Arabic-language Website Research Articles

Sexual and reproductive health knowledge, perceptions and experiences of women in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study

ABSTRACT Background There is no formal sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education currently offered in Saudi Arabia. Lack of knowledge and misconceptions are evident among Saudi women, which can lead to negative sexual and reproductive experiences. The aim of this study is to explore Saudi women's SRH knowledge, perceptions and experiences. Methods Qualitative semi-structured interviews with Saudi women were conducted. Interviews took place in a public hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Interviews were conducted in Arabic, recorded and transcribed verbatim, to allow for thematic analysis of the data. The following themes were identified: experience with menarche, deep-rooted negative views towards sex, difficulty discussing SRH topics, knowledge of sex and reproduction, generational gap, sources of SRH information and the role of the mother. Results A total of 28 women, both married and unmarried, aged 20–50 years were interviewed. A profound lack of SRH knowledge was observed among Saudi women which contributed greatly to negative experiences both in childhood and adulthood. Lack of knowledge about menstruation often caused emotional distress for young girls, and menarche was associated with bad memories and negative emotions. Lack of knowledge about sexual intercourse and the deep-rooted negative views towards sex were linked with physical and psychological issues for women. Women rarely received information from their parents or teachers and preferred the internet for their SRH information. Conclusion There is a substantial unmet need for SRH education for women in Saudi Arabia. It is our recommendation that SRH education should be tailored to meet Saudi women's unique needs, while understanding specific socio-cultural barriers to SRH education and discussions. Research and policy efforts should be directed towards regulating and producing evidence-based health information on the internet, particularly Arabic language websites.

SOURCE-BASED ARABIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: A CORPUS LINGUISTIC APPROACH

Purpose: The study explores the process of using Arabic websites for Arabic language learning, utilising the Arabic Corpus Linguistic approach. This approach enables data-mining out of websites, systematically compiling the mined data, as well as processing the data for the express purpose of Arabic language teaching including its clusters, such as Arabic pragmatics, Arabic linguistics, and Arabic translation teaching as well. MethodologyThe research is written descriptively and utilises qualitative methods used for analysing the process and step-by-step procedures to be executed to make good use of the data. Main Findings: This study is conducted based on the theory of source-based teaching, while the process of utilising the websites is systematically elaborated through the corpus linguistic mechanism. The research concludes that almost all Arabic websites can be employed to be authentic, reliable teaching sources. The sources can be made good use of for teaching the four language competencies, for being the object of linguistic studies and for translation through the particular use of websites whose contents are bilingual or multilingual. Implications/ Applications: The utilisation of the Corpus for teaching and learning has still been needing wide-spreading and promoting either among practitioners or among researchers of the Arabic language in Indonesia. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study highlights that almost Arabic-language websites are one of the richest sources of learning. These learning resources can be used for language learning and various other dimensions of scientific Arabic. Corpus linguistics has many benefits for learners and teachers in Arabic language learning. This study gives the new approach of Arabic teaching-learning using website resources, and the dynamic of Arabic learning using technology.

Quality assessment of online medical information on oral contraceptive pills in arabic language websites, a cross-sectional study

Quality assessment of online medical information on oral contraceptive pills in arabic language websites, a cross-sectional study

Quality of online information on type 2 diabetes mellitus in Arabic language websites

Quality of online information on type 2 diabetes mellitus in Arabic language websites

Цифровая дипломатия мид РФ в странах арабского мира

The article analyzes the use of digital diplomacy tools by the Embassies of the Russian Federation in 22 countries of the Arab world. A review of analytical agencies data presented in the article showed that these are the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa where the use of digital technologies increases most rapidly in the world. At the same time, in different countries of the region the audi-ence prefers different social networks. This requires launching Arabic-language information accounts of the offices of the Russian foreign service on all ma-jor Internet sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Insta-gram, YouTube and Snapchat. However, despite the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Rus-sian Federation on modernization of the used in-formation and communication resources, the analy-sis allows to conclude that the majority of Russian Embassies in the countries of the region do not have Arabic-language websites and accounts in the most popular social networks, and therefore cannot ensure the prompt placement of relevant infor-mation, as well as materials reflecting the position of the Russian Federation on the main issues of the foreign policy situation in the world and in the re-gion. The author comes to conclusion that placing the topical content in Arabic on all social networking resources will significantly expand the coverage of Russian cyber diplomacy and will help increase the effectiveness of foreign policy aimed at achieving strategic national goals and ensuring international security in the region.

Metaphorical Expressions in E-Commerce: A Study of Arabic Language Websites

ABSTRACTThis study examines the use of metaphors in Arabic language e-commerce websites and shows that metaphorical language plays an important role in enhancing the effectiveness of websites and e-commerce businesses in general. Arabic text was extracted from 3,065 websites across 22 Arab countries and 10 types of e-commerce domains. More than 14,000 metaphors were annotated in a sample of 1,208 rhetorical clusters (cohesive text units). Metaphor usage was highest in fashion, restaurant, and retail websites, and lowest in e-banking, airline, and tourism websites. Colloquial figurative language was rare—suggesting e-commerce businesses could do more linguistically to localize their websites.

Assessing the Usability for Arabic Language Websites

With increasing reliance on web-based services by today's customer, organizations continuously invest time and money to provide better experience to their customers. Usability studies are very important to assure that customer expectations are achieved effectively and efficiently. The aspect of usability becomes even more important in a multilingual society. The aim of this research is to evaluate usability standards for Arabic and determine if these standards are different from English. A case study involving a Dubai Municipality website has been used to identify the differences between the two languages. A usability test was developed which was divided into two parts: a usability experiment and an online questionnaire. A total of 30 evaluators were chosen for the test. T-tests were conducted for each of the 10 tasks performed during the experiment. The evaluator questionnaire was used after the experiment to obtain the evaluators' feedback. In terms of design, websites in Arabic and English have the same look and feel. In terms of information content, the English content was more usable than Arabic. The research concluded with recommendations to improve the content of the Arabic website.

‘When blood becomes cheaper than a bottle of water’: how viewers of Al-Jazeera’s English-language website judge graphic images of conflict

This study examined the degree to which visitors to Al-Jazeera’s English-language website support broadcasters presenting graphic and war-related imagery in comparison to users of Al-Jazeera’s Arabic-language website. The authors found that users of the Al-Jazeera English-language website overwhelmingly supported the network’s decision to run graphic images and claimed the network contained valuable information missing from Western competitors, such as CNN, and national Arab media. Those who relied on the English-language website and who were strong supporters of press freedom were more likely to support Al-Jazeera’s decision to run graphic images, but these correlations disappeared after controlling for demographic variables.