Beehive: Middle East Social Media

Beehive is a product of the Doron Halpern Middle East Network Analysis Desk (MENAD), which studies noteworthy trends on Arab, Turkish, and Iranian social media. Beehive positions these trends within a broader context and provides an up-to-date perspective on issues that are being actively discussed by the people of the region. Advanced tools allow the Center's researchers to focus only on discussions that are significant in terms of their duration as well as the number of participants. It is edited by Dr. Harel Chorev, Dr. Raz Zimmt, and Smadar Shaul.

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In the shadow of the yellow vests of France: Erdoğan settles accounts with the Gezi Park protesters

Date

January 6, 2019

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak examines the discourse on Turkish social media concerning the recent arrest of Turkish academics who had participated in the 2013 Gezi Park protests, and the parallels that some users drew between that demonstration and the massive Yellow Vest protests in France.

“Bots,” arrests and the connection between them: the Modus Operandi of Mohammed bin Salman’s regime in Saudi power struggles

Date

January 6, 2019

Nachum Shiloh analyzes the modus operandi on social media of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, his allies and opponents.

“First of all, I am an Egyptian citizen, and afterwards a Christian”: The Coptic Church in Egypt between religion and politics, as reflected on social media

Date

January 6, 2019

Michael Barak reviews the public discourse among the Coptic community on Egyptian social networking sites, which concerns the involvement of the church and its leader Patriarch Theodore II in political issues.

The Role of Social Networks in Shaping the Identity of Economic Boycott Movements in Morocco

Date

December 9, 2018

Sarah Hassnaoui takes a look at the ambivalence that the Kingdom of Morocco demonstrates towards freedom of expression in Morocco.

Iranian Social Media Reacts to the Renewal of Sanctions

Date

December 9, 2018

This article by Raz Zimmt reviews the public discourse on Iranian social networks concerning the second round of sanctions led by the United States against the Islamic Republic.

“Live with them Equitably”: Al-Azhar Institute & Social Networks as Platforms for Lowering the Divorce Rate in Egypt

Date

November 7, 2018

Michael Barak analyzes the online campaign led by the Al-Azhar Institute, with the encouragement of the Egyptian government, to reduce the high divorce rate in Egypt, and the ambivalent attitudes among Egyptians users of social media towards the campaign.

Al-Qaeda in Baluchistan and its Connection to the War in Syria

Date

November 7, 2018

Ariel Koch exposes the activity of Balushi terrorist organizations in Sistan-Baluchistan in Iran, and the way that they have adopted the ideology of Salafi-Jihadi organizations, most significantly that of al-Qaeda.

Increases in Anti-American & Anti-Israeli Sentiment in Turkey following the Khashoggi & Brunson Cases

Date

November 7, 2018

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak reviews the public discourse on Turkish social networks surrounding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson from a Turkish prison, and the increased antagonism towards the US and its ally, Israel.

#MeToo: The Egyptian Version

Date

October 4, 2018

Limor Lavie examines the stormy debate that developed on Egyptian networks after a young Egyptian woman, Mina Jubran, shared videos documenting what she considered an indecent proposal from a passerby.

An Arabic Language Revolution

Date

October 4, 2018

Moran Levanoni examines the changes in contemporary Arabic writing as a result of the widespread use of social media platforms in the Arab world.