Arab Media and Citizenship in the EU

24/05/2010

Interesting. BBC reports that Facebook outstrips Arab newspapers.

The research by Spot On Public Relations, a Dubai-based agency, says there are more than 15 million subscribers to the social network.

17/05/2010

Arab-American crowned 2010 Miss USA...

A 24-year-old Arab American from Michigan beat out 50 other women to take the 2010 Miss USA title Sunday night, despite nearly stumbling in her evening gown.

29/04/2010

Hi all Just a reminder of the event on next Saturday 08/05/2010. If you'/re undecided about attending we promise to make it a fun and engaging afternoon with lashings of meze, discussions and activities.

19/04/2010

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18/04/2010

Fatima Sidia reports for Arab News about the struggles for female Saudi journalists.

15/04/2010

A Frontline/PBS documentary, News Wars...

In a four-hour special, News War, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted in turn. Through interviews with ...

14/04/2010

How Bloggers are Empowering Mideast Media, a talk given by David Hardaker.

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/15/How_TV_and_the_Internet_are_Changing_Arab_Politics ABC News correspondent David Hardaker examines how Egypt's traditional news outlets are relying on internet bloggers to circumvent state control of the media. ...

13/04/2010

Egyptian journalist, Mona Eltahawy speaks to UPEACE about her views regarding media in the 21st century.

12/04/2010

Salam Pax, the blog of Iraqi Salam al-Janabi, providing thought-proking analysis of the situation in Baghdad.

Al-Thawra (the revolution), Al-Jumhuriya (the republic) and Babel were the main dailies I grew up with. The first two have been around since the Baath party took power in Iraq. The third is actually Saddam’s son little project. ...

12/04/2010

A good historical overview of Arab media by Said Essoulami, Executive Director of the Centre for Media Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa (CMF MENA).

Arabic language Collecting Computers Democracy/reform Economy Environment Food Hajj History Human rights Media Oil Science Water

07/04/2010

Please remember to mark on your calenders for our public engagement event, Saturday 8th of May 2010 from 2-5pm located at LSE, Clement House, Hong Kong Theatre. We look forward to hearing how you view the state of Arab media today.

07/04/2010

Another good website giving news and commentary from the Middle East.

Australia, March 31, (Pal Telegraph) Some people do reckon that democracy is electing a government through votes or gaining a majority. Electoral politics, however, do not necessarily guarantee equal opportunity ...

06/04/2010

A good website to get English-translated news from Arab and Iranian media outlets, helping to facilitate what Middle East media is covering and how they are covering these stories.

While there are now more than 500 Arabic and Persian news outlets reporting stories from and about the Middle East, there is currently no affordable means for English speakers to gain access to much of this content. ...

06/04/2010

The politics of satellite television in the Middle East and in the West.

On the Listening Post this week, the politics of satellite TV news being fought from Washington to Cairo and Ireland has a new blasphemy law that is being challenged, online.

06/04/2010

Moeed Ahmed, the Supervisor of New Media at Al Jazeera speaks about how New Media is used on Al Jazeera.

While at the 140 characters conference in New York I speak with Moeed Ahmed, the Supervisor of the New Media section of the news network Aljazeera. More info on http://www.ourmaninside.com

04/04/2010

Interesting commentary about reality T.V. and Arab politics.

What does it mean to be modern outside the West? Marwan M. Kraidy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, explores this question based on a wealth of primary data that he collected over five years.

04/04/2010

CNN's Octavia Nasr reports on the images of women on Arab soap operas that do not reflect the modern Arab woman.

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