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	The Layalina Review on Public Diplomacy and Arab Media The Layalina Review is a peerless bi-weekly source for monitoring developments in the spheres of public diplomacy and Arab media. Its readers include academics, Foreign Service Officers, students, members of Congress and their staffs, foreign diplomats, and professionals in both the private and public sectors. Published 26 times per year, the review is free to subscribers and available in PDF, HTML, and RSS formats. The Layalina Review is brought to you thanks to a grant from The Dr. Scholl Foundation.
Statistic of the Week The UAE is the 'most connected' Arab country, followed by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, in a new study. Download VOL. V NO.22 RSS Twitter Facebook The Layalina Review on Public Diplomacy and Arab Media Vol. V No. 21: 9/25-10/8, 2009 Vol. V No. 20: 9/11-9/24, 2009 Vol. V No.19: 08/29-09/10, 2009 Archives Subscribe to our Publications Layalina Review Staff Leon Shahabian, Senior Editor Anne Hagood, Managing Editor Mirna Oud, Contributor Lyzz Schwegler, Contributor Sasha Scott, Contributor Lorraine Jablonsky, Contributor Joseph Guay, Contributor Goerge Chipev, Contributor *The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Layalina Productions, Inc.	VOL. V NO. 22, October 9-October 22, 2009 DoD Misinformed on Information Operations Budget A recent error in the budget drawn up DoD for information operations has raised concern on the Hill and across the Public Diplomacy community who is increasingly concerned at seeing the military broaden its "propaganda" campaigns without oversight. Obama and the Nobel Prize: Not Such a Peaceful Debate While many believe that the US President deserved the Nobel Peace Prize Award for inspiring an ideology of peace across the globe, some argue that it was still too premature to grant him this honor. Obama accepted the award as an affirmation of American leadership rather than a recognition of his own achievements. State Department "Pokes" the Middle East and North Africa The State Department announces another initiative to exploit and to expand social networking capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa. American Altruism Gone Wrong The Kerry-Lugar Bill sparks heated responses from both sides of the aisle in the United States and Pakistan. Reactions to the Goldstone Report The Palestinian Authority has reversed its position twice on the recent report by Richard Goldstone to the UN Human Rights Council on the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Commentators express a wide range of reactions, from calling it a long overdue indictment of Israeli military policy to claiming it's too soft on terrorism. Perception and Reality: Revitalizing America's Image This month's Nobel Prize, along with America's lead ranking by the Anholt Nation Brands Index, have sent foreign policy analysts rushing to forecast how Brand America will craft its new image. Covering Up Controversies in Egypt A recent ban on the niqab by the world's leading Sunni school of Islam Al-Azhar has generated controversial debates in Egypt, putting in question the religious authority of the institution. Battle of the Media between Iran and Saudi Arabia Saudi and Iranian media have become a battlefield for each country to promote their own interests, consequently shaping Obama‘s approach to Iran. Media Market Soaring in the UAE Recent commercial and broadcast enterprises have boosted job creation and media development in the Emirate, fostering greater investment and program diversity.

The Layalina Review on Public Diplomacy and Arab Media

The Layalina Review is a peerless bi-weekly source for monitoring developments in the spheres of public diplomacy and Arab media.

Its readers include academics, Foreign Service Officers, students, members of Congress and their staffs, foreign diplomats, and professionals in both the private and public sectors.

Published 26 times per year, the review is free to subscribers and available in PDF, HTML, and RSS formats.

The Layalina Review is brought to you thanks to a grant from The Dr. Scholl Foundation.

Statistic of the Week
The UAE is the 'most connected' Arab country, followed by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, in a new study.

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Leon Shahabian, Senior Editor
Anne Hagood, Managing Editor
Mirna Oud, Contributor
Lyzz Schwegler, Contributor
Sasha Scott, Contributor
Lorraine Jablonsky, Contributor
Joseph Guay, Contributor
Goerge Chipev, Contributor

*The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Layalina Productions, Inc.

VOL. V NO. 22, October 9-October 22, 2009

DoD Misinformed on Information Operations Budget
A recent error in the budget drawn up DoD for information operations has raised concern on the Hill and across the Public Diplomacy community who is increasingly concerned at seeing the military broaden its "propaganda" campaigns without oversight.

Obama and the Nobel Prize: Not Such a Peaceful Debate
While many believe that the US President deserved the Nobel Peace Prize Award for inspiring an ideology of peace across the globe, some argue that it was still too premature to grant him this honor. Obama accepted the award as an affirmation of American leadership rather than a recognition of his own achievements.

State Department "Pokes" the Middle East and North Africa
The State Department announces another initiative to exploit and to expand social networking capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa.

American Altruism Gone Wrong
The Kerry-Lugar Bill sparks heated responses from both sides of the aisle in the United States and Pakistan.

Reactions to the Goldstone Report
The Palestinian Authority has reversed its position twice on the recent report by Richard Goldstone to the UN Human Rights Council on the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Commentators express a wide range of reactions, from calling it a long overdue indictment of Israeli military policy to claiming it's too soft on terrorism.

Perception and Reality: Revitalizing America's Image
This month's Nobel Prize, along with America's lead ranking by the Anholt Nation Brands Index, have sent foreign policy analysts rushing to forecast how Brand America will craft its new image.

Covering Up Controversies in Egypt
A recent ban on the niqab by the world's leading Sunni school of Islam Al-Azhar has generated controversial debates in Egypt, putting in question the religious authority of the institution.

Battle of the Media between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Saudi and Iranian media have become a battlefield for each country to promote their own interests, consequently shaping Obama‘s approach to Iran.

Media Market Soaring in the UAE
Recent commercial and broadcast enterprises have boosted job creation and media development in the Emirate, fostering greater investment and program diversity.