'For more information on Emirates Internet services, click here.'Įl Khoury and others who favor political and cultural liberalization in the Arab world see the lure of the sex sites as a good thing. 'Emirates Internet denies access to this site,' the page reads. A message pops up on the screen announcing that the site in question is on the 'Emirates Internet Control List.' The screen shows what looks like a large diamond-shaped stop sign reading, 'Blocked site,' flashing in English and Arabic.
The United Arab Emirates, like many other countries in the Arab world, block users from accessing such content - or at least try.įor example, if a visitor at the Abu Dhabi Hilton types in he encounters a stop sign.
