Issue 27, winter/spring 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/IVM27PIR 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 …

Issue 27, winter/spring 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/ZSAG27ET 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, …

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/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/NA18EYNC 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 …

Issue 26, summer/fall 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/HT18NMNA 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 …

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 …

Issue 25, winter/spring 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/HES18RMM 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 …

Issue 25, winter/spring 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/EA18LMFE 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 …

Issue 24, summer/fall 2017 https://doi.org/10.70090/WA17MPEE 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 …