Influence of Wikipedia in Arabic language
BlogosphereAndrew Lih, associate professor
American University2014
Diagrams courtesy of John Kelly, Morningside Analytics
Arabic blogosphere
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Levant
KuwaitEgypt
Brotherhood
secular reform
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Circle size reflects blog traffic, and distance between circles indicate
affinity or cross-linking
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Watchdog site linked to by Egyptian bloggers
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NYT referred to largely by Lebanese and Kuwaiti bloggers
with Western ties
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Only news site widely linked to across ideological spectrum
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Wikipedia is the only other knowledge site widely referred to across ideological spectrum
