Im in the Middle East (well my name is anyway)

Check me out in the Khaleej Times:::

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2009/January/theuae_January163.xml&section=theuae

RAZIQUEH HUSSAIN tracks down nine women bloggers, proud to be Muslim, and proud to be digital communicators.

Cyberspace is a liberating territory of one’s own,” wrote Fereshteh Nouraie-Simone, editor of On Shifting Ground: Muslim Women in the Global Era. Blogging is transforming the lives of many Muslim women, and their true-to-life perspectives are exploding Western stereotypes about them. These women are blogging from all corners of the world, and are unafraid to express what they feel — and observe around them. Here is what some of them have to say about their blogs, how relevant they are, and how they’ve transformed lives — and perceptions.....

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