In light of the changes taking place in the United States, Arab Media & Society asked Dr. Sahar Khamis her thoughts on how the Arab and Muslim communities in the US have been affected. 1) What was the most notable effect of Trump’s policies on the Muslim community in the …
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90 Day Orientalism: The “Other” Way
The American network TLCs’ 90 Day Fiancé’s casting and storylines have provided its audience with years of entertainment, mostly at the foreign partner’s expense. The reality television industry has grown exponentially throughout the years, thriving on the drama between characters to gain viewership. However, reality television channels, such as Bravo …
Read More »Trump, Twitter, and Regulation of Big Tech: Perspectives from the Arab World
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, …
Read More »Regional Media Debate the Strength of American Democracy
For a region that has had to deal with the aftermath of decades of U.S. intervention, occupation and punishing sanctions under the banner of democracy and human rights, the live pictures of American pro-Trump rioters storming the U.S. Capitol were nothing short of astounding. Public ridicule and scorn came fast …
Read More »Contemporary Arab and International Trends in Electronic Public Relations Studies (Arabic)
Scroll down for English abstract. The study sought to provide a visualization of the development of Arab and international public relations research via the internet to determine the extent to which Arab research aligns with the global context, and find out whether social networks have made a paradigm shift in …
Read More »The Development of British Public Diplomacy in the Arab World
Abstract This paper attempts to map the major changes and developments of British public diplomacy in the Arab world. I argue here that the BBC and the British Council have greatly assisted British public diplomacy efforts and can be regarded as effective because exerting influence in an indirect way can …
Read More »Film Review | Watching “Us” in the Middle East
“Us,” Jordan Peele’s newly released horror film, raises questions about American identity that will appear very different to viewers outside the United States. Peele has claimed that “Us” aims to hold up a mirror to American society, showing “us” how “we are our worst enemies.” But for international viewers, especially …
Read More »BOOK REVIEW | Young People and the Future of News: Social Media and the Rise of Connective Journalism
What do school reform, presidential elections, LGBTQ rights, globalization, police brutality, and a Boston casino have in common:? They have all been the impetus behind youth participating, communicating, and practicing forms of connective journalism in the United States. This, in brief, is the main argument Lynn Clark and Regina Marchi …
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 »Shining New Light on the Palestinian Cause: The Unintended Consequences of Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration
A few days before U.S. President Donald Trump declared that America would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a number of Arab heads of state—including the leaders of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinian Authority (not yet a state but one in the making since Oslo)—were informed that Trump …
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