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Vocabulary
cultural diffusion: a process in which one culture’s ideas and values are adopted by another
freedom of speech: the right to express opinions and ideas without the fear of punishment
government oversight: supervision by a country’s official authorities
media: mass communications including television, radio, and the Web
social reform: attempts to achieve positive change in society
taboo: a religious, social or cultural ban on doing or discussing something seen as immoral or disruptive
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Resources
Web Sites
CIA World Factbook — Saudi Arabia
CIA World Factbook — United Arab Emirates
Mosaic-Link TV: World News from the Middle East
Books and Articles
Rubin, Barry. The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East. New York: Wiley, 2005.
Anderson, Jon W., Dale F. Eickelman, Editors. New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere (Middle East Studies). Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2003.
Fandy, Mamoun. (Un)Civil War of Words: Media and Politics in the Arab World. New York: Praeger Security International General Interest, 2007.
