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hwilson3

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2014/04/20/Arab-women-in-media-w... - 0 views

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    This article looks at negative stereotypes and consequences of improper representation of women in media in the Middle East. It also focuses on alternative media such as Youtube, and how sometimes platforms like this can be a more beneficial platform for women in media.
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    This article looks at negative stereotypes and consequences of improper representation of women in media in the Middle East. It also focuses on alternative media such as Youtube, and how sometimes platforms like this can be a more beneficial platform for women in media.
hwilson3

Transparency in Tunisia: The ISIE's Media Center | IFES - 0 views

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    This article and video by Adam Gallagher discusses the election in Tunisia, and the importance of the media during a period of democratization like the one they were experiencing. I thought that this article was particularly valuable because it not only focused on the issues and problems that the media was perpetuation, but also positive actions that the media was taking.
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    This article and video by Adam Gallagher discusses the election in Tunisia, and the importance of the media during a period of democratization like the one they were experiencing. I thought that this article was particularly valuable because it not only focused on the issues and problems that the media was perpetuation, but also positive actions that the media was taking.
hwilson3

Revolution, Women And Social Media in The Middle East - 0 views

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    This article focuses on social media and revolutions, particularly in Egypt, and how women played a part in these revolutions through the platform of media. One interesting perspective that this article offered, was how women were viewed in media both before and after the revolution.
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    This article focuses on social media and revolutions, particularly in Egypt, and how women played a part in these revolutions through the platform of media. One interesting perspective that this article offered, was how women were viewed in media both before and after the revolution.
hwilson3

Egypt issues media coverage rules for parliamentary elections - Egypt Elections 2015 - ... - 0 views

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    This article discusses Egypt's parliamentary elections in relation to the media. For this election there was a set of rules/restrictions issued for the media when covering content that related to the election.
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    This article discusses Egypt's parliamentary elections in relation to the media. For this election there was a set of rules/restrictions issued for the media when covering content that related to the election.
sheldonmer

In Post-Revolution Egypt, Social Media Shows Dark Side | Inter Press Service - 0 views

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      This article is a great article to pair alongside my article about the pros and cons of social media. This article talks about the aftermath of the revolution and its ties to social media. Social media is now becoming more destructive for Egypt due to the fact that rumors and false information are being sent out and create distrust and anger between certain groups of people. This article blames the dangerous situations at hand on the lack of legal oversight on social media sites.
hwilson3

Time to Hold the Media to Account for Islamophobia | Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed - 0 views

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    This article takes a look at how the media- particularly in Western countries- has affected what is commonly known as islamophobia. Many people in America has strong prejudices against people who identify with the Islamic faith, and much of this is because they only hear negative attitudes about them from news media outlets. One interesting thing that I found about this article was the fact that it related these trends in media coverage to 9/11
sheldonmer

Social Media Day - Egypt - 0 views

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      This is a social media Facebook page from Egypt! It's a page dedicated to "Social Media Day" for Egyptians in Alexandria. This is a great example of the community coming together to celebrate something that gave way for a uprising and revolution. Although things might still be tough, it's nice to see Egyptians celebrating social media. The page gives helpful links to tutorials, articles and everything else social media related.
nicolet1189

No LOL Matter: FBI Trolls Social Media for Would-Be Jihadis - NBC News.com - 1 views

