Video: Interview with Nadine Moawad

I watched a video on an interview with a woman named Nadine Moawad, who discusses issues of the use in the internet in Lebanon from a feminist perspective. Nadine discussed issues of intersection of sexuality and gender differences on the internet. Nadine stated how so many networks on the internet seem to encourage violence against women, or how they encourage controlling women and censorship  on women. she also mentioned how many places that offer free internet use such as coffee shops are usually very male dominated, and most women cannot feel completely safe being there, because some of the men even look at pornography there, or play video games, so there is obviously a lot of sexism that influences these behaviors. She also said that the internet is very slow in Lebanon, and that because there is no censorship in Lebanon on the internet, people are able to say whatever they want. She said  the no censorship can be useful and negative, because of the slow internet and poor connection qualities, it makes it difficult. The nicer internet connections can be purchased but she said they are very expensive.
I thought this video was interesting because i thought it is important to see from other women's perspectives from other parts of the world on the internet and the impact it has on men and women. It is safe to say that sexism plays a very big role in the influence of the internet and how women's rights and roles are impacted because of it. It really shocked me that the men in the coffee shops openly look at pornography right in public, creating an unsafe environment for the women who come there. The men's needs and interests are obviously more important than the women's and i like how Nadine believes in researching these issues and bringing change to create equality/