22. Gulf News, ‘‘Dahi Dismisses Web Policing Allegations,’’ April 23, 2009, http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/04/24/10307260.html.
23. Ahmed Shaaban, ‘‘Police ‘Play No Role’ in Censorship: Tamim,’’ Khaleej Times, April 25, 2009,
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/April/theuae_April599
.xml§ion=theuae.
24. Khaleej Times, ‘‘Call to Blank Out YouTube in Emirates Too,’’ March 10, 2009, http://www
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theuae_March239.xml.
25. Ahmed Shaaban, ‘‘Police ‘Play No Role’ in Censorship: Tamim,’’ Khaleej Times, April 25, 2009,
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/April/theuae_April599
.xml§ion=theuae.
26. Asma Ali Zain and Sebugwaawo Ismail, ‘‘Cyber Cafes Work around the Ban to Provide VoIP
Services,’’ Khaleej Times, April 2, 2008, http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile
=data/theuae/2008/April/theuae_April39.xml§ion=theuae&col=.
27. The National, ‘‘Shisha and Internet Cafes Scrutinised,’’ March 8, 2009, http://www.thenational
.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090308/NATIONAL/113439722/-1/NEWS.
28. Andy Sambidge, ‘‘Dubai’s e-Police Probe 222 Internet Crime Cases,’’ Arabian Business, October
30, 2008, http://www.arabianbusiness.com/536556-dubais-e-police-probe-222-internet-crime-cases.
29. Emaratalyoum,‘ ‘ Esabah takhtalis almukalamat aldawliyah wa fatayat yorawijna lilda’ara’’ [Internet gangs steal international calls, girls market their sex services online], April 15, 2009, http://
www.emaratalyoum.com/articles/2009/4/pages/14042009/04152009_4a6c7e4ba0894c5bb31fe02a74c60295.aspx.
30. WAM, ‘‘Dubai Attorney General Refers Suspects in Deyaar Case to Courts,’’ April 8, 2009,
http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1238851046552&p
=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews.
31. Vic Walter, Rehab El-Buri, Angela Hill, and Brian Ross, ‘‘ABC News Exclusive: Torture Tape
Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh,’’ ABC News, April 22, 2009, http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/
story?id=7402099&page=1.
32. Human Rights Watch, ‘‘UAE: Prosecute Torture by Royal Family Member,’’ April 28, 2009,
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/28/uae-prosecute-torture-royal-family-member.
33. OpenNet Initiative Blog, ‘‘Middle East Countries Continue to Censor Content Deemed
Offensive to Muslims,’’ March 1, 2009, http://opennet.net/blog/2009/03/middle-east-countriescontinue-censor-content-deemed-offensive-muslims.
34. Ibid.
35. OpenNet Initiative Blog ‘‘A Blind-Date with the Censors in UAE,’’ June 20, 2008, http://
opennet.net/blog/2008/06/a-blind-date-with-censors-uae.
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23. Ahmed Shaaban, ‘‘Police ‘Play No Role’ in Censorship: Tamim,’’ Khaleej Times, April 25, 2009,
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/April/theuae_April599
.xml§ion=theuae.
24. Khaleej Times, ‘‘Call to Blank Out YouTube in Emirates Too,’’ March 10, 2009, http://www
.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2009/March/
theuae_March239.xml.
25. Ahmed Shaaban, ‘‘Police ‘Play No Role’ in Censorship: Tamim,’’ Khaleej Times, April 25, 2009,
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/April/theuae_April599
.xml§ion=theuae.
26. Asma Ali Zain and Sebugwaawo Ismail, ‘‘Cyber Cafes Work around the Ban to Provide VoIP
Services,’’ Khaleej Times, April 2, 2008, http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile
=data/theuae/2008/April/theuae_April39.xml§ion=theuae&col=.
27. The National, ‘‘Shisha and Internet Cafes Scrutinised,’’ March 8, 2009, http://www.thenational
.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090308/NATIONAL/113439722/-1/NEWS.
28. Andy Sambidge, ‘‘Dubai’s e-Police Probe 222 Internet Crime Cases,’’ Arabian Business, October
30, 2008, http://www.arabianbusiness.com/536556-dubais-e-police-probe-222-internet-crime-cases.
29. Emaratalyoum,‘ ‘ Esabah takhtalis almukalamat aldawliyah wa fatayat yorawijna lilda’ara’’ [Internet gangs steal international calls, girls market their sex services online], April 15, 2009, http://
www.emaratalyoum.com/articles/2009/4/pages/14042009/04152009_4a6c7e4ba0894c5bb31fe02a74c60295.aspx.
30. WAM, ‘‘Dubai Attorney General Refers Suspects in Deyaar Case to Courts,’’ April 8, 2009,
http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1238851046552&p
=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews.
31. Vic Walter, Rehab El-Buri, Angela Hill, and Brian Ross, ‘‘ABC News Exclusive: Torture Tape
Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh,’’ ABC News, April 22, 2009, http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/
story?id=7402099&page=1.
32. Human Rights Watch, ‘‘UAE: Prosecute Torture by Royal Family Member,’’ April 28, 2009,
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/28/uae-prosecute-torture-royal-family-member.
33. OpenNet Initiative Blog, ‘‘Middle East Countries Continue to Censor Content Deemed
Offensive to Muslims,’’ March 1, 2009, http://opennet.net/blog/2009/03/middle-east-countriescontinue-censor-content-deemed-offensive-muslims.
34. Ibid.
35. OpenNet Initiative Blog ‘‘A Blind-Date with the Censors in UAE,’’ June 20, 2008, http://
opennet.net/blog/2008/06/a-blind-date-with-censors-uae.
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