This article examines the role of the new media in the 'Arab Spring'in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region. It argues that although the new media is one of the factors in the …

The growing impact of new media around the world has been the subject of study by scores
of scientists in multidisciplinary fields. Satellite TV and the Internet have been viewed as …

The paper examines how the efforts of ordinary people in the Arab “street” to move away
with compliance and toleration from authoritarian regimes, also allowed them, once the …

The information revolution in the Arab world, while initially limited to the elites, has
transformed political discourse in the region in the space of a few years. Beginning with the …

In this book, leading international scholars examine the way new media is reshaping lives
and politics. Covering topics from women's rights to terrorism, and countries from Israel to …

This article examines the role played by social media in the popular uprisings across the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA). When discussing their role, it is important to note the …

This article discusses the socio-political implications of user-generated applications and
platforms through the prism of the Arab revolutions. Popular postmodern conceptualisations …

While resistance movements and confrontations between the state and the rebels are
ongoing in most of these countries at the time of this writing—namely in Libya and Syria …

This article analyzes the role of the media in the Egyptian revolution, distinguishing between
the political synchronization of media forms, which was achieved during the 18 Days …

Much attention has been paid to the way protestors of the “Arab Spring” employed social
media to elicit change, and in some cases, revolution (IPL2-News and Information, 2011). As …