I wondered how the Arab world uses the internet and wanted to spot interesting facts. I collected and analyzed the data from the Alexa page rankings. I calculated the rankings giving more weight to websites that were ranked higher more often.

The Data

* Data was current as of July 22, 2008.

Interesting Facts

• All 18 countries have Google, Yahoo!, Windows Live, & MSN in their Top 10
• Google is #1 in 14 countries (7 of them are localized)
• Yahoo is #1 in 3 countries
• Facebook is #1 in Lebanon
• Google France is in the Top 4 for Algeria, Morocco, & Tunisia
• Facebook is not in the Top 10 for Algeria, Libya, Oman, Syria, & Yemen
• YouTube is not in the Top 10 for Tunisia
• kooora.com is in the Top 10 for 7 countries
• Wikipedia is only in the Top 10 for Lebanon
• Google is localized for 8 Arab Countries
• Lebanon is the only country that has political websites in the Top 10

The Rankings

1. Google*
2. Yahoo!
3. Windows Live
4. YouTube
5. MSN
6. Facebook
7. Maktoob
8. Rapidshare
9. kooora.com
10. PerfSpot

* Includes localized Google websites

Rawshe Rocks in Beirut, also called Pigeon’s Rocks. Its the classic look I see in most posters. I took the photo when I was in Lebanon in August 2007.

You can buy it as a calendar or a set of postcards from my shop

Have you ever been to a grocery store and found a cart that had every thing that you wanted from the store?… I am trying to make this web site like that cart. I try to give people the opportunity of looking through the pictures and links that I enjoy and also to save people some time trying to find links that I might have for them.

*UNDER CONSTRUCTION*

Super Cars
ISLAM ICS
Dusty Rallying
Islam Answers
Arabia On-Line
FAQ’s on Islam
Motor Madness
Lebanon Online
Bz Corrado Page
Arabchat World!
Al-qur’an (sound)
The art of ROAR
SAUDI ON-LINE
Todd’s Home page
Movies in Gainesville
Kubtan’s Home Page
FlyinVR6’s VW Page
Islamsoft Home Page
Eibach North America
The New Beetle Home
Islam On “UF” Campus
IslamiCity in Cyberspace
IBN SHAH’s Home Page
Music Master Home Page
Jan’s VW/Car/Racing Page
Santa Fe Community College
World Cup France ‘98 OnLine
Archive of Abu El Abed Jokes
EUROTOYZ Club of America
WWW.RALLYSPORT.COM
Foreign Language for Travelers
Islamic Circle of North America
Media - The Arabic Newsstand
Home 2005 - Arabic Midi Page
Lila’s Video - Middle East Music
J Welt’s Water-cooled VW Page
Shark’s Netscape Frames Tutorial
Saeed’s Ultimate Collection of Arabic
Islamic & Arabic arts and architecture
World Rally Championship Info system
SMILEYS ARABIC SONGS & JOKES SITE!
Unofficial Volkswagen Passat Owner’s Group home pages
Download.Net - The Best Games and Apps. on the Internet
Web Site Garage - One Stop Shop for Servicing Your Web Site
Sander’s Key Screen Pre viewer Top Rated Shareware Download & Screen shot!

Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe survived a severe car accident while filming her latest video clip. The scene involved Haifa driving a convertible car while being chased by a Helicopter. Apparently the Helicopter couldn’t fly close enough and ended up crashing into Haifa’s Car. The Lebanese Army forces rescued her as she was filming in one if their airfields in the Bekaa Valley.

[ Sources: Waleg , Elaph ]

In February 2005, former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik eL Hariri was assasinated on When a massive bomb explosion hit his motorcade in Centeral Beirut. The city he spent most of his later years trying to rebuild. He was a great loss to his people. May god bless his soul and reveal the truth.