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Auteur(s) : Cherribi, Sam (1959-....)
Titre(s) : Fridays of rage [Texte imprimé] : Al Jazeera, the Arab Spring, and political Islam / Sam Cherribi
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Oxford University press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXII-309 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Comprend : Al Jazeera unites ; Al Jazeera by the numbers ; The symbolic world of Al Jazeera
; A tinderbox for the revolution : subjectivity and resistance ; Gaza : a perennial
Arab Spring ; Secret mission : shining a spotlight on Tahrir square ; Al Jazeera
: global fissures and ruptures to come ; Exile on Paradise Square ; Bullets of truth
& media martyrdom ; Islam near and far ; The emancipation of political Islam? ;
Postscript : out of order: Arab media & democracy in distress
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 285-293. Index
This book gives readers a glimpse into how Al Jazeera has strategically cast its journalists
as martyrs in the struggle for Arab freedom while promoting itself as the mouthpiece
and advocate of the Arab public. In addition to heralding a new era of Arab democracy,
Al Jazeera has become a major influence over Arab perceptions of American involvement
in the Arab World, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the rise of global Islamic fundamentalism,
and the expansion of the political far right. Al Jazeera's blueprint for "Muslim-democracy"
was part of a vision announced by the network during its earliest broadcasts. The
network embarked upon a mission to reconstruct the Arab mindset and psyche. Al Jazeera
introduced exiled Islamist leaders to the larger Arab public while also providing
Muslim feminists a platform. The inclusion and consideration of Westerners, Israelis,
Hamas, secularists and others earned the network a reputation for pluralism and inclusiveness.
Al Jazeera presented a mirror to an Arab world afraid to examine itself and its democratic
deficiencies. But rather than assuming that Al Jazeera is a monolithic force for positive
transformation in Arab society, Fridays of Rage examines the potentially dark implications
of Al Jazeera's radical re-conceptualization of media as a strategic tool or weapon.
As a powerful and rapidly evolving source of global influence, Al Jazeera embodies
many paradoxes--the manifestations and effects of which we are likely only now becoming
apparent. Fridays of Rage guides readers through this murky territory, where journalists
are martyrs, words are weapons, and facts are bullets
Sujet(s) : Islam et politique -- Pays arabes
Printemps arabe (2010-....)
Médias -- Religion -- Islam
Al-Jazira
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199337385 (hardcover). - ISBN 0199337381 (hardcover). - ISBN 9780199337392
(softcover). - ISBN 019933739X (softcover). - ISBN 9780199337408 (erroné) (updf).
- ISBN 9780199337415 (erroné) (epub)
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