Arab Media & Society

Al Azhar denies Facebook fatwa Facebook may lead to sexual liaisons and illicit affairs, but Al Azhar's Islamic Research Academy has denied reports that its fatwa committee issued a ruling against the social network.

'Arab Media to resume status as fastest-growing in the world for advertising spending' Arab Media Outlook 2009-2013, the third edition of the ground-breaking report on the current state of the Arab media, will be released tomorrow at a special function at the Dubai Press Club.

Egyptian independent broadcasters go online Radio has reincarnated itself, through the Internet, within the dynamic context of new media. But besides being a form of new media, online radio offers an alternative to the difficult process of acquiring an official wavelength.

Israel renews Al Jazeera ban for prisoners Israel has renewed the ban on Palestinian prisoners in its jails watching Doha-based Al Jazeera TV channel.

2009 a bad year for journalists, watchdog says For journalists in the Lebanese republic, 2009 was a year of sackings and assaults, according to a leading Arab media watchdog. The SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom, in its 2009 report on the state of journalism in Lebanon, Syria, Jordon and Palestine, released this week, said that individuals working in the media continued to be subjected to censorship and intimidation on a regular basis.

Pew Global Attitudes Project finds mixed views of Hamas and Hezbollah in largely Muslim nations King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia seems to be popular, but there's very little confidence in Karzai

Egyptian radio show targets stigma on divorced women Mahasen Saber started 'Divorce radio' to reverse popular conceptions of divorced women, long stimatized in Egypt's conservative society, and create a supportive community.

Arab journalists invited to launch of Arab media report Journalists from across the Arab world are invited to attend the launch of the third edition of the Arab Media Outlook, a report that analyzes the state of media in the Arab world, which will be held in Dubai, UAE on February 9.