Issue 33, winter/spring 2022 https://doi.org/10.70090/HNFH22TS Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study seeks to determine how Saudi sports clubs can use Twitter to increase fan participation and interaction. The forms of the provided content and its vitality were analyzed to determine whether there is a relationship between fans’ interaction and …
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The Role of Social Media in Developing Interests in Sports Among Arab Women
Issue 33, winter/spring 2022 https://doi.org/10.70090/AA22RSMD Abstract This paper examines the impact of social media in developing Arab women’s interest in sports. A survey questionnaire based on the uses and gratification theory was distributed to 411 Arab women from different age groups, education levels, and employment statuses. In analyzing the results …
Read More »The Impact of Threatening News Coverage of the Ethiopian “Al-Nahda Dam” on Egyptian Collective Insecurity (Arabic)
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/ASFS21NC Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study seeks to contribute to mediated out-group threat research by examining the consequences of exposure to news coverage depicting the Al-Nahda Dam crisis between Egypt and Ethiopia. It examines Egyptian feelings of collective insecurity and the role of group-based …
Read More »Pathways to Global Justice: Turning Points, Media, and Palestine Solidarity among Diaspora Jews
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/ES21PSDJ Abstract This article examines the processes by which Jewish Americans become involved in Palestine solidarity activism through a case study of the non-profit organization, Jewish Voice for Peace. This study finds American Jews tend to attribute their support for Palestine to historical events and media …
Read More »The Framing of Water Issues in Opinion Articles of Arab Newspapers An Analytical Study Based on Conflict Theory (Arabic)
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/HME21WIA Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study analyzes how a number of Arab newspapers approach water issues and the different perspectives they present about the water crises and water insecurity in the region. The paper examines the extent to which the framing of the topic …
Read More »The Unspoken Agenda of Houthi Digital Poetry in Yemen’s Current War Crisis
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/AN21UAHD Abstract This article examines how the Houthi rebels in Yemen use tribal poetry as a propaganda platform to influence public opinion about the current war crisis in the country. By digitalizing Yemeni oral popular poetry, zamil, in the form of motivational war songs and YouTube …
Read More »The Role of Online Journalism in Shaping Knowledge and Attitudes of University Youth Towards Daesh’s Operations in Saudi Arabia: A Field Study (Arabic)
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/ME21ROJS Scroll down for Arabic abstract. The study seeks to identify the role of online journalism in shaping the knowledge and attitudes of Saudi youth towards Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (Daesh) terrorist activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study used a sample …
Read More »Assessments of Controversial Representations of Religion and Religious Symbols as handled in the International Press: A Qualitative Study (Arabic)
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/MSMS21RR Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study uses qualitative methods to assess the analytical perspectives of the media elite; namely members of the academic and professional communities, as they relate to controversial representations of religion and religious symbols in the international press. Bearing in mind …
Read More »Peace Journalism: Egyptian Online Journalism’s Handling of January 2011 and June 2013 Revolutions (Arabic)
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/KARS21PJ Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study investigates how Egyptian online journalism handled the events of the January 2011 and June 2013 revolutions in Egypt, evaluating them from the perspective of peace journalism. The analysis was conducted using the following three criteria: The different ways …
Read More »Superior, Violent and Aggressive: Hegemonic Masculinity in Arabic Music Videos
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/SH21SVAH Abstract Free access to music videos on YouTube has allowed generations of consumers to be exposed to songs from their favorite artists on a daily basis. Presented in the form of music videos, these songs contain visuals that carry several themes including the glorification of …
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