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News Distortion in Times of Crises: Covid-19 Case in the Arab Media
International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 5222-5246
"This article investigates news distortion within the Arab media ecosystem, as manifested on Arab media Facebook pages and perceived by Arab journalists during the COVID-19 pandemic. A textual analysis was conducted on 6 news Facebook pages affiliated with major local media channels in 6 Arab countr
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“Don’t Touch Me”: Sexual Harassments, Digital Threats, and Social Resistance Toward Kuwaiti Female Journalists
In: The Palgrave Handbook of Gender, Media and Communication in the Middle East and North Africa
Loubna H. Skalli, Nahed Eltantawy (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), pp. 373-390
"This study examines the obstacles and challenges faced by female journalists in Kuwait. It explores a set of interrelated factors that discourage women from working in the media, such as gender inequality, sexual harassment, threats, social resistance, and cultural barriers. The study uses a mixed
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The Palgrave Handbook of Gender, Media and Communication in the Middle East and North Africa
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxiii, 590 pp.
"The Palgrave Handbook of Gender, Media and Communication in the Middle East and North Africa stands as an authoritative and up-to-date resource on the critical debates, research methods and ongoing reflections on how gender and communication intersect with the economic, social, political, and cultu
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Regional E-Waste Monitor for the Arab States
Bonn: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); ITU; United Nations University (UNU) (2021), 103 pp.
"The key statistical findings for the region are that electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market (POM) increased by 30 per cent from 3.2 megatons (Mt), or 8.8 kilograms per inhabitant (kg/inh), in 2010 to 4.1 Mt (or 9.5 kg/inh) in 2019. The Arab States mostly import, rather than
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Routledge Handbook on Arab Media
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London; New York: Routledge (2021), 528 pp.
"This Handbook provides the first comprehensive reference book in English about the development of mass and social media in all Arab countries. Capturing the historical as well as current developments in the media scene, this collection maps the role of media in social and political movements. Contr
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Arab Media Systems
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Cambridge: Open Book Publishers (2021), xliv, 345 pp.
"This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country's media. Reaching beyond classical western media system typologies, Arab Media Systems brings together contribu
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Digital Resistance in the Middle East: New Media Activism in Everyday Life
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2017), xi, 194 pp.
"This book argues that Internet diffusion and use in the Middle East enables meaningful micro-changes in citizens’ lives, even in states where no Arab Spring revolution occurred. Using ethnographic evidence and taking a comparative perspective, it presents a grass roots look at how new media use f
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Media in the Middle East: Activism, Politics, and Culture
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2017), xxxii, 265 pp.
"This edited volume offers the first extended, cross-disciplinary exploration of the cumulative problems and increasing importance of various forms of media in the Middle East. Leading scholars with expertise in Middle Eastern studies discuss their views and perceptions of the media’s influence on
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Online Activism in the Middle East: Political Power and Authoritarian Governments from Egypt to Kuwait
London: Tauris (2017), xiv, 402 pp.
"This book provides empirical analysis of the day-to-day use of online platforms by activists in Egypt and Kuwait. The research evaluates the importance of online platforms for effecting change and establishes a specific framework for doing so. Egypt and Kuwait were chosen because, since the mid-200
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Social Media in the Arab World: Communication and Public Opinion in the Gulf States
London: Tauris (2016), xv, 258 pp.
"Following the Arab Spring, the use of social media has become instrumental in organising activist movements and spreading political dissent in the Middle East. New online behaviours have transformed traditional communication channels, enabling young people of all backgrounds to feel politically emp
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Arabische Medien
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Konstanz; München: UVK (2015), 344 pp.
"Im Fokus des ersten Teils stehen transnationale Phänomene wie die Bedeutung des Satellitenfernsehens und der Sozialen Medien sowie die Rolle von Minderheiten, Gender und Islamisten in den Medien. Diese Beiträge geben den aktuellen Stand der Forschung wieder und reflektieren diesen. Im zweiten Tei
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Studying Political Microblogging: Parliamentary Candidates on Twitter During the February 2012 Election in Kuwait
International Journal of Communication, volume 9 (2015), pp. 2933-2953
"Kuwait boasts high levels of political and media freedoms compared to many countries in the Middle East, and it enjoys a vibrant social media scene. The Kuwaiti parliamentary election in February 2012 was the first election in which candidates widely utilized Twitter during their campaigns. This ar
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The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2013), 413 pp.
"Through the methodological framework of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the report measures the extent to which 144 economies, from both the developed and developing worlds, take advantage of ICTs and other new technologies to increase their growth and well-being. The NRI identifies the most r
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Media Laws and Regulations of the GCC Countries: Summary, Analysis and Recommendations
Doha: Doha Centre for Media Freedom (2013), 73 pp.
"This report represents an effort to help with the process of evaluating media laws in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. As governments consider what policies to set up to deal with new realities, this research should help provide an understanding of the current landscape. When examining
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Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015: Arab Media Exposure and Transition. Forecasts and Analysis of Traditional and Digital Media in the Arab World
Dubai: Dubai Press Club, 4th ed. (2012), 247 pp.
"The Arab Media Outlook is the most comprehensive publication on the Arab Media Industry and represents one of the key knowledge development initiatives of the Dubai Press Club. The report serves as a reference point of the media industry in the region highlighting media trends across 17 markets and
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The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.
"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi
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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 285 pp.
"Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people ar
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Reality Television and Arab Politics: Contention in Public Life
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2010), xvi, 252 pp.
"Based on a wealth of primary data collected during five years, Reality Television and Arab Politics analyzes how reality television stirred an explosive mix of religion, politics, and sexuality, fueling heated polemics over cultural authenticity, gender relations, and political participation in the
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Media Sustainability Index 2008: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in the Middle East and North Africa
Washington, DC: IREX (2009), xix, 209 pp.
Media Sustainability Index 2006/2007: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in the Middle East and North Africa
Washington, DC: IREX (2008), xix, 231 pp.
