Issue 27, winter/spring 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/IBL27SRA Abstract Troubled by a history of misconceptions on Western silver screens, Arab and Muslim filmmakers have kept their cinematic productions thematically close to the reality of their postcolonial cultural and social conditions, while trying to represent their communities in complex ways. In many efforts of …

Issue 27, winter/spring 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/MGO27RIE 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 …

Issue 27, winter/spring 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/AFR27PNI Scroll down for the Arabic abstract. This study explores the role of Arab government portals in expressing the state’s construction of national identity and enhancing the platforms and tools of e-participation; including e-information, e-consultation, and e-decision making. The study analyzes 22 portals to explore the …

Issue 27, winter/spring 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/CC27ALJB Abstract In December 2013, the pan-Arab TV station Al Mayadeen orchestrated a big public celebration of the former female fighter Jamila Bouhired. In this article, I analyze Al Mayadeen’s celebration of Bouhired as an iconization (Khalili 2009) and investigate how the TV station uses the …

Issue 27, winter/spring 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/MGSE27PM 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 …

Issue 26, summer/fall 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/NF18INTR When the issues of youth and media are addressed, we should consider the course of that relationship and its limits. For technological and sociological reasons, media—especially new and emerging platforms—are characterized by successive leaps towards greater interaction and freedom of communication. The media is no …

عندما يتم تناول قضية الإعلام والشباب، ينبغي أن نتأمل قليلاً مسار العلاقة وحدودها بين طرفي هذه المعادلة. أصبح الإعلام، وخصوصاً الجديد، لأسباب تكنولوجية وسيسيولوجية،  منطبعاً بسمات الشباب بوثباته المتتالية نحو مزيد من التفاعلية والطوق نحو حرية ورحابة البيئة الاتصالية وزوال الحدود. إن الإعلام لم يعد شيئاً يمكن تعريفه بشكل محدد وشامل، …

Issue 26, summer/fall 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/HA18EDIT The world now pays special attention to young people, often viewing them as the most critical group in the building and development of societies. In the Arab world, they make up the largest group, representing a qualitative advantage that requires investment to achieve desired growth. …

يُولِي العالم كله الآن اهتماماً خاصاً بالشباب بوصفهم الفئة الأكثر فاعلية في بناء المجتمعات ونهضتها، وفي عالمنا العربي، نجد أنهم الفئة الأكثر عدداً بما يمثل ميزة نوعية ينبغي استثمارها لتحقيق النمو المنشود، والمتابع للمشهد، يجد أن الثقة في قدرات الشباب في القيادة على مستويات مختلفة بدأت تزداد، ولاسيما أن هناك …

Issue 26, summer/fall 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/HB18FNSM 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 …