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Article Evaluation The Black Lives Matter on Wikipedia search is relevant on the topics. The article is neutral and it has valid references to validate the facts/information provided on Wikipedia. For example part of the articles explain/state that government official and/or police force have stated that they are not racist, yet the article cites valid references that state they have done racist things or that individuals have been fired due to their wrongful actions. It also includes the cited sources to help validate the information provided.

Also, 2017 information needs to be updated there has been new information based of what I have found online. My goal is to find valid references so I can update the information on what has occurred in 2017.

I did not know that Black Lives Matter has different chapters within its organization.

Garc liz (talk) 04:11, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Choosing Possible Topics: Social Movement and Social Media
For our Social Movement and Social Media class my classmates (Terri and Daisy) and I have selected Arab Springs as our group project. I found three articles that are interesting and would like to help improve.

Women in the Arab Spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_Arab_Spring

• Create a biography of Salwa Bugaighis. • Include a photograph of Bugaighis. • Describe in detail what she did in the protests in Feb. 17. • What other human rights cases has she helped. • Is she currently working active in other human rights movements? • Made corrections on citations that are unclear.

Arab Winter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Winter

• The cost of Arab Winter was 800 billion USD across different regions. I would like to get a better understanding where the money came from and what was it used. • Since there was need for humanitarian assistance in 2014, what countries or organizations help the 16 million people across Arab (Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon)? • What European countries are helping asylum-seekers and refugees. I recall reading a journal stating that there was a European country seeking ways to find resolutions to rescue and home assistance.

Arab Spring Concurrent incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring_concurrent_incidents

• Under the category Saudi Arabia, I would like to include more information about the “women to drive movement”. Perhaps even add it to Arab Springs article on Wikipedia. • Additional photographs/images needs to be added to each category, there are only some categories that have images. I would include images related to the article sub-categories. • In the category “Mauritania” I would like to add more information. This section is too vague and since the protest was from 2011-2013 I feel like there is a lot more information that can be covered/added.

October 3: Women in the Arab Spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_Arab_Spring Salwa Bugaighis - Passed at age 50 on June 25, 2014. She was attached in her home (Benghazi) by an unknown attacker. She was a supporter in the 2011 Libyan uprising against the four-decade rule of Muammar al-Qaddaffi which later led to the death of Qaddafi. Bugaighis was involved with the National Transitional Council.

Work Cited: "Salwa Bugaighis." Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, vol. 33, no. 6, Sept. 2014, p. 77. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=97444027&site=eds-live.

“In a 2012 World Bank Report, they highlighted how greater access to economic resources can increase women’s agency. As the economies of countries in the MENA region have suffered, slowing due to the Arab Spring, then so could the advancement of women's rights.” Last sentence to wikipedia page is five years in the past. We can update it with more information and end with a relevant statement.

Add Section: After the protests On the last line it states that the Saudi Arabia government is how allowing women to have the right to drive as of June 2018. I would like to include details about what women need to do to be able to drive. Will it be different for men and women? Also what else has happened in 2016-2017.

Garc liz (talk) 22:31, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Improving an existing article
This portion is to add to the section: Female leaders and activists (under Egypt) Egypt Aliaa Magda Elmahdy: internet activist and women's rights advocate

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy In 2011 Aliaa Magda Elmahdy was kidnapped in Egypt. The cause of her kidnapped was due to her uploading online nude photographs of herself with “Sharia is not a constitution” painted on her body. Elmahdy protests in this form to give the idea that women are not able to own their body. Their body is public property and others decide what to do with their bodies.

Update - Improving an existing article
Social media and women in Tynisia Social media plays a key role for women in Tunisia while they face political issues. The internet has become an alternative way for women to defend their rights and also women’s mobilization. Having access to the internet has helped women in Tunisia become more visible to the pubic, they have utilized social networks such as Facebook to promote women’s movements. In this space they are able to express their issues and allow their actions to be known. Even though the country is heavy on internet filtering and press censorship, information and communications technology and social networks have help mobilize the push for political change. A prime example is the fall of Ben Ali’s regime, even though the battle was won in the streets a big part of the Tunisian revolution was due to the support of information and communications technology. Tunisian women took part of the fall of Ben Ali’s on January 14, 2011 by engaging in unions, marches, demonstrations, and their activism done on social networks. Another blog that became viral was when numerous Tunisian women blogged about: A Tunisian Girl run by Lina Ben Mhenni. With Mhenni’s courage and bravery she was able to cover the battle in the western Tunisia. Mhenni was awarded in 2011 the Deutsche Welle International Blog Award and El Mundo’s International Journalism.

Garc liz (talk) 05:31, 17 October 2017 (UTC)