Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere

As Iranian protestors use Twitter to communicate despite brutal government repression, and people around the world check Facebook for updates on the situation in Iran, it’s not surprising to hear that blogs are influencing political culture throughout the Middle East.

A study by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University shows that bloggers are also playing a role in the political culture of the Middle East. The study, called “Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere: Politics, Culture, and Dissent” looked at bloggers from the Middle East to see whether blogging contributes to the Internet’s influence on democracy in the region.

Check out the report and its conclusions here, along with an interesting graphic that maps out bloggers in the Middle East.