What do you get when you mix a hungry female-consumer market and a spoonful of social networking? Fashion blogging, of course!  The internet has given rise to a whole new breed of fashion guru: the internet style icon via blogs. These days, you no longer have to be a celebrity or a model for…

As soon as Rima Fakih was crowned Miss USA 2010, the spotlight chose to shine brighter upon her religion rather than her beauty and grace. The Arab-American stunner was greeted with a tidal wave of criticism against her Muslim beliefs and Lebanese upbringing. But why should her winning be as shocking as some people are…

During the past few years, governments all over the world have come to realize how substantial the Internet can be for gathering and distributing information, for exchanging ideas, as well as organizing and mobilizing social groups. About time, wasn’t it? But the anti-censorship watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RWB), have drawn up their annual “Enemies of…