Abstract: This commentary tackles the complex struggles faced by Arab women, including multiple layers of invisibility, marginalization and inequality,[1] all of which have significantly worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. This examination includes a special focus on how and why the “digital divide,” defined as the gap between the technological haves …

Scroll down for English abstract. تسهم وسائل الإعلام بدور محوري في رفع الوعي الصحي لدى أفراد المجتمع، خاصة في أوقات انتشار وتفشي الأمراض والأوبئة، ويتعاظم هذا الدور في ضوء ما يملكه الإعلام من إمكانات تساعده على أداء تلك الوظيفة كأحد الأدوات والوسائل المهمة لحماية أفراد المجتمع من مخاطر الأوبئة والفيروسات. …

Abstract Since the outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the news has been covering its rapid developments by the minute, while feeding the eager publics the information they seek regarding its origin, health-threats, symptoms, preventative measures, and global impact. It is thus of pressing importance, to track the Egyptian …