IOSR-JHSS   Volume-4 ~ Issue-6 ~ Nov-Dec-2012

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	The Role of Social Media in the Recent Political Shifts in the Middle East and North Africa
Country	:	Malaysia
Authors	:	Farhad Rezaei, Ronen A. Cohen
	:	10.9790/0837-0460110
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Abstract:This paper intends to demonstrate the significant role of the social medias during the last several years and in the outbreak of recent revolutions and social protests in the Middle East and North Africa, which has led to deep systemic changes. The role of the Facebook and Twitter was considerable in uprising and by helping citizens to overthrow of dictators that governed them in Egypt, Tunisia and turmoil and spreading of sensitive information at the national context in Iran, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Libya. The digital media is making possible the real political shifts. After reviewing the literature, we argue that how social medias initiated the downfall of the tyrannical regimes of the Middle East and North Africa.
Keywords:Social Media, Middle East, North Africa, Political Shifts, Revolutions, Social Protest.

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Abstract:Education is the most important tool for development of any society. In India, higher education has been beneficial for some but not for all streams of the society. There is a need to make the process more inclusive because some millions of people in the country have seen almost no rewards. The results of globalization are mixed. The benefits have not reached the majority and new risks have emerged for the socially deprived and rural poor. It has also created socio-economic and cultural disparities in the society. The disparities are found in creating a gap between caste, class and communities. The present education system has failed to inclusive of equal opportunity to entire section of the society. This development has led to the unequal distribution of socio- economic standard of the society. There is a need to study inclusive of all sections of the society for providing equal standard of education and equal opportunity for the major sections of the society for the development of nation.
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Abstract:Male and female are like two sides of the same coin. The development of science and the society is due to the combined effort of male & female members in the society. But in actual practice they are not treated equally. In the patrilineal societies, women are not considered as equal with men, though they enjoy a better social status than men. In patrilineal societies a women, after the marriage, leave her natal place permanently and goes to reside with her husband. Again, in patrilineal societies the ritual role of the male is considered more vital than the female. These being the most influential reasons, the women have remained backward in various fields as compared to males. In some traditional societies, they are considered as social and economic burden on the parents and hence some of the parents do not prefer to have female issues. We will discuss different issues but emphasis will be given on health. Two states in North-East India namely Meghalaya & Tripura have been chosen for investigation. Meghalaya is dominated by tribes who belong to matrilineal societies, whereas Tripura is almost completely patrilineal. We have investigated the gender differences in these two states.
Key Words:Patrilineal Societies, Matrilineal Societies, Social Status, Gender Differences, Health

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Abstract:Post colonial Nigeria has witnessed a lot of conflicts. Some of the conflicts have been very protracted and devastatious. They have also come in different diemensions and colorations. Some of the conflicts are viewed as political conflicts. Others are seen as religious and communal conflicts. The persistent conflicts in different parts of Nigeria is an indication that Nigerians are either not informed of the danger of conflicts or are not trained on the relevance of peace in nation building. The work on relevance of peace in nation building is therefore necessary and timely. This work is therefore an effort to educate our readers on the impact of peace on economic development for nation building. The work shall adopt normative theoretical frame work in its interpretation of absence of peace. It shall rely on oral interview and secondary sources.

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