UN Meeting Says No to Anti-Muslim Hatred

ipsnews.net, UN Meeting Says No to Anti-Muslim Hatred "The rise in anti-muslim attitudes around the world prompted a special UN meeting Tuesday, just days before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump whose controversial policies have drawn on anti-Muslim sentiments."

UNODC report

unodc.org, UNODC launches report to assist Member States to counter the use of the internet for terrorist purposes "UNODC today launched a publication to provide practical guidance to Member States for more effective investigation and prosecution of terrorist cases involving the use of the Internet. The publication, entitled " The use of the Internet for terrorist purposes", is the first of its kind and was produced in collaboration with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force." Report link (pdf) here

Locking up cyberspace for minorities in Pakistan

Locking up cyberspace for minorities in Pakistan | Bytes for All, Pakistan: "Internet Freedom has become a key indicator to gauge the situation of civil liberties that a society enjoys in a country in the modern day world. In addition, democratic countries all around the world constitutionally ensure and practically respect the rights of religious and ethnic minorities to thrive in their society. Several international treaties including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also ensure these rights and make binding for the signatories to implement in its true letter and spirit. The extent and levels of freedom of speech and expression in any society is closely connected with the tolerance and importance it gives to the minorities."

Declaration on Media and Information Literacy adopted by Fez International Forum

StarAfrica.com, Declaration on Media and Information Literacy adopted by Fez International Forum, 4 Jul 2011 "The First International Forum on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) was organized through partnership among UNESCO, the Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (Morocco), the Islamic Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), the Arab Bureau of Education for the Golf States (ABEGS) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and other partners. It was held from 15 to 17 June 2011 in Fez, Morocco, under the auspices of His Majesty King Mohammed the Sixth."

The U.N. Declares Internet Access a Human Right

Adam Clark Estes, theatlanticwire.com, The U.N. Declares Internet Access a Human Right "The United Nations counts internet access as a basic human right in a report that bears implications both to on-going events in the Arab Spring and to the Obama administration's war on whistleblowers."

You'll find a copy of the report on the LA Times' website, United Nations report: Internet access is a human right

Laptops to Gaza

arabcrunch.com, UN Delivered 2,100 Laptops to Gaza 500,000 More to Palestinian Children, 5 May 2010

Sudan 'complaint' against ITU

sudantribune.com, Sudan to lodge complaint against ITU over blocked internet sites, 26 Apr 2010 "The Sudanese Commission for Telecommunication (SCT) announced today that it has filed a formal complaint to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on sites that have been blocked in the Sudan.

"The government sponsored Sudanese Media Center (SMC) quoted Mustafa Abdel-Hafiz Technical Director of SCT as saying that the commission wants to find out the "real reasons" behind the blocking of several sites including Google chrome, Google open code, MSN messenger, Oracle "creating account", Source forge."

'The Arab Knowledge Report 2009'

arabcrunch.com, Arab Knowledge Report 2009: Towards Productive Intercommunication for Knowledge

"HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation has launched The Arab Knowledge Report 2009: Towards Productive Intercommunication for Knowledge during the Arab Strategy Forum. The report is the fruit of a collaborative effort between the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme/ Regional Bureau for Arab States."

Gaith has provided an introduction to this report on arabcrunch.com - given it runs to over 300 pages, this is quite helpful, it isn't light reading! I haven't read any of this yet, but will be working through it soon. The full report can be accessed here:

UNDP/Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, Arab Knowledge Report 2009: Towards Productive Intercommunication for Knowledge takes you to chapter-by-chapter links, or download the full pdf here (1.92MB). These are links to English documentation. Arabic versions are here (تقرير المعرفة العربي للعام 2009)