Saudi Arabia and phonecams

Mobile camera phones were a hot sellers in Saudi Arabia despite a Kingdomwide ban. But in March, the Saudi government began searching outlets and students and confiscating phones when found.

Today boingboing has an interesting quote from a fellow Saudi blogger, Alhamedi Alanezi:

"When the Saudi people finally rise up in revolt and throw out the House of Saud," he says, " it won't be for democratic reform, and it won't be for an islamic republic. It'll be about mobile phones."

emily | 6:59 PM | Trends |
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