Logan Assault a Symptom of Mubarak’s Egypt
PARASTOU HASSOURI: Sexual Harassment, including the assault on Lara Logan, is a result of patriarchal attitudes coupled with stifled dialogue...…
Bahrain: Retaining Reason in a Battle of Emotions
STEVE ROYSTON: It’s 4am. Outside my window there’s a full moon , the harbinger of madness. Cocks are crowing and the thak-thak-thak of nearby helicopters has woken me.…
#Egypt Wakes up Global Media Outlets to Arabic
NATASHA TYNES: Events in Egypt have woken up global media to the importance of Arabic, especially in social media and communications with their audiences.…
Paper View: Arab Media at a Turning Point
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The passion for journalism remains, but today's younger generation of aspiring journalists would be more picky as to where they would work...…
UAE Media Breaks Silence on Emirati’s Arrest
MATT J. DUFFY: The next move would be to follow up on the article. Interview Hammadi's family, for instance. But, that's probably asking too much...…
Saudi Electronic Media Law Sparks Blogger Fears
ROB L. WAGNER: The Kingdom doesn’t yet require blogging licenses, but vague language in a new licensing law may hold surprises for Saudi bloggers.…
Egypt’s Uncontrolled and Uncontainable Tweets of Rage
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Blocking Twitter won't stop word getting out. You're as well to try and stop grains of sand falling through marbles.…
Pakistan Media ‘Mainstreaming’ Extremism
MATT J. DUFFY: Cultivation theory holds that exposure to television messages can cultivate homogeneous views, an outcome called “mainstreaming.”…
Generalizing Tunisia: What’s the (Real) Story
RAMZY BAROUD: Understanding Tunisia as just another “Arab regime”, another possible podium for al-Qaeda’s violence, is convenient but also unhelpful...…
Reading Matters: The Medium and the Word
ALEXANDER MCNABB: I honestly had my doubts about the whole Kindle thing before I took the plunge - and now I'd recommend it to anyone.…
