Arab Women and the Media in Changing Landscapes

Foreword by Loubna Al-Kazi.- 1. Introduction; Elena Maestri and Annemarie Profanter.- 2. Arab Television Channels: The Image of Women between Local and Global Trends; Barbara De Poli.- 3. Women and Media in Oman; Rafiah Al Talei.- 4. Women as Representations of Class and Modernity: Gendered Public Visibility on Abu Dhabi TV; Xenia Gleissner.- 5. Women in the News: A US-Arab Gulf Compariso; Alessandra L. González.- 6. Gulf-based Media and Women: A Shift to a Transcultural Dimension?; Elena Maestri.- 7. Social Media, Social Inclusion and Women’s Self Esteem; Leena Maria Alyedreessy, Anne S. Helsdingen, Bayan Al-Sobaihi.- 8. A Filmic Adventure: Women in Polygynous Marriages in Oman; Annemarie Profanter.- 9. Political Tweeting: the Impact of Social Media on the Political Awareness of Saudi Women; Norah Altuwayjiri.- 10. Social Networks and News: The Case of Emirati Women in Dubai; Sara J. Chehab.- 11. Egyptian Cyberfeminisms within the Arab Spring: A Gateway to Transnational Democracy?; Dina Hosni.- 12. Harassmap: The Silent Revolution for Women’s Rights in Egypt; Chiara Livia Bernardi.- 13. Revolutionary Damascene Roses: Women and Media in the Syrian Conflict; Billie Jeanne Brownlee.- 14. Female Activists in Tunisian Socio-Political Movements. The Case of Amira Yahyaoui; Habiba Boumlik.-