In the Arab world, satellite use is growing rapidly after a slow start. Despite the fact that many of the Middle Eastern countries share a common language, culture, religion, and geography, there are many social differences and diverse political ideologies; however, today almost all Arab countries allow the public to access …

Accelerating changes throughout the Middle East compel us to envision the possible transformations that may take place in the future in this region. These possibilities include changes in areas such as electoral politics, democracy, professional associations, civil society, human rights, pluralism, accountability, privatization and others--truly sweeping changes that could have …

Organized by the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy in cooperation with the MacBride Roundtable on Communication and the Med Media Jemstone Network By TBS Senior Editor Hussein Amin and Editorial Assistant Dana Zureikat The 10th MacBride Roundtable on Communication, organized by the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy in cooperation with the MacBride Roundtable …

The Third Annual Conference of the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE) The third annual conference of the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE) was held in Helnan Shepheard Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, September 7-10, 1998. The conference was hosted by the American University in Cairo and co-sponsored by Georgia …

Source: Dr. Hussein Amin, Member of the Higher Committee for Specialized Nilesat Networks, the Egyptian Radio and Television Union, Cairo, Egypt. The biggest development in transnational broadcasting in the Arab world this year was the launch of Nilesat, not only Egypt's first national satellite but also the first satellite owned …