Saudi Arabia: a medieval and modern at the same time

by Andi

The following message did not notice it in all likelihood. The day was a man with his wife on a shopping trip when she approached by a Muttawa (religious police), or say we were addressed. The Muttawa was offended that the woman was not completely veiled. You mean the eyes were visible and the Muttawa felt this sight as offensive and the woman would seduce men in order to sin.

The man went to the attacks of a non Muttawas and gave him to understand that he should mind his own interests. Then grabbed the Muttawa with a knife and stabbed the man in the back. This is now in hospital. The competent authority is obvious but the opinion of the Muttawa had acted correctly and properly ...

Unfortunately I can not (yet) in Arabic, so that I can judge not what is in the source. Also, I can only say that we have to just under 8 months (consciously) seen no Muttawa, much as had been approached by one. We are encouraged by such a meaning probably not nervous, especially since the whole thing should have been well northeast of Riyadh, in the conservative-Muttawa heart of the country.

[Source: Alwatan , translated to English (Google Translate) , via Saudi Woman and the Arabia-factor ]

Simultaneously to this news, went yesterday and the day before by the network, which Saudi Arabia would have blocked access to Facebook . Facebook had crossed a border and its content. The message surprised me, as I could on my part not notice any problems in accessing the platform. Only the meantime home.php landed again on a nice web page blocks .
Today came also Arabnews the official notice from the CITC (competent authority of the government) that Facebook was blocked at any time, but it was local problems, access difficulties for some users resulted. So I think that there has overreacted to some Western press ahead with the message.

And so here are some medieval and modern at the same time together ...


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tweetdigest: Experience beats youth in squash

by Andi
  • @ khaled no real # embargo This was supposed to be a joke;) There was no Nutella in Carrefour since ~ 3 weeks, Which Was some kind of embargo;) #
  • I'll say yes, experience the # Squash pays fairly. Slowly but surely I need on my opponent, low, level ;) # fb #
  • That Facebook here in # Saudi blocked it, I can not understand. Go with me easily. Set right with me ;) # fb #

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tweetdigest: No driver's license and Saudi Internet censorship

by Andi
  • Have the last days better geschlafen.Aber today is already the last week of work, because tomorrow can make up for some #
  • After # Iqama + Inet worked yesterday, I have to at least # drivers license weekend warten.Man still can not have everything;) # fb #
  • The opening of ~ 450 MB EPS files and the subsequent printing is also a great adventure #
  • Internet censorship in Saudi Arabia experienced life: Written by: Andi Since yesterday evening I had my Iqama thanks ... http://bit.ly/91zwaH #
  • Always nice to drop off one's fellow Arab sweets :) # babbsuess #
  • @ cfritzsche thanks for the retweet, but I do not grade, why me your Tweets in the timeline do not show up at. cfritzsche in reply to #
  • Saturday is the new Monday! And it must follow rather than TGIF, TGIW ;) # Saudi Arabia # week #
  • . Felicea @ thank you for pointing out my blog post regarding # barrings Where I've picked out the even;) # Saudi Arabia in reply to Felicea #

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Internet censorship in Saudi Arabia experienced life

by Andi

Since yesterday evening I have in my Iqama thanks a private Internet access house. This makes it somewhat easier to mainly in-house to feel at home if you do not contact for home or even to look up the bit, with Jochen must pass.

Of course I was aware that in Saudi Arabia Internet censorship is, filter out the things that are not allowed under the legislation. However, there is a difference to know that content is blocked or there to really experience. And accordingly, I ask myself now every time I come across such a page, whether the registered somewhere, counted or otherwise processed. Talk about me if records are kept. A not particularly desirable feeling.

saudische-internetsperre

And we see it from a lock a page when you call something in Saudi Arabia Locked. Of course held in accordance with their national colors green ;) . In this case, it is all of the pages below tinyurl.com , which is known to be very common in Twitter and co is used. Apparently it does not matter what content is hidden behind the respective Kurzurl. Rather, there were probably times a Kurzurl that did not please the corresponding Waechter.
Funny is that I'm on the quest for it as you can store in the Opera a SOCKS proxy (which incidentally does not go directly, plus more) also landed on the disabled side. There are thus blocked not only content but also hints on how to get around the block ...

At home I will guide my future traffic over the root servers. Itself to this "oh I do something wrong" feeling to get rid of. That said, I'm also curious if cratoo.de lands at some point in the index. If only for this article ;)


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tweetdigest: Internet and get Iqama

by Andi
  • Whether a Delivery Failure is a sign of competence, if a dealer for @ Sonos anschreibt products in Dubai? # fail #
  • Andi with an Arab headscarf: Written by: Andi In previous visits I wed spouse in Arab countries ... http://bit.ly/9kOz2m #
  • The rocks! RT @ Yailaet RT @ kwerfeldein : Clock, great. http://bit.ly/GRWpc Would-what
    for @ cratoo , it would be his last time data correctly : P #
  • The # for the Iqama is now probably nothing mehr.Bleibt so only one day for Internet and private car / driver's license this week # meh #
  • @ yailet @ liter whole milk just when Tacheles, then richtig.Name, Funktion.Wer my money will offer what has been ;) # android # bet # app #
  • Now look if it is here in Riyadh also something like kebabs. # hunger #
  • No Doener, but a kind of chicken sandwich was also ok # fed #
  • On such a # chair I would love to sit in order of standing around watching the looks # floating http://bit.ly/b30uUf #
  • @ FreakySteini which # Android devices have you actually got and how to change Kam? in reply to FreakySteini #
  • Hui, twice on the Saudi equivalent of the stop sign I gelandet.Muss slow me worry? #
  • @ FreakySteini that it is a life without the iPhone, you do not tell me:) Welcome to the android;) in reply to FreakySteini #
  • Had not thought of, but my # Iqama was but already heute.Nacher directly buy their own Internet and hope that it goes tomorrow:) # autonomous #
  • Ahso not more temporary and new notebook, I just auch.Damit can set up to really kick. #
  • Now the Internet in their own hotel.The activation of Wimax has actually taken only one hour. # mobily #

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