The impacts of new media have long fascinated scholars of contemporary Muslim societies. Beginning from the premise that new media configurations portend the “fragmentation” of religious authority (Eickelman and Anderson 1999; Anderson 2003), such works often display a curious mix of euphoria and anxiety about the “democratizing” potential of new …
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Organizational Identity in the Egyptian Telecom Sector: A Field Study (Arabic)
Scroll down for the Arabic abstract. This study attempts to identify and explore the process of organizational identity formation inside the Egyptian telecommunication sector using a field survey and a questionnaire answered by 200 employees at varying administrative levels. By identifying and exploring the process, phases, and characteristics of organizational …
Read More »Religious Identity and Egyptian Electronic Newspaper Reporting on the War on Terror (Arabic)
Scroll down for the Arabic abstract. The study aims to identify the characteristics of religious identity discourse in Egyptian online newspapers (e-newspapers) in the context of the “War on Terror”. Factors and variables contributing to a crisis of religious identity, in addition to recommendations to manage this crisis, are identified …
Read More »Nationalism and the Use of Pop Music: A Discourse Analysis of the Song “Boshret Kheir”
Abstract The Egyptian Arabic song, “Boshret Kheir” or ‘good omen’, represents an example of the role of popular music in promoting populism, patriotism, and the ideology of Egyptian nationalism. Given the song’s popularity, this article poses the question: what transforms an ordinary pop song into a national phenomenon? The song …
Read More »Egyptian Youth: Networked Citizens But Not Fully Engaged Politically
Abstract One lesson learned from Egypt’s 2011 uprising was that young people are highly active politically as witnessed by the emergence of the networked young citizen. As the country became more stable it was feared that members of this participatory culture would reject formal politics in favor of alternative forms …
Read More »New Media, New Audiences: Charting the Rise of Spiritual and Religious Music in Egypt
Abstract Music is the language that everyone understands. As an element of culture, music evolved with the development of civilizations. Some of the religious subgroups produced a unique type of music that echoed in the Arabian Peninsula as well as nearby civilizations, such as Andalusia and Persia. This type of …
Read More »The Ambassador: Mohamed Salah and the Future of Xenophobia in Football
While a post-Brexit United Kingdom continues to struggle with xenophobia and anxieties about the Arab/Muslim diaspora, a new hero has emerged in the country’s most popular sport. He’s wildly talented, he’s from Egypt, and he’s Muslim. Known as “The Pharaoh”, “The Egyptian King”, and even the “Egyptian Messi”, 25-year-old Mohamed …
Read More »REPORT | Mass Media and Conflict Issues in the World
Today’s world faces many conflicts and is impacted by an increasing number of natural disasters. In this climate of turbulence and uncertainty, the role of media in conflict management and peace building is extremely important. With this backdrop, the faculty of Mass Communication at Cairo University organized its 23rd annual …
Read More »Local Media Framing of Egyptian Monetary Policy: Insights from the 2016 Flotation of the Pound
Abstract On November 3, 2016, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced the free flotation of the Egyptian pound in an attempt to stabilize the economy. Following this announcement, the CBE issued a series of press releases addressing the matter, and the flotation was widely covered by local media. This …
Read More »تقييم أساتذة الإعلام لأداء الفضائيات المصرية في تغطية انتخابات الرئاسة الأمريكية لعام 2016
Scroll down for English Abstract ولاء عقاد - مدرس بقسم الإذاعة والتليفزيون، كلية الدراسات الإسلامية والعربية، جامعة الأزهر. قامت هذه الدراسة علي رصد وتحليل آراء وتقييمات أساتذة الإعلام في مصر لأداء الفضائيات المصرية في تغطية انتخابات الرئاسة الأمريكية التي أجريت عام 2016م، والتعرف على ترتيب القنوات الفضائية المصرية بين وسائل الإعلام …
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