Blackberry ban in Gulf States averted with agreement to distribute "Blackberry burqas"
"The Blackberry burqa means that people can still use their phones,' said a Saudi government official, 'but the tiny niqab that covers the screen will stop them from reading emails or accessing the Internet."
(thanks, Joe Sabia)
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