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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“I Don’t Want Blood on My Code:” Western Technology Serving Middle Eastern States

Date

April 26, 2018

Guest author Dr. Tal Pavel examines how technologies developed in the West are often used by Middle Eastern states to monitor and even curtail their citizen's Internet use.

Turkey's Ambivalent View of Syria

Date

April 25, 2018

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak reviews the responses on Turkish social media to the West’s military attack on the Assad regime, following the chemical attack on Duma.

Iran is Drying Out: Network Discourse on the Protests by Farmers in Isfahan Province

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April 25, 2018

Raz Zimmt discusses the farmers’ protest in the Isfahan province of Iran, which erupted because of the growing water shortage therein.

The Strengthening of al-Qa'ida in the Global Jihad Arena: Online Activity as a Test Case

Date

March 15, 2018

Ariel Koch follows the online activities of al-Qa'ida, with an emphasis on its presence on the encrypted messaging network Telegram, as part of its preparations for again becoming a leading player in the global jihad arena.

“Black February” – Suppressing Freedom of Expression of Egyptian Students as Seen on Social Media

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March 15, 2018

Michael Barak reviews the positions of Egyptian social media users regarding the publicized arrest of an opposition leader, and the threat of arrest against students accused of having contact with him.

From Worker Street to Mosaddegh Street: The Struggle over the Collective Memory of Iranian Prime Minister Mosaddegh

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March 14, 2018

Raz Zimmt examines the discourse surrounding the intention of the Tehran City Council to name a street after former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, reflecting the tension between an Islamic-religious identity and a secular-national identity that characterizes Iranian society.

Is My Enemy’s Enemy My Friend? Reactions on Social Media to the Israeli Attack on Syria

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February 16, 2018

Adam Hoffman examines the reactions on social media to Israel's February 2018 attack on positions in Syrian territory. Surprisingly, the attack was welcomed by users from Syria and other Arab countries.

Israeli-Egyptian Security Cooperation on the Sinai Peninsula as Seen by Egyptians on Social Media

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February 15, 2018

Michael Barak analyzes the reaction in the Arab world to reports of military cooperation between Israel and Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula, which some Egyptian social media users consider being in the interest of their country’s security.

The Girls of Revolution Street: Feminist Discourse on Iranian Social Media

Date

February 15, 2018

Raz Zimmt takes a look at the way that social networking sites have been used to advance the status of women in Iran.

Ghosts of the Past: The Double Suicide Bombing in Baghdad after the Defeat of ISIS in Iraq

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January 25, 2018

Adam Hoffman investigates the deadly attack that ISIS perpetrated in the heart of Baghdad in mid-January, shortly after the official announcement of the organization’s defeat in Iraq.