SMEX SMEX discusses digital rights in the region in 2021 and highlights COVID-19- related challenges like the digitization of health documents and a digital vaccine passport. Article
Read MoreEnglish Academy Review Based on an analysis of episodes from the Egyptian satirical YouTube Show, “Al Daheeh,” this article highlights the different ways humor can impact people in times of crisis. Journal Article
Read MoreAssociation for Computing Machinery This article analyzes reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic based on an analysis of Arabic tweets and official health provider data. Journal Article
Read MorearXiv Labs This paper aims to help distinguish between misleading and sarcastic posts about COVID-19 in Arabic, a distinction that is often overlooked by non-Arabic-friendly data analytical systems and classification models. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases This article shows that COVID-19 deaths in Somalia were at least thirty-two times higher than the figures reported by the government during the early months of the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreFrontiers in Public Health This paper presents Morocco’s digital strategies as a response to the COVID-19 crisis. Journal Article
Read MoreJMIR Public Health Surveillance This study examines the impact of the types of sources used for obtaining COVID-19 information on the attitudes and practices of the general public in Saudi Arabia during the pandemic, and to identify the socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with the use of different sources of information. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Church & State This assesses religious liberty claims during the COVID-19 pandemic times and draws on interactive social media content collected from Facebook and Twitter during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to examine responses to the public health measures that restricted indoor forms of religious assembly. Journal Article
Read MoreUNHCR This report explores new innovative ways of using digital tools and social media to amplify outreach directly with refugees and other persons of concern in Sudan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Report
Read MoreCarnegie Endowment for International Peace This article explores varying conditions in Somalia in light of the COVID-19 pandemic including weak institutions and governance structures, a lack of coordination or rule implementation, changes in the Khat market, and attempts to curb domestic terrorism. Article
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