Alexander McNabb

The Difference Between PR and Advertising

The Difference Between PR and Advertising

ALEXANDER MCNABB:”…Advertising is all about lying. It’s what they do, constantly. What amazes me is how we put up with it, consigning it to the dump bin of background noise”

 Mondoweiss

Israel Rattled By Non-Violence: BDS Working

Israel Rattled By Non-Violence: BDS Working

PHILIP WEISS: ‘Why is our reputation so poor?’ asks Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Where do we start?

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Role of the Arts in Muslim World ‘Not Understood’

Role of the Arts in Muslim World ‘Not Understood’

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: While arts from the Muslim world are widely celebrated in the West, they are less appreciated within umma.

 Common Ground News Service

Is Laughter the Middle East’s ‘Best Medicine’?

Is Laughter the Middle East’s ‘Best Medicine’?

SADIA ASHRAF, CGNEWS: What impact have the group of Arab comedians who emerged post 9/11 really had?

 Crossroads Arabia

The Not-So-Slick Arab Public Relations Machine

The Not-So-Slick Arab Public Relations Machine

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Arabs seem to have an unhelpful skill for appalling public relations skills, according to a leading commentator. What’s to be done?

 Steve Royston

Palestinian Hope – Voices for a Lost Cause?

Palestinian Hope – Voices for a Lost Cause?

STEVE ROYSTON: “This military occupation has lasted for over 64 years and is an affront to humanity and civilised values. It is high time that the international community took some responsibility.”

 James M. Dorsey

Hammam Anticipates Ban; Possible Boycott

Hammam Anticipates Ban; Possible Boycott

JAMES M. DORSEY: 10 of the body’s 24 committee members, including Mr. Blatter, have been accused in the past 9 months of corruption or improper behaviour.

 Alexander McNabb

Overload: Could Google+ Be Too Much, Too Late?

Overload: Could Google+ Be Too Much, Too Late?

ALEXANDER MCNABB: With “too many streams of information to be comfortable” , could Google+ assault on Facebook be too much, too late?

 Alexander McNabb

ENOC, PR & the Media: 5 Lessons to be Learned

ENOC, PR & the Media: 5 Lessons to be Learned

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Here are the five rules of Public Relations that may help Enoc, and indeed any other company that has to break bad news, going forward…

 Alexander McNabb

The Ongoing Saga of the Emirates ID Card

The Ongoing Saga of the Emirates ID Card

ALEXANDER MCNABB: The big news, however, is that the National ID card is ‘to be mandatory’, a card we were first told would be mandatory three years ago, back in 2008

 Mishaal Al Gergawi

Entrepreneurs & Privatisation: The Future for GCC Growth

Entrepreneurs & Privatisation: The Future for GCC Growth

MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: The GCC is at a crossroads – its growth requirements are in direct conflict with the needs of the world’s net consumers of oil.

 Mishaal Al Gergawi

Gulf Government Silence Speaks Volumes

Gulf Government Silence Speaks Volumes

MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Most government media arms have dug their boots in. That their positions may be correct is irrelevant. After all, how strong is a position that isn’t communicated?

 Paul Maloney

Comment on Rebuilding Business Confidence the Next Battleground by Paul Maloney

Investors are still very cautious about the events that have recently occured in the Middle East, and information is indeed vital to encouraging them back to the region. Wining the minds of business, I would say goes hand in hand with winning the minds…

 James M. Dorsey

Qatar 2022 World Cup A PR Boon, But Little Else

Qatar 2022 World Cup A PR Boon, But Little Else

JAMES M. DORSEY: Qatar will become the face of an Arab world that projects itself as rich, bold and futuristic – a dramatic contrast with current perceptions of conflict and conservatism.

 Remona Aly

A Novel Approach to Improving the Perception of Islam

A Novel Approach to Improving the Perception of Islam

REMONA ALY: A bold initiative by young Muslim professionals to improve Britons’ view of Islam has sparked much debate. It may also be a template worth copying.