Becoming intellectual: The blogestan and public political space in the islamic republic

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-286

  Sreberny, Annabelle ^a   Khiabany, Gholam ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNOPOLITICS; ISLAMISM; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; RELIGION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 36749022838     PISSN: 13530194     EISSN: 14693542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13530190701388291     Document Type: Article

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38. Undoubtedly this is a remarkable figure but it is not clear (as is the case with all remarkable figures about online media) how the numbers are calculated. The figures refer to total blog numbers and not active blog numbers, which are estimated to be between 40,000 and 110,000.
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47. A blogger from Iran who after his release from prison moved to the United States and continues blogging in his weblog Iran Prospect: http://omidmemarian.blogspot.com/
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50. that is, after 4 years of keeping one in Persian-and feeling great about it. Here you can find my notes on almost everything: Daily life, movies, books, as well as my views on social and political issues. The name of the blog comes from a book written by Kazuo Ishiguro, a well-known British-Japanese author. It's simply what I'd be doing: Writing every night about what remains of the day. I love the book and its great translation into Persian by Najaf Daryabandari. By the way I gotta work more on my writing. Do encourage me please!
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105. See for example Coordinating Committee To Form Workers' Organisation (http://www.komiteyehamahangi.com/index.htm); Iranian Teacher Association-Tehran (http://www.ksmt.blogfa.com/); National Union of Sacked and Jobless Workers (http://www.ettehade.com/); Workers Action Committee (http://www.kargari.blogfa.com/); and Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed) (http://www.syndicavahed.com/)
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