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Speakers' Bureau
Introduction Dr. Adel Iskandar, visiting scholar at Georgetown University and an expert on
Middle East media, will be on a visit to Ottawa from July 5-9, organized by
the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations (NCCAR) as part of the
Speakers' Bureau Program that invites and hosts experts on various issues
relating to the Arab world from around the world to give lectures and
conduct meetings with government, media and other non-governmental
organizations. Backgrounder  Dr. Adel
Iskandar
is an Egyptian-Canadian scholar of Middle East media. His work is highly
regarded for its contribution to understanding the news media’s impact on Arab
audiences both in the Middle East and across the world.
Iskandar is the author and coauthor of
many works including
Al-Jazeera: The Story of the Network that is Rattling Governments and Redefining
Modern Journalism
, the first major
analysis of this subject.
Ottawa - July 5 @ 6:30 pm Admission: $10 at the door. Open to public.
For further information contact:
Tel: 613-238-3795 |
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Dr.
Iskandar combines an in-depth knowledge of culture, politics and society
in the Middle East with a thorough command of international issues in
contemporary media. He currently teaches at Georgetown University in Washington,
DC. His forthcoming book (co-authored with Mohammed El-Nawawy) is an
exploration of the internet and religious authority and is entitled Islam dot
com: Cyberspace and Contemporary Islamic Discourses.