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    Tuesday, October 28, 2008

    Spot the open society

    Websites banned in the Islamic Republic of Iran (aka. wacky Muslim theocracy, charter Axis of Evil member):

    www.globeandmail.com (though you could sneak in the back door through www.globeandmail.ca if you're in Iran and craving your latest Road to Jerusalem fix…)

    BBC's Farsi language news service

    http://blogsbyiranians.com/

    www.youtube.com

    www.flickr.com

    www.amazon.com

    www.blognews.com

    Most pornography websites (I hear)

    Websites banned in the Turkish Republic (aka. plucky Muslim democracy, trusted NATO member):

    www.youtube.com (too many videos mocking Mustafa Kemal Ataturk)

    www.blogger.com

    www.richarddawkins.net (the creationist upset some local imams)

    www.megaupload.com

    www.ateizm.org

    www.geocities.com

    www.imdb.com (actually, they tried to block the famous movie information site, but a typo has meant that www.imbd.com got blocked instead)

    Most pornography (again, word on the street)

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