Have you been following the articles about how these young, new-breed leaders are using modern technology, especially social media, to start movements and transform their communities and countries? Inspired by Tunisia, Egyptian youth, armed only with internet skills, planned, executed, and succeeded in starting a revolution that ousted a 30-year authoritarian regime. And if you've been following the headlines, their success has inspired courageous groups across the Middle East and into North Africa. What began in Tunisia spread to Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Algeria, Bahrain, and now Libya, Morocco, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Pictured on the right is Ahmed al-Omran, a 22-year-old Saudi university student, checks his Internet blog on his laptop computer at a cafe in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He represents tens of thousands of young people in the Middle East and North Africa that are active on Facebook, Twitter and Google. Technology poses big threats for autocratic and … [Read more...]