This paper challenges the dominant patronizing approach to youth and media in the Middle East and argues that the calls for censorship of youth media exposure are obsolete and counterproductive. It argues that although censorship advocates have a legitimate concern over media risks, their approaches are ineffective, short-lived and alienating, disregarding the potential that media […]
Arab Social Media Report – Transforming Education in the Arab World: Breaking Barriers in the Age of Social Learning
With the growing economic and developmental challenges in the Arab region, innovative approaches are critically needed by governments, the private sector and civil society organizations in order to adapt to pressing social, economic and political transformations. Technology has always been as a key enabler for better development, governance and, more recently, with the growth of […]
A New Roadmap to Life: Media, Culture, and Modernity in the United Arab Emirates
Critical to the vision of a new United Arab Emirates is an educated, skilled workforce that fuels the intelligent growth needed in a knowledge-based economy. As the country begins developing a vision of that economy, the mediated transparent environment fundamental to this process will carry with it new visions of (and possibilities for) living life. […]
Communication at the Crossroad of Globalisation: The Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators
The Arab-U.S. Association Communication Educators (AUSACE) 12th Annual International Conference was held at Zayed University, College of Communication and Media Sciences and Zayed University Media Center. Two hundred experts from 40 countries participated in the forum, which was based on the theme “Communication at the Crossroad of Globalisation.” The various sessions and workshops aimed at […]