The articles in this issue illustrate the importance of social networks (SNS) as an arena for driving political and social processes in the Middle East. In the last month, Farsi-language SNS conducted a successful online campaign for the release of five Iranian soldiers who were kidnapped by a Balochi organization, while Turkish networks reflect increasing political polarization in light of the municipal elections and the state’s decision to block access to Twitter and YouTube. This issue also includes a discussion of the discourse within Saudi Arabia’s Shi‘i minority community regarding its relationship to the Sunni state.