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. Between March 2019 - April 2020 Beehive was published only in Hebrew.

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The Crumbling Caliphate: Responses on Social Media to the Collapse of ISIS

Date

October 28, 2017

Adam Hoffman analyzes the recent show of mass-surrender among ISIS combatants, as seen in Hawija and al-Raqqah, and how images of the defeat serve efforts against the organization.

Social Media vs. Tradition: Iranian Users Criticize Nepotism

Date

September 28, 2017

Raz Zimmt analyzes the public struggle led by Iranian social media users against the deeply-rooted nepotism in Iran.

1095 Days of al-Sisi’s Presidency: The Upcoming Egyptian Presidential Elections on Social Media

Date

September 27, 2017

Michael Barak surveys the positions of Egyptian social media users regarding the accomplishments of President ‘Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi after three years in office, and the general consensus surrounding al-Sisi's poor economic performance.

The Reconquista is Now: Anti-Islamic Discourse After the Attack in Barcelona

Date

September 27, 2017

Ariel Koch explores the discourse that developed on social media following the terrorist attack on Las Ramblas Boulevard in Barcelona, Spain, in August 2017.

All Inclusive: Pride, Justice, and Heroism in Turkey

Date

July 25, 2017

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak evaluates the past month of Turkish turbulence, with an LGBTQ Pride Parade, an opposition leader's protest march, and the anniversary of last year’s failed coup attempt.

Fayrouz and Arab Nationalism

Date

July 25, 2017

Moran Levanoni analyzes the release of a new single by Lebanese singer Fayrouz, now a controversial figure, despite having once been a symbol of Lebanese and Arab nationalism - partially due to her support for the Palestinian cause.

We Hate Mojahedin-e Khalq: Social Media Respond to a Conference of the Iranian Opposition

Date

July 25, 2017

Raz Zimmt investigates Iranian social media responses to the annual conference of Mojahedin-e Khalq, an Iranian opposition group whose support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War remains a searing national trauma.

"Jihad Works Both Ways:” Representations of the New Crusaders

Date

June 25, 2017

Ariel Koch investigates the anti-Islamic ideology of websites being used to recruit Western Christian volunteers to fight in Iraq and Syria - an ideology also reflected in violence against Muslims in Europe and North America.

Hassan Rouhani’s Presidential Victory in Iranian Social Media

Date

June 25, 2017

Raz Zimmt analyzes the responses on Iranian social media to Hassan Rouhani’s victory in the 2017 Iranian presidential elections, and the demands for reforms that users directed at their newly re-elected president.

Mosul, London, Tehran: ISIS Prepares for the Day After

Date

June 25, 2017

Gilad Shiloach studies the means by which ISIS maintains the threat of terrorism in areas beyond Iraq and Syria, where it is suffering territorial losses.