CAFCAW Executive Committee Meeting. Planning for 2020 towards Inclusive Societies in Western Asia. With Drs. Mitri Raheb, Nicolas Abou Mrad, Inas Deeb and Mary Mikhael.
Ayia Napa, Cyprus — January 3 & 4, 2020.
Pop Culture and Social Media in the Arab World
I was interviewed by Terrance Mintner about Pop Culture and Social Media in the Arab World. Here are excerpts of the interview:
Dr. Pamela Chrabieh, a Beirut-based writer and activist, told The Media Line that young people in the Arab world are using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp and Snapchat at an increasingly faster rate despite government controls and restrictions.
“Several studies conducted in the last decade have shown that pop culture and social media have helped Arab youth express and promote alternative political and social discourses and practices to the ‘official, normative, and institutional’ ones,” she said.
Although social media offers opportunities for creative expression and interaction, Chrabieh explained, there are many young people who must use these mediums while constantly negotiating complex and layered pressures to maintain online identities that meet the expectations of their societies, especially in the Gulf region.
“Fageeh’s work [generating online videos, for example] is one of many initiatives in the Arab world that addresses social and political issues. In fact, there has been an explosion of artistic and cultural productions since the 2000s in the forms of music, poetry, theater, graffiti, movies, etc.,” Dr. Chrabieh noted.
“There are of course cultural icons or ‘figureheads’ but we are witnessing the rise and proliferation of cultural democratization and transnational cultures [global cultures], especially when it comes to street art, videos and digital expression.”
Popular culture in the Arab world should not be viewed as byproduct of the Arab Spring, she explained. Even before the uprisings, it played a significant role in creating social and political transformations in response to what she termed “Ottoman and European colonialization.
“Lastly, it is hard to characterize Arab pop culture as one category given the diverse political institutions, regional history and the many different discourses about identity. Nevertheless, popular culture can help make sense of this complexity.”
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A glimpse at four decades of partnership between the European Union and Lebanon
Proud of our #eastlinedigital team and its creative work 💗 Sharing here one of our projects for the European Union Delegation to Lebanon.
A glimpse at four decades of partnership between the #EU and #Lebanon And the mission continues…. #EUinLebanon
Le marketing digital dans le domaine de la santé en Suisse: un défi à relever
Le marketing digital dans le domaine de la santé est en pleine expansion au niveau international, et récemment en Suisse Romande. Un des leaders de la chirurgie ambulatoire dont la chirurgie réfractive, MV SANTE, fait partie de nos clients favoris.
Avec l’équipe Eastline Digital à Genève et Lausanne pour une série de rencontres, workshops, présentations et sessions de création de contenu.
13 Février 2019
Avec l’équipe de production d’Eastline Digital
Avec l’équipe d’Eastline Digital
Eastline Annual Meeting: Digital First, Integrated Marketing Expertise
Eastline’s Annual Meeting at Mansourieh – Lebanon with an amazing team. Positive vibes, 15-year evaluation, planning for the future, Digital First and Integrated Marketing Expertise in the MENA region – January 8, 2019.
CAFCAW Meeting in Jordan: Working for the Renewal of Religious Thought in the Arab World
It’s a wrap! #CAFCAW meeting @Dead Sea Marriott Resort & Spa, Jordan, January 2019
CHRISTIAN ACADEMIC FORUM FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THE ARAB WORLD
– FOUNDING MEMBERS/BOARD
لتجديد الفكر والخطاب الديني في العالم العربي وتعزيز الوجود الفعال المسيحي والعمل من أجل مواطنة الوحدة في التنوع وكرامة الإنسان
Stand Up for Human Rights
Learning for and about human rights is important to understand the principles of equality and human dignity, and to build pluralistic and just socio-economic and political systems.
