Much has been made of the role of various media in the shaping of conflicts and political agendas in today's Arab world. This volume examines this topic with interdisciplinary contributions that range across media studies, anthroplogy, religious studies, and political science and explore both new and older media forms.

List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction; Lena Jayyusi1. The Egyptian Blogosphere and the Revolution of the 25th of January; Charles Hirschkind2. The Three Phases of Facebook: Social Networks and the Public Sphere in the Arab World  - The Case of the Tunisian Revolution; Sadok Hammami3. Hezbollah Communication Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; Olfa Lamloum4. Martyrs and Markets: Exploring the Palestinian Visual Public Sphere; Toufic Haddad5. Revolutionary Manoeuvrings Palestinian activism between Cybercide, and Cyber Intifada; Miriyam Aouragh6. The Geopolitics of Press Freedoms in the Israeli-Palestinian Context; Amahl Bishara7. The Politics/Popular Culture Nexus in the Arab World: A Preliminary Comparison of Reality Television and Music Video; Marwan M. Kraidy8. Female Islamic Interpretations on the Air: Fatwas and Religious Guidance by Women Scholars on Arab Satellite Channels; Anne Sofie Roald9. Presence and visibility: Women in Arab satellite television, 1996-2006; Hayat Howayyek Atiyya10. The Framing of the Islam Online Crisis in Arab Media; Mona Abdel-FadilList of contributorsNote on transliterationIndex

“It undertakes the task of mapping some of the significant changes, challenges, and tensions which have been constantly at play in the ever-evolving field of Arab media over the last decade, both shaping and reflecting its dynamics. ... a recommended reading for anyone who is interested in better understanding the sociopolitical dynamics of change in the volatile Arab media landscape, and the multiple forces which are both molding and mirroring its current transformations and charting its uncertain future directions.” (Sahar Khamis, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 94 (3), September, 2017)

"This is a timely and pertinent volume with high quality papers and insider perspectives on the role of media and social media at the time of the Arab spring." - Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA "Astutely mapping the Arab media and its complex political environment over the last decade, this valuable collection adds a critical edge to recent scholarship on a vital subject. Strongly recommended." - Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication, University of Westminster, London, UK​