Linux in the Arab world

If you are interested in Linux and live in the Arab world you may be interested in the following web sites:

• An Evaluation of the use of Linux in business, government and education is a white paper by Kefah Eisa, in Arabic, and in PDF format.
• Various articles on Computer Arabization - A collections of articles on computers and Arabization, including a list of issues in dealing with Arabic on the Internet, and various methods of achieving it.
• Linux4arab - A very comprehensive web site, in Arabic, describing Linux.
• Arab Eyes - Another Arabic/UNIX/Linux web site doing a lot of good work, and lots of projects.
• ArabicLinux.com.
• Linux Middle East.
• Linux Egypt - A web site by Linux fans in Egypt.
• EGLUG - Egypt's Linux User Group web site.
• Saudi Linux Users group web site.
• Iraqi Linux web site.
• KDE kppp rate files. These are kppp files for logging calls in the correct rates for Internet access. The rates included are for Saudi Arabia and Egypt (as of 1999/2000). Just extract the archive file (e.g. using the tar xzvf command) to the root directory, and then select the files from kppp menu. Attached to this article.