  • conversation via Skype, a “trusted brother” who was actually an undercover FBI employee, “told Basit that he could help get him inside Al-Nusra. …
  • updating techniques it has used since the early days of the Internet to engage the enemy on services such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
  • arrested and charged the next day with supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
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  • Sheikh’s case and several other recent terrorism prosecutions shed light on the growing importance of social media in the battles unfolding in Syria and Iraq -- both as a recruiting tool for Islamic terrorist groups like ISIS and the Al-Nusra Front, and as a means for the FBI to pre-emptively nab the would-be jihadis.
  • raises questions about the FBI’s conduct in attempting to head off terrorist recruits and whether they incited them to actions they wouldn’t have otherwise taken.
  • using fake social media identities to engage them
  • catfishing” by luring him into a personal relationship with a phony online persona.
  • During the investigation, the FBI published a webpage that purported to recruit individuals to travel to Syria and join Jabhat al-Nusra (
  • posed as a Syrian nurse and "used a Facebook page which promoted the ideology of Islamic extremism" to contact the suspect,
  • been able to expand their reach far beyond the traditional jihadi recruitment pool to a much wider audience -- including English-speaking Western nationals."
  • FBI at times goes too far to reel in American Muslims, most of them young, who are sympathetic to the Islamic extremist cause.
  • her client is “a lonely, mentally ill young man with a tremendous desire to be liked,” which made him susceptible to a paid FBI informant’s online encouragement.
  • Suspects began posting on Facebook or other social media expressing support for or seeking contact with one of the Islamic groups fighting in Iraq and Syria and were then engaged by informants or undercover FBI agents.
  • social media counterterrorism operations,
  • 'Don't go there in any way, don't go there in thought or expression, don't even toy with the idea of becoming foreign fighters.'"
  • eventually agreed to join Al-Nusra, purchased a plane ticket to Beirut and prepared for his journey to jihad
  • informant, however, suggested that Sheikh instead join the Al-Nusra Front, an al Qaeda affiliate t
  • provided Sheikh with contact information for a supposed Al-Nusra agent.
  • could help get him inside
  • face up to 15 years in prison and fines of $250,000 if they are convicted
  • sending a message to potential terrorist recruits is indeed important.
  • defense attorneys in all four cases may argue that the FBI actions amounted to entrapment -- the act of tricking someone into committing a crime so that they can be arrested
  • making examples of individuals
  • sought to make contact with al Qaeda officials on Facebook and other social media, but instead drew the attention of an undercover FBI agent who presented himself as a recruiter for the terrorist group.
  • "ISIS recruits are more likely to reach out in the online universe seeking advice on how to reach the land of jihad than to consult the guidance of a traditional cleric or local community leader
  • that universe and creating honeypots to draw in and capture potential ISIS recruits, they can help sow doubts in the minds of would-be jihadists in the overall reliability of the Internet as a medium for recruit
  • Justice Department plans to review federal law enforcement practices on creating fake Facebook pages in light of an incident,
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    This article discusses the strategies of the FBI in trying to arrest potential jihad recruits. The article discusses several cases of individuals arrested for attempting to join ISIS and the implications involving each case.
hwilson3

Negative Portrayals of Muslims Get More Media Attention | 9/11 & Islam Faith - 0 views

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    This article discusses media coverage of Islam related to emotions. It talks about how negative messages about Islam tend to strike and emotional cord with people, which is why they are used more often in media.
hwilson3

Lack of neutrality in Tunisia's election coverage – International Media Supp... - 0 views

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    This article takes a look at the first democratic election in Tunisia, and how the media chose to cover it. It claims that the media did not handle the election in a neutral way, and discriminated against women by only allotting them 3% of the air time in the coverage.
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    This article takes a look at the first democratic election in Tunisia, and how the media chose to cover it. It claims that the media did not handle the election in a neutral way, and discriminated against women by only allotting them 3% of the air time in the coverage.
mjumaia

Saudi Arabia profile - Media - 0 views

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    Saudi Arabia is one of the largest social media markets in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is home to more than 40% of all active Twitter users in the Arab region, So Saudi use of the media is really controlling the Arab region. This article talk more in depth about how saudi arabia is taking over the media of the whole region
sheldonmer

Why social media needs to be taught in high school | VentureBeat | Social | by Ronnie C... - 0 views

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      This article is slightly more off topic, but a great discussion either way. This article argues that social media and or "cyber-security" classes should be taught to high schoolers. I feel like this relate to my topic due to the large demographic of young people involved in the Egyptian Revolution. Although certain technologies might not have been available or were frowned on, learning about social media earlier in Egypt could've gotten the messages out way faster. I also feel like proper education for all people around the world would help prevent people from falling victim to false information on the internet and the agendas behind them. Being able to identify a threat is important in any situation, and although Egyptians used social media to fight against the regime, it later had very negative backlash, full of lies.
sheldonmer

The Arab Spring| Social Media in the Egyptian Revolution: Reconsidering Resource Mobili... - 0 views

  • This article seeks to open dialogue about the utility of resource mobilization theory in explaining social movements and their impact by exploring the use of social media in the 2011 Egyptian revolution through a limited case study analysis. It argues that social media played an instrumental role in the success of the anti-government protests that led to the resignation of the country’s dictatorial leader, and calls for further examination of the proposed incorporation of social media as an important resource for collective action and the organization of contemporary social movements.
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    This article actually talks about the professional terms associated with social media and the Egyptian Revolution. "Resource mobilization theory " It also gives real examples of tweets from Egyptian youth who kept the world updated with minute to minute statuses.  "@mfatta7 Tear gas  @mfatta7 I'm suffocating  @mfatta7 We r trapped inside a building  @mfatta7 Armored vehicles outside  @mfatta7 Help we r suffocating  @mfatta7 I will be arrested  @mfatta7 Help !!!  @mfatta7 Arrested  @mfatta7 Ikve [I've] been beaten a lot "
nicolet1189

