Media and Political Contestation in the Contemporary Arab World

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   • Lena Jayyusi

   Pages 1-12

3. The Egyptian Blogosphere and the Revolution of the 25th of January

   • Charles Hirschkind

   Pages 13-34

4. The Three Phases of Facebook: Social Networks and the Public Sphere in the Arab World—the Case of the Tunisian Revolution

   • Sadok Hammami

   Pages 35-61

5. Hezbollah Communication Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

   • Olfa Lamloum

   Pages 63-89

6. Martyrs and Markets: Exploring the Palestinian Visual Public Sphere

   • Toufic Haddad

   Pages 91-128

7. Revolutionary Manoeuvrings: Palestinian Activism between Cybercide, and Cyber Intifada

   • Miriyam Aouragh

   Pages 129-160

8. The Geopolitics of Press Freedoms in the Israeli-Palestinian Context

   • Amahl Bishara

   Pages 161-186

9. The Politics/Popular Culture Nexus in the Arab World: A Preliminary Comparison of Reality Television and Music Video

   • Marwan M. Kraidy

   Pages 187-209

10. Female Islamic Interpretations on the Air: Fatwas and Religious Guidance by Women Scholars on Arab Satellite Channels

    • Anne Sofie Roald

    Pages 211-231

11. Presence and Visibility: Women in Arab Satellite Television, 1996–2006

    • Hayat Howayyek Atiyya

    Pages 233-260

12. The Framing of the Islam Online Crisis in Arab Media

    • Mona Abdel-Fadil

    Pages 261-293

13. Back Matter

    Pages 295-327

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Much has been made of the role of various media in the shaping of conflicts and political agendas in today's Arab world. This volume examines this topic with interdisciplinary contributions that range across media studies, anthroplogy, religious studies, and political science and explore both new and older media forms.

• The public sphere
• social media
• political subjectivity
• visibility
• colonialism
• modernity
• Islam/Islamists
• contestation
• resistance
• revolution
• activism
• cultural globalization
• blog
• communication
• conflict
• culture
• Facebook
• media
• network
• online
• political science
• science
• Social Net
• social network
• social networks

“It undertakes the task of mapping some of the significant changes, challenges, and tensions which have been constantly at play in the ever-evolving field of Arab media over the last decade, both shaping and reflecting its dynamics. ... a recommended reading for anyone who is interested in better understanding the sociopolitical dynamics of change in the volatile Arab media landscape, and the multiple forces which are both molding and mirroring its current transformations and charting its uncertain future directions.” (Sahar Khamis, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 94 (3), September, 2017)

"This is a timely and pertinent volume with high quality papers and insider perspectives on the role of media and social media at the time of the Arab spring." - Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

"Astutely mapping the Arab media and its complex political environment over the last decade, this valuable collection adds a critical edge to recent scholarship on a vital subject. Strongly recommended." - Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication, University of Westminster, London, UK

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Mona Abdel-Fadil, University of Oslo, Norway Hayat Howayyek Atiyya, Sorbonne, France Miriyam Aouragh, University of Westminster, UK Amahl Bishara, Tufts University, USA Toufic Haddad, School for Oriental and African Studies, UK Sadok Hammami, Institute of Press and Information Sciences, Tunisia Charles Hirschkind, University of California, USA Marwan M. Kraidy, University of Pennsylvania, USA Olfa Lamloum, Université de Sciences Juridiques et Politiques, Tunisia

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