Dr. Naila Hamdy: Bloggers in the Arab World Offer Readers an Alternate Voice

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With the global spread of the Internet during the 1990's many scholars voiced optimism about the opportunities that it could offer and changes it would bring. The Internet was both touted for its unique chance for being a public sphere where deliberative democracy could form and that it also brought opportunities for individual freedom particularly for those who have been held back by the constraints of every day life.