Work which takes from elsewhere forms an important thread in European art music. There is a long tradition of music which variously borrows, thieves, pastiches, plagiarises, ironically ‘retakes’, hoaxes, impersonates and appropriates. The music I have written for Off the edge, w…
Qatar is a small country in the Middle East which has used its oil wealth to invest in the country's infrastructure and education. The technology for Internet voting now exists or can be developed, but are the people of Qatar willing to take part in Internet voting for national …
An author's writing style is an identity attribute that may not be considered when taking steps to remain anonymous. In addition, anonymous social network (ASN) providers continue to encourage users to be assured that their privacy and anonymity is protected. However, ASNs can s…
Internet users exceeded 135 million across the 22 Arab countries. Of this, 81 million people are users of one or more social media networks. This new connectedness allows for an unprecedented amount of global inspection into instances of undemocratic and unfair practices by oppr…
During the Guatemalan civil war (1962-1996), different forms of anonymity enabled members of the organizations of the social movement, revolutionary militants, and guerrilla combatants to address the popular classes and rural majorities, against the backdrop of generalized milit…