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The Internet

As Jon Alterman has pointed out in his chapter, The Internet, from "New Media, New Politics? From Satellite Television to the Internet in the Arab World" the Arab world has joined in the global enthusiasm for the Internet. It is available in almost every Arab country, and the number of users grows monthly.

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