April 5, 2012 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm PDT
CBS Interactive (CNET), San Francisco

Have you ever wondered why Saudi Arabia avoided the winds of change while the surrounding region was swept into upheaval during the Arab Spring? Join EFF and Saudi blogger Ahmed Al Omran for an insider’s look at this Middle Eastern country and a discussion about blogging, government censorship, and politics at our upcoming Geek Reading on Thursday, April 5. Best known for his widely read and longstanding blog, Saudi Jeans, Omran is a multimedia journalist working as a production assistant on the social media desk at NPR.