Table of Contents

Introduction Nadja-Christina Schneider & Carola Richter Part One: The Political Economy of Media The Political Economy of Media: An Introduction Carola Richter & Bettina Gräf Who Holds Communication Power? An Analysis of Power Relations Shifts within the Media Reform in Myanmar Melanie Radue & Lena Bullerdieck Persisting Powers, Financial Shackles and Political Polarisation: TheEgyptian Media System in Transition Nadia Leihs Conformism in the Emirati Press: The State-Media Discourse on the Workforce Integration of Emirati Women Almut Woller After the Uprisings: Critical Reception of Empowered Arab Audiences Omair Anas Part Two: The Multiple Intersections of Religion and Media The Multiple Intersections of Religion and Media: An Introduction Patrick Eisenlohr A Counter-Public of a Different Kind: Tajik Youth, Religious Authority and the Medialisation of Islam Jeanine Elif Dagyeli New Practices of Self-Representation: The Use of Online Media by Ahmadiyya and Shia Communities in Indonesia and Malaysia Saskia Schäfer Dakwah 2.0: Digital Dakwah, Street Dakwah and Cyber-Urban Activism among Chinese Muslims in Malaysia and Indonesia Hew Wai Weng Applying the Lens of Mobility to Media and Gender Studies: An Introduction Nadja-Christina Schneider Media Mobility and Convergence within India’s Matrimonial Market Fritzi-Marie Titzmann A Relationship with Benefits: Female Filmmakers Navigating Government Control in the United Arab Emirates Xenia Tabitha Gleissner Cultivating Demi-Idols: The Queer Convergence of New Media and Korean Dance Performance in Thailand Dredge Byung’chu Käng Changing Media Practices in a Digital Age: An Introduction Marcus Michaelsen Graffiti, Hypermedia and Heterotopia after the Arab Uprisings: New Media Practices and Configurations Marwan M. Kraidy Filming Kashmir: Emerging Documentary Practices Max Kramer List of Authors Contents

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A study of how new media has impacted social and cultural dynamics in Asia and the Arab world.

About the Author

Nadja-Christina Schneider is Junior Professor at the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Humboldt-Universität in Berlin, Germany. Carola Richter is a Junior Professor for international communication at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.