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Vocabulary<\/h2>\n

cultural diffusion<\/strong>: a process in which one culture’s ideas and values are adopted by another<\/p>\n

freedom of speech: <\/strong>the right to express opinions and ideas without the fear of punishment<\/p>\n

government oversight: <\/strong>supervision by a country’s official authorities<\/p>\n

media: <\/strong>mass communications including television, radio, and the Web<\/p>\n

social reform: <\/strong>attempts to achieve positive change in society<\/p>\n

taboo: <\/strong>a religious, social or cultural ban on doing or discussing something seen as immoral or disruptive<\/p>\n

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\nphoto credit: Daisy Mohr<\/p>\n

Resources<\/h2>\n

Web Sites<\/h3>\n

CIA World Factbook — Egypt<\/a><\/p>\n

CIA World Factbook — Lebanon<\/a><\/p>\n

CIA World Factbook — Qatar<\/a><\/p>\n

CIA World Factbook — Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/p>\n

CIA World Factbook — United Arab Emirates<\/a><\/p>\n

Mosaic-Link TV: World News from the Middle East<\/a><\/p>\n

Middle East Newsline<\/a><\/p>\n

Middle East Online<\/a><\/p>\n

Arab Advisors Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

Books and Articles<\/h3>\n

Rubin, Barry. The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the <\/em>Middle East<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em>New York: Wiley, 2005.<\/p>\n

Anderson, Jon W., Dale F. Eickelman, Editors. New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere <\/strong>(<\/em>Middle East<\/em> Studies).<\/em> Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2003.<\/p>\n

Fandy, Mamoun. (Un)Civil War of Words: Media and Politics in the Arab World<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong> New York: Praeger Security International General Interest, 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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