouTube, but Moroccan bloggers could do with a hand in encouraging him to restore stuff like GoogleEarth and LiveJournal. Bono is recording in Fez, and […]

  2. Rachel Says:

    I was just flipping through your journal, and I was reading an article I thought you might like:
    http://hijabman.com/journal/kg-to-veil-or-not-to-veil-that-is-the-question

  3. taamarbuuta Says:

    Thanks Rachel! I’ll share that one too. The only thing that bothers me is that non-hijabi women are always portrayed as the absolute opposite - dressing like Britney Spears, etc. No one ever considers the non-veiled modest woman!

  4. Rachel Says:

    I agree. I think that’s crap, too. My best friend here is an Indian Muslim and she dresses very modestly, but she doesn’t really wear a scarf.

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