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Tuesday 29 March 2011 A worker writes...   Many people are afraid of what change might bring - more bloodshed, sectarian troubles, an Islamist government, or even foreign intervention, but what they have now also looks less and less attractive. Read More

Meet Ali. He lives in the Arabian Peninsula and works as a security guard. He recounts to the Media team...   One day I decided to learn how to use the internet. At the internet cafe, I met an Indian worker who taught me how to open Google in Arabic, and so I started to search. As my knowledge was very, very basic, I spent most of my time searching for games, but one day I came across the sentence: God loves you. Read More

Monday 20 March 2011 Pray that no civilians would be hurt or killed during the air strikes and ask that the no fly zone would bring about a genuine cease fire. Read More

Friday 18 March 2011 Pray for the crown prince of Bahrain (Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa). May he realise that those demonstrating (mainly Shia Muslims) must be listened to and have a right to make their views known. Read More

Increasingly, the internet is becoming the source of reference for the Arab world. Deprived of free access to information over many years, young people have been quick to exploit the new freedoms the internet offers. Read More