Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Saturday, June 27, 2009,
Some western media have been asking about Arab reactions to the post-election turmoil in Iran. If we're talking about Arab leaders, well, as Mona Eltahawy wrote on the Washington Post, what do you expect from dictators who have clamped down on their own people on many occasions and would be as heavy-handed as Iranian authorities if their iron-fist rule were to be challenged in the same way? The silence of Arab leaders is no surprise, but I find the silence of Arab streets quite intriguing. If... Continue reading ...
I was born and raised in Morocco. My research focuses on the intersections between Islam, Arab popular culture and the media. I'm currently an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
