Vol. 14 No. 053 (2025): Issue 053

غلاف العدد 53 من دورية عمران

Issue 53 of Omran for Social Sciences and Humanities (Summer 2025) includes the following studies and articles: “Social Media and Surveillance: An Anthropological Study of Moroccan Digital Lives” (Mahjouba Kaoukaou); “Digital Activism Within the Coptic Community in North America: New Transnational Opportunities or Emerging Threats?” (Lilian Estafanous); “Toward a Pharmaceutical Anthropology in Morocco: The Biography of Aureomycin from Physical Production to Cultural Reinterpretation” (Farouk Tahri); “Sudan’s War of Words and Bullets: A Digital Ethnographic Analysis of the 15 April War Discourse” (Hawa Alzain, Elshifa Elamin); “The Impact of the Israeli War on the Palestinian Economy in the Gaza Strip: The Challenges of Economic Recovery” (Salaheldean Elegla); “Mecca in Morocco: Articulations of Muslim Pilgrimage in Moroccan Everyday Life” (Rachid Jarmouni); “Fairouz and the Arab Diaspora: Music and Identity in the UK and Qatar” (Mujahid Eldouma); “Featured Books” (Omran Editorial Board).

Published: 2025-07-01
Issue totals: 381 views 576 downloads 1 citations

Studies

  • Social Media and Surveillance: An Anthropological Study of Moroccan Digital Lives

    60 views 69 downloads
    Author: Mahjouba Kaoukaou
    7-37

    This article explores the concept of digital surveillance in the context of digital freedom and the right to privacy. It uncovers new dimensions of digital surveillance sanctioned by social...

  • Digital Activism Within the Coptic Community in North America: New Transnational Opportunities or Emerging Threats?

    39 views 68 downloads
    Author: Lilian Estafanous
    39-66

    This article critically examines the dual impact of digital technologies on the political agency of the Coptic diaspora, emphasizing both the opportunities and limitations posed by information...

  • Toward a Pharmaceutical Anthropology in Morocco: The Biography of Aureomycin from Physical Production to Cultural Reinterpretation

    91 views 86 downloads
    Author: Farouk Tahri
    67-91

    To discuss pharmaceutical anthropology requires moving beyond the traditional distinction between folk remedies and standard modern medicines, toward studying them all the same way. The...

  • Sudan’s War of Words and Bullets: A Digital Ethnographic Analysis of the 15 April War Discourse

    51 views 67 downloads
    Authors: Hawa Alzain, Elshifa Elamin
    93-119

    The article examines the relationship between discourse and the ongoing war in Sudan, which began on 15 April 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The...

Book Reviews

  • Mecca in Morocco: Articulations of Muslim Pilgrimage in Moroccan Everyday Life

    38 views 80 downloads
    Author: Rachid Jarmouni
    151-160

    Book Title: Mecca in Morocco: Articulations of Muslim Pilgrimage in Moroccan Everyday Life . Author: Kholoud Al-Ajarma. Publisher: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Date of Publication:...

  • Fairouz and the Arab Diaspora: Music and Identity in the UK and Qatar

    30 views 82 downloads
    Author: Mujahid Eldouma
    161-167

    Book Title: Fairouz and the Arab Diaspora: Music and Identity in the UK and Qatar . Author: Dima Issa. Publisher: London: I.B. Tauris. Date of Publication: 2023. Pages: 232.

Reports

  • The Impact of the Israeli War on the Palestinian Economy in the Gaza Strip: The Challenges of Economic Recovery

    Cited once 40 views 58 downloads
    Author: Salaheldean Elegla
    123-147

    This report examines the impact of the Israeli war on the economy in Gaza the challenges facing economic recovery. It identifies the impact of the aggression on economic activity according to...

Book Presentations

  • Featured Books

    32 views 66 downloads
    Author: Omran Editorial Board
    171-175

    عروض كتب من إعداد هيئة التحرير: - عز الدين الفرّاع، مناطق الحدود الاستعمارية: المجتمع والاقتصاد والهوية (حالة الناظور/ مليلية) (الدوحة/ بيروت: المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات، 2025)، 416...