President Bashar Assad: Apple Products

Autocracies Dept: Syrians, especially, noted that Jobs biological father was a Syrian Muslim immigrant to the United States from Homs, a flashpoint city in the months-old uprising against President Bashar Assad. Jobs and his father were said to be estranged, according to The Star. The role of social media in the Arab uprisings is controversial, though it s clear that even the most grassroots demonstrations were nudged along by online organizing, often via Apple devices and tRIPOLI Twitter users in the Arab world, where it was well past midnight when Jobs death was announced, tweeted their gratitude for Apple technology that helped to spread the message of revolt during the Arab Spring protests that continue to rattle Middle Eastern autocracies. Middle Eastern fans of Apple products signed their #RIPSteveJobs tweets with messages that signalled the reach of his technology: from my MacBook in Gaza, one user added to her tweet of condolence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.