The suspension of the Twitter account of former U.S. president Donald Trump after violating the platform’s publishing policies brought forth significant controversy and aroused many questions about the right to freedom of expression and its boundaries, not only in the United States, but across the globe. In the Arab region, …

Scroll down for English abstract. مع اتساع دائرة شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي وجمهوره في دولة الإمارات، وتزايد الطموح لتوظيف وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي في تحقيق الشراكة المجتمعية والتنمية المستدامة، وخلق تجانس واندماج في المجتمع الإماراتي؛ أقدمت دولة الإمارات على توفير بيئة اجتماعية للمقيمين فيها، تحرص فيها على التواصل مع المقيمين من خلال …

Scroll down for English abstract. تعد الشائعات من أخطر الظواهر الاجتماعية وأشدها فتكًا بالواقعين الاجتماعي والسياسي، وتهدف الدراسة إلى التعرف على العلاقة بين استخدام الشباب اليمني لشبكة الإنترنت بتطبيقاتها المختلفة ومستوى وعيهم بالشائعات الإلكترونية المنتشرة حول مجريات الأحداث والصراع في اليمن. واستخدمت الدراسة منهج المسح، وأُجريت على عينة عشوائية قوامها …

Abstract Science journalism in Egypt reflects the way science is taught, perceived and practiced in the country. Online publications cover science and technology in different ways. Yet, all of them rely on translators as most of the science stories are sourced from foreign outlets. This paper looks at how science …

On December 28th, 2015, when the Iraqi army felt confident enough of the military situation around Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, it invited the world’s media to witness the raising of the national flag atop a central administration building. For the Iraqi government, the ejection of ISIS jihadists from …

Muhammad Y Gamal makes a compelling case for the establishment of an Egyptian Audiovisual Translation Authority. Laying out a short history of translation in Egypt, Gamal argues that the country has not laid the groundwork to keep up with changing modalities of translation and communication in the information age. This, he argues, is critical for the proper development of several sectors, including education, tourism, entertainment and foreign affairs.

As part of an ongoing body of literature on audiovisual translation in the Arab World, Muhammad Y Gamal examines barriers to localization in an increasingly digital world. Gamal posits that closing the regional gap and developing local expertise requires a multi-pronged approach, targeting both pedagogy and practice.

Parks, Lisa. Cultures in Orbit: Satellites and the Televisual. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2005. Paperback. 256 pages. ISBN 0-8223-3497-6. $22.95 Reviewed by Lamees M. El Baghdady Cultures in Orbit is a critical paradigm of both television and cultural studies. Unlike previous research, which has focused mainly on direct satellite broadcasting and …

Inexpensive analogue satellite TV gear introduced to the Arab world during the 1990s, and the even cheaper digital TV satellite technologies that have followed since the beginning of this decade, have been instrumental in short-circuiting a number of stages in the evolution of the TV distribution landscape in the Arab …