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Title: The Internet in the Arab World

The Internet in the Arab World

Egypt and Beyond

by Rasha A. Abdulla (Author)
©2007 Others XXIII, 177 Pages
Media and Communication
Series: Digital Formations, Volume 43

Summary

The Internet in the Arab World: Egypt and Beyond is the first book to offer a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the status of the Internet and its uses and effects in Egypt and the Arab world. Tackling the issue in a systematic, scientific manner, this book also examines Islamic online communications, online censorship, and Internet use by the civic society as an alternative channel for its mostly oppressed voices. This book is a valuable addition to the libraries of students, scholars, and anyone interested in information technologies and the Arab world.

Details

Pages
XXIII, 177
Year
2007
ISBN (Hardcover)
9780820486734
Language
English
Keywords
Internet effect Internet diffusion Internet Arab World Middle East Mass media Egypt Telecommunication Censorship Arab government Information technology Arabische Staaten Nutzung
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2007. XXIII, 177 pp.

Biographical notes

Rasha A. Abdulla (Author)

The Author: Rasha A. Abdulla is Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the American University in Cairo. Born and raised in Egypt, Abdulla has a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Miami (2003). She is the author of Al Internet fi Misr wal Alam Al Arabi (in Arabic), and has published several articles and book chapters in English on the Internet in the Arab world.

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