Where can you find a Saudi break dancer,a Lebanese temptress and a narcoleptic sheik?At Ikbis,a new website that lets Arabs join the file-sharing craze.Internet use in Middle East has increased fourfold in the past six years,with more than 20million logging on each day.The first Arabic language service of its kind,Ikbis has already struck a chord-more than 1000 files went up within a week of its November launch,and the site now tops 30000 page views a day.Like YouTube,Ikbis attracts humorous clips.Ikbis's creators say they hope to provide a public forum for a region where a tight lid is kept on public expression."I think we're all,globally,just starting to understand the power of these digital tools,"says Ahmad Humeid,an Amman based graphic designer and one of the site's founder.
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