Weapons of Mass Surveillance
Middle Eastern governments are using high tech mass surveillance tools to monitor their citizens. Western companies, including Britainβs largest weapons manufacturer, BAE, are among those selling surveillance technology to these governments. The trade is attracting criticism from human rights organisations who question whether a British company should be selling such equipment, much of it classified, to repressive regimes in the Arab world. BBC Arabicβs Nawal Al-Maghafi investigates.