Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the factors that affect brand satisfaction
of a Muslim customer who is making purchases from selling outlets on social media …

In recent years, non-state actors in the Middle East have engaged a new generation of
activists through a variety of media strategies. Notable among these is a series of …

I n May 2005, I was studying Arabic at the Language Institute of the Damascus University in
Syria. I stayed in the sūq sarūja area, a beautiful, shabby part of the Old City. Every morning …

This study sets forth to analyze and categorize attitudes shown by communities of players on
internet forums, debating religious worldviews in games such as BioShock and Assassin's …

Abstract Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed does a remarkable–though not flawless–job in
presenting a well-balanced game narrative, which incorporates not only a historically …

This chapter analyzes the new Arab media landscape, with a special focus on the growing
influence of the Internet in redefining boundaries and reconstructing public spheres in …

The article discusses the methodological aspects of studying religion in video games. It
examines the concept of “procedural religion,” that is, the representations of religion via rule …

Müslümanların dijital oyunlarda temsili söz konusu olduğunda Batılı ve Müslüman
üreticilerin birbirine zıt tavırlara sahip oldukları görülmektedir. Batılı üreticilerin oyunlarında …

Military-themed videogames are significant cultural artifacts that shape popular geopolitical
narratives and venerate dominant post-9/11 War on Terror discourses. Overwhelmingly …

Video games, especially those with religious content, create something similar to sacred
space. They can, like sacred spaces, provide a sense of orientation via the assumption of an …