Social Media Prove Double-Edged Sword for ISIS - 1 views

  • the dangers presented by metadata and other information contained in digital postings.
  • A new ISIS hashtag
  • Himlat Takteem Ialami—the media
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  • instruction manual in online behavior
  • restraint campaign.
  • individual identities and landscape and urban geography in photos to encoded data from email accounts, servers and location of signals.
  • Also, by destroying the telecommunications infrastructure, the U.S.-led air campaign has forced ISIS in Syria to rely on non-secure routers that boost signals, making communications easy to intercept for intelligence agencies.
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    Although ISIS has been able to successfully use social media platforms to cater to their agenda, they have recently changed their strategies to deter US intelligence from intercepting crucial information. They have issued a new instruction manual to members regarding online behavior in order to circumvent data collection from digital postings.
nicolet1189

BBC News - Can Iraqi militants be kept off social media sites? - 0 views

  • co-ordinated hashtag campaigns to get its content trending on Twitter.
  • The Iraqi government responded by blocking social media sites and, in some provinces, barring access to the internet entirely.
  • But some of the most active Islamist social media accounts are still live,
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  • n Twitter using military pseudonyms,
  • The BBC spoke to a number of social networks, all of which said they did not actively monitor their sites for content promoting terrorism, but rather responded to requests from governments and individuals to remove offending material.
  • r Twitter said the company would remove a reported post that violated its rules.
  • Facebook and YouTube, have been more successful in removing extreme content.
  • Many of the militants on Twitter redirect users to their Kik accounts.
  • Ask.fm, a
  • One Ask.fm account offered advice on how to join Isis fighters in Iraq, as well as what weapons one could expect to be equipped with on arrival.
  • Twitter's terms ban threats of violence and the "furtherance of illegal activities" on the site.
  • rminated any account registered by a member of a foreign terrorist organisation - as designated by the US secretary of state - and used in an official capacity to further its interests.
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    Interesting article about challenges social media companies face in preventing and deactivating accounts with content or users linked to terrorist organizations such as ISIS.
aacosta8

Arab Media & Society - 0 views

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    Arab Media & Society is the primary reference for understanding the role of media in shaping Arab societies and the broader Muslim world. New media avenues enabled an effective form of citizen journalism.
eyadalhasan

Why Saudis are ardent social media fans - 1 views

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    ON MARCH 18th, at an Arab media get-together, Twitter announced that it will open an office in Dubai. Saudi Arabia is well-known by their use of the social media. This article has explain in depth why is this.
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    Why Saudis are ardent social media fans by S.B. | BEIRUT ON MARCH 18th, at an Arab media get-together, Twitter announced that it will open an office in Dubai. Not before time. Smartphone growth has rocketed in the Gulf-by most counts the region has the highest penetration.
hwilson3

Islamophobia and the "Negative Media Portrayal of Muslims" | Global Research - Centre f... - 0 views

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    This article from the Global Research Center for Globalization looks at the relationship with Islam and it's negative portrayal in the media. This is an important view because it looks at this relationship from both points of view.
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    This article from the Global Research Center for Globalization looks at the relationship with Islam and it's negative portrayal in the media. This is an important view because it looks at this relationship from both points of view.
aacosta8

Egypt five years on: was it ever a 'social media revolution'? - 0 views

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    This article offers a differing perspective than most, stating that social media was more of a contributing factor in the middle eastern revolutions rather than "the driving force." Another interesting aspect of this article is the fact that it was written very recently. I think it's interesting how the difference of opinion over time on how social media has impacted and is continuing to impact revolutions in this area.
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    On 25 January 2011 hundreds of thousands of protesters started to gather in Tahrir Square and planted the seeds of unrest which, days later, finally unseated the incumbent president, Hosni Mubarak, after 30 years of power.
aacosta8

Social media is still powerful in Egypt - 0 views

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    Could social media help build another uprising soon? Supporters of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi often claim that Egyptian internet activists are powerless and disconnected from reality. They say that activists are living in their own virtual bubble; however, recent incidents suggest otherwise. When the 'Arab Spring' began in 2011, the role social media played was undeniable.
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