The impetus behind writing this book stemmed from our recognition of the profound ways in which the digital revolution has impacted the Middle East. The peculiarities of the ongoing changes were such that we felt a pressing need for a deeper understanding of ho..
Mohamed Zayani and Joe F. Khalil
Mohamed Zayani is an award-winning author and professor of critical theory at Georgetown University in Qatar. His works include The Digital Double Bind (Oxford UP, 2024); A Fledgling Democracy (Oxford UP, 2022); Digital Middle East (Oxford UP, 2018); Bullets and Bulletins (Oxford UP, 2016); Networked Publics and Digital Contention (Oxford UP, 2015; winner of ICA, ISA, NCA, ASA, and AGSS book awards); The Culture of Al Jazeera (McFarland, 2007); and The Al Jazeera Phenomenon (Pluto Press, 2005).
Joe F. Khalil is associate professor of global media at Northwestern University in Qatar and currently a visiting professor at George Washington University. His publications include The Digital Double Bind (Oxford UP, 2024); The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023); Culture, Time and Publics in the Arab World (I.B. Tauris, 2018); Arab Television Industries (Palgrave, 2009); and Arab Satellite Entertainment Television and Public Diplomacy (Smith Richardson, 2009). Before joining academia, he had a long professional experience as a TV executive producer, media and communication consultant, and media market analyst. For more about him, see his website here.