. Saudi's Censorship Mostly Leaves Hinduism Out
Source:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filtering/saudiarabia/sa-yahoo-collapse-4.html
USA, August 29, 2002: The Saudi government is censoring public Internet
access to a degree that goes significantly but haphazardly beyond its stated
central goal of blocking sexually explicit content that violates the values
of Islam, according to a recent study by Harvard Law School researchers. The
study's detailed list of blocked sites offers a glimpse into the areas that
the Saudi government has deemed most troubling. Among them are sites related
to pornography, women's rights, gays and lesbians, non-Islamic religions and
criticism of political restrictions. Many humor and entertainment sites have
also been blocked. HPI found only 12 "Hindu" sites listed ("source" above)
among those blocked, but the logic for inclusion was not clear as most did
not even appear to mention Islam.