Saudi Arabia: Whither Saudi blogging? · Global Voices
Ayesha Saldanha

Saudi Arabia has a large and active blogosphere, in which all kinds of voices and opinions can be heard, including opinions that cannot be expressed in the country's media. But can blogging play a bigger role in changing Saudi society? One blogger poses the question.
Abu Lara believes that blogging should be a force for change in Saudi Arabia:
We should realise that Arabic is not included in the list of the top ten blogging languages.
And what about Saudi blogging in relation to other Arabic blogospheres?
What do we need as the Saudi blogosphere to reach the media in an official and recognised way?
Well-known blogger Maashi Sahh was the first to leave a comment on Abu Lara's post, and he didn’t agree with Abu Lara's analysis:
قد اتفق بوجود بعض السلبيات وخاصة في 2008 مقارنة ب2007 وأتوقع بأن السبب يعود للإنتشار الكبير في التدوين ولهذا فسيوجد حتماً من لايفهم أو يستوعب قدرة التدوين على التأثير وصنع القرار والمساهمة في التغيير الإيجابي.
I do agree that there have been some negative aspects, especially in 2008 compared to 2007. I suspect that this is due to the proliferation of blogs, so inevitably there are those who do not understand or grasp blogging’s capacity to influence decision-making and to contribute to positive change.