Elena Maestri is Adjunct Professor of History and Institutions of the Muslim World at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) of Milan, Italy.Annemarie Profanter is Associate Professor of Intercultural Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.

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• Foreword by Loubna Al-Kazi.- 1. Introduction; Elena Maestri and Annemarie Profanter.- 2. Arab Television Channels: The Image of Women between Local and Global Trends; Barbara De Poli.- 3. Women and Media in Oman; Rafiah Al Talei.- 4. Women as Representations of Class and Modernity: Gendered Public Visibility on Abu Dhabi TV; Xenia Gleissner.- 5. Women in the News: A US-Arab Gulf Compariso; Alessandra L. González.- 6. Gulf-based Media and Women: A Shift to a Transcultural Dimension?; Elena Maestri.- 7. Social Media, Social Inclusion and Women’s Self Esteem; Leena Maria Alyedreessy, Anne S. Helsdingen, Bayan Al-Sobaihi.- 8. A Filmic Adventure: Women in Polygynous Marriages in Oman; Annemarie Profanter.- 9. Political Tweeting: the Impact of Social Media on the Political Awareness of Saudi Women; Norah Altuwayjiri.- 10. Social Networks and News: The Case of Emirati Women in Dubai; Sara J. Chehab.- 11. Egyptian Cyberfeminisms within the Arab Spring: A Gateway to Transnational Democracy?; Dina Hosni.- 12. Harassmap: The Silent Revolution for Women’s Rights in Egypt; Chiara Livia Bernardi.- 13. Revolutionary Damascene Roses: Women and Media in the Syrian Conflict; Billie Jeanne Brownlee.- 14. Female Activists in Tunisian Socio-Political Movements. The Case of Amira Yahyaoui; Habiba Boumlik.-

Elena Maestri is Adjunct Professor of History and Institutions of the Muslim World at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) of Milan, Italy.Annemarie Profanter is Associate Professor of Intercultural Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.

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• Foreword by Loubna Al-Kazi.- 1. Introduction; Elena Maestri and Annemarie Profanter.- 2. Arab Television Channels: The Image of Women between Local and Global Trends; Barbara De Poli.- 3. Women and Media in Oman; Rafiah Al Talei.- 4. Women as Representations of Class and Modernity: Gendered Public Visibility on Abu Dhabi TV; Xenia Gleissner.- 5. Women in the News: A US-Arab Gulf Compariso; Alessandra L. González.- 6. Gulf-based Media and Women: A Shift to a Transcultural Dimension?; Elena Maestri.- 7. Social Media, Social Inclusion and Women’s Self Esteem; Leena Maria Alyedreessy, Anne S. Helsdingen, Bayan Al-Sobaihi.- 8. A Filmic Adventure: Women in Polygynous Marriages in Oman; Annemarie Profanter.- 9. Political Tweeting: the Impact of Social Media on the Political Awareness of Saudi Women; Norah Altuwayjiri.- 10. Social Networks and News: The Case of Emirati Women in Dubai; Sara J. Chehab.- 11. Egyptian Cyberfeminisms within the Arab Spring: A Gateway to Transnational Democracy?; Dina Hosni.- 12. Harassmap: The Silent Revolution for Women’s Rights in Egypt; Chiara Livia Bernardi.- 13. Revolutionary Damascene Roses: Women and Media in the Syrian Conflict; Billie Jeanne Brownlee.- 14. Female Activists in Tunisian Socio-Political Movements. The Case of Amira Yahyaoui; Habiba Boumlik.-

Elena Maestri is Adjunct Professor of History and Institutions of the Muslim World at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) of Milan, Italy.Annemarie Profanter is Associate Professor of Intercultural Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.

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• Foreword by Loubna Al-Kazi.- 1. Introduction; Elena Maestri and Annemarie Profanter.- 2. Arab Television Channels: The Image of Women between Local and Global Trends; Barbara De Poli.- 3. Women and Media in Oman; Rafiah Al Talei.- 4. Women as Representations of Class and Modernity: Gendered Public Visibility on Abu Dhabi TV; Xenia Gleissner.- 5. Women in the News: A US-Arab Gulf Compariso; Alessandra L. González.- 6. Gulf-based Media and Women: A Shift to a Transcultural Dimension?; Elena Maestri.- 7. Social Media, Social Inclusion and Women’s Self Esteem; Leena Maria Alyedreessy, Anne S. Helsdingen, Bayan Al-Sobaihi.- 8. A Filmic Adventure: Women in Polygynous Marriages in Oman; Annemarie Profanter.- 9. Political Tweeting: the Impact of Social Media on the Political Awareness of Saudi Women; Norah Altuwayjiri.- 10. Social Networks and News: The Case of Emirati Women in Dubai; Sara J. Chehab.- 11. Egyptian Cyberfeminisms within the Arab Spring: A Gateway to Transnational Democracy?; Dina Hosni.- 12. Harassmap: The Silent Revolution for Women’s Rights in Egypt; Chiara Livia Bernardi.- 13. Revolutionary Damascene Roses: Women and Media in the Syrian Conflict; Billie Jeanne Brownlee.- 14. Female Activists in Tunisian Socio-Political Movements. The Case of Amira Yahyaoui; Habiba Boumlik.-