CONTENTS -- FOREWORD TO THE ARABIC EDITION -- FOREWORD TO THE ENGLISH EDITION -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN EGYPT AND THE ARAB WORLD -- Broadcast Media Technologies in the Arab World -- Egypt: A Broadcasting Leader -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN EGYPT AND THE ARAB WORLD -- Privatization of Telecommunications Sectors in the Arab World -- Telecommunications and Information Technology in Egypt -- The Effects of Communication Technology on Egypt and the Arab World -- A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERNET -- THE INTERNET IN THE ARAB WORLD -- The Digital Divide -- Efforts to Increase Internet Penetration in Arab Countries -- THE INTERNET IN EGYPT -- ISLAM AND THE INTERNET -- Arabs versus Muslims -- Credibility of Islamic Web sites -- Popular Islamic Web sites -- Islamic Portals -- Benefits to Muslims -- TO E- (FREELY) OR NOT TO E-: ARAB GOVERNMENTS AND THE ONLINE FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION -- IS THE INTERNET GOOD FOR YOU? PATTERNS OF INTERNET USE WORLDWIDE -- Uses and Gratifications -- Special Characteristics of the Internet As a Medium -- Internet Uses and Gratifications Research -- Does the Internet Promote Loneliness or Depression? -- Internet Research in Egypt and the Arab World -- THE USES AND GRATIFICATIONS OF THE INTERNET AMONG ARAB STUDENTS IN EGYPT: METHODOLOGY -- Research Questions and Hypotheses -- Sampling -- Operationalization and Measurement of Variables -- The Survey Instrument: Scales, Reliability, and Validity -- THE USES AND GRATIFICATIONS OF THE INTERNET AMONG ARAB STUDENTS IN EGYPT: RESULTS AND FINDINGS -- Respondents' Demographics and Characteristics -- Research Questions and Hypotheses Testing -- THE USES AND GRATIFICATIONS OF THE INTERNET AMONG ARAB STUDENTS IN EGYPT: DISCUSSION -- THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET IN EGYPT AND THE ARAB WORLD: A FUTURISTIC OUTLOOK -- Concluding Remarks.

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