Scroll down for Arabic abstract. The study seeks to determine the role of digital media in shaping awareness among Egyptian university students regarding the Al-Nahda Dam issue. The study uses a purposive sample of 400 students at Cairo and Suez universities and the data was collected by means of an …
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الزواج السعيد بين الإعلام والرياضة.. هل أصبح أكثر سعادة؟ نحو أجندة بحثية جديدة في العصر الرقمي
مقدمة يقول ديفيد روي (Rowe 2004) في كتابه المعروف الثالوث الصعب: الرياضة، والثقافة، ووسائل الإعلام: "في جميع أنحاء العالم وعلى اتساع مناطق الكرة الأرضية باختلاف توقيتاتها، يشترك الناس ذوو الثقافات واللغات والديانات والأيديولوجيات المختلفة والمتباينة في خبرات يومية متشابهة.. إنها الاهتمام بالرياضة وأخبارها، التي تتضمن أفرادًا وفرقًا وأندية وجماعات يجتمعون معا …
اقرا المزيد »Following the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Facebook: A comparative study between Arab and Non-Arab Audiences
Abstract Over the past decade, sports teams and federations have prioritized providing content on important digital platforms to circulate relevant news and coverage, particularly on social networking sites. These sites have increasingly become reliable news sources that audiences can follow and then share this content among themselves. With the Middle …
Read More »Tracing Cultural Relations Through The COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has jeopardized the stability and growth of several sectors, including cultural industries, and has impacted societal relations between people and across countries. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, we hear little about initiatives or policies pertaining to cultural relations. This paper reviews cultural relations …
Read More »Weaponizing Media and the Dangers of Subjective Truth: Reflections on the “Arab Media Between Conflict and Peace” panel
In contemporary conflicts, knowing the enemy—the first lesson in any war—has become elusive. With fewer boots on the ground, less interstate conflict, and more fractured and violent terrorist factions, knowing exactly who one is fighting has become increasingly difficult. Accordingly, information warfare, the control of the narrative, has arguably become …
Read More »Pathways to Global Justice: Turning Points, Media, and Palestine Solidarity among Diaspora Jews
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 rather than planned activities such …
Read More »The Framing of Water Issues in Opinion Articles of Arab Newspapers An Analytical Study Based on Conflict Theory (Arabic)
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 tends to escalate the issue …
Read More »Assessments of Controversial Representations of Religion and Religious Symbols as handled in the International Press: A Qualitative Study (Arabic)
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 cultural, political, and social analysis, …
Read More »Superior, Violent and Aggressive: Hegemonic Masculinity in Arabic Music Videos
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 violence and the dominance of …
Read More »السياسات الإعلامية الإيرانية تجاه قضايا العالم العربي – دراسة نقدية تحليلية
مقدمة يحتل الإعلام مكانة متقدمة في أولويات النظام الإيراني الذي يعتمد على آلة ضخمة من الوكالات الإخبارية والصحف اليومية المطبوعة والمواقع الإلكترونية والقنوات الفضائية في مصفوفة سياساته الداخلية والخارجية على حد سواء، ولإن أخذ الإعلام موقعه في صدارة تراتبية صنع القرار بهذا النظام؛ فإن موقعه أكثر تقدما خاصة في رسائله …
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