مقدمة يقول ديفيد روي (Rowe 2004) في كتابه المعروف الثالوث الصعب: الرياضة، والثقافة، ووسائل الإعلام: "في جميع أنحاء العالم وعلى اتساع مناطق الكرة الأرضية باختلاف توقيتاتها، يشترك الناس ذوو الثقافات واللغات والديانات والأيديولوجيات المختلفة والمتباينة في خبرات يومية متشابهة.. إنها الاهتمام بالرياضة وأخبارها، التي تتضمن أفرادًا وفرقًا وأندية وجماعات يجتمعون معا …
اقرا المزيد »Superior, Violent and Aggressive: Hegemonic Masculinity in Arabic Music Videos
Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/SH21SVAH Abstract Free access to music videos on YouTube has allowed generations of consumers to be exposed to songs from their favorite artists on a daily basis. Presented in the form of music videos, these songs contain visuals that carry several themes including the glorification of …
Read More »Daesh and the Power of Media and Message
Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/JK20DPMM Abstract This paper, as a part of an on-going research project, examines Daesh's media (2014-2017) and seeks to provide a deeper understanding of how Daesh spreads its messages. It focuses on the importance of media as one of the main factors behind Daesh’s power. It …
Read More »Youth in Morocco: Rebels without a Cause? Youth Violence, Social Media, and the Discontents of Moroccan Consumer Society
Issue 26, summer/fall 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/YY18YMRC Abstract Recently the Moroccan public had to grapple with what was perceived to be a worrying upsurge in youth crime related to Tsharmil or (cyber) bullying in the Moroccan vernacular. Mainstream media coverage of this issue ushered in an overwhelming sense of panic towards “deviant” …
Read More »BOOK REVIEW | As Terrorism Evolves
Issue 25, winter/spring 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/DB18BRTE Seib, P. (2017). As Terrorism Evolves: Media, Religion and Governance. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. USC journalism professor Philip Seib has done a great service for those who follow media-driven events connected with terrorism inspired by Middle East- and Africa-based terror groups that have, for …
Read More »Sources of Resilience in Political Islam: Sacred Time, Earthly Pragmatism, and Digital Media
Issue 25, winter/spring 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/RH18SRPI Patience. [The member] should have plenty of patience for enduring afflictions if the enemies overcome him. He should not abandon this great path and sell himself and his religion to the enemies for his freedom. He should be patient in performing the work, even if …
Read More »Preserving the Past, Mobilizing the Past: The Nakba as a Prospective Media Realm
Issue 25, winter/spring 2018 https://doi.org/10.70090/GW18PPMP Abstract This article discusses the mediated presentation of the Nakba in the post-Oslo era through an examination of ‘anniversarial’ journalism. By viewing media as an interpretative memory community, this work reveals how Palestinian society has shaped its ideological framing and worldview over time. Building on …
Read More »Media and Crisis: An Arab Media & Society Symposium
On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, the Adham Center and Arab Media & Society hosted a symposium on “Media and Crisis”. The event involved a panel discussion with Makram Mohammed Ahmed, head of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, Dr. Abdel Monem Said, renowned writer and political analyst, and Zeid Al …
Read More »REPORT | Media and Politics: An Arab Media & Society Symposium
Issue 24, summer/fall 2017 https://doi.org/10.70090/BA17RMPA The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted a symposium on “Media and Politics” on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. The symposium, which brought together professors specialized in …
Read More »COLUMN | Qatar’s Costly Miscalculations
Issue 24, summer/fall 2017 https://doi.org/10.70090/FAI17TAF Tensions between Qatar and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council and other Arab countries resurfaced with a vengeance in May 2017. The latest escalation came in response to statements allegedly made by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in support of Iran as …
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