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[Deutsche Welle] - Abeer Shahin is clothed from head-to-toe in a black garment. Gloves cover her hands, and a scarf known as a niqab conceals her face. Abeer Shahin works day to day as a moderator at Maria TV, a broadcaster for and by deeply conservative Muslim women.
Tweeting to God: Technology, Culture Clashes & Search for Global ...
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[iMediaEthics] - As Abeer Al-Najjar points out in “Contesting Patriotism and Global Journalism Ethics in Arab Journalism,” her contribution to the collection, the Arab world tends to prize patriotism more highly than the West; meanwhile, journalists must consider the
Google News: Prominent Bahrain rights activist jailed
[Financial Times] - By Abeer Allam in Cairo. A Bahraini court has sentenced a prominent human rights activist to three years in prison for organising and attending anti-government protests, raising concerns about the Gulf state's commitment to political reform. Nabeel
Google News: Syria dropped from world Islamic body
[Financial Times] - By Abeer Allam in Cairo. Leaders of The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) suspended the membership of Syria early on Thursday during an extraordinary summit in Mecca, in what they described as a symbolic gesture to protest president Bashar
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