Arab Media: Religious Comparatives
How religion (for both believers and non-believers) plays an important role in international communication. Without going into details about Islam or other major or minor religions, identify TWO Arab countries whose religious traditions are different from that in the U.S. Answer the following questions in your analysis: (1) What is the population size of each country? (2) What religious tradition(s) does each country have? (3) How much do you know about their respective religion(s)? (4) How much do you think people in each country know about religious traditions in the U.S.? (5) How much do you know about “Al Jazeera” before taking this class? (6) Do your friends and family know it or used it? Why and why not? (7) Which Arab media do you use for information in that area? Finally, (8) How do you evaluate the so-called “Al Jazeera Effect” in international communication when it comes to creating mutual understanding between countries of different religious traditions?