scholarly journals Laboring to communicate: Use of migrant languages in COVID-19 awareness campaign in Qatar

Multilingua ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizwan Ahmad ◽  
Sara Hillman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
Awareness Information ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Asian Languages

AbstractThis study examines the communication strategies employed by Qatar’s government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The study contributes to a growing body of work on the sociolinguistics of crisis communication. We focus on the use of South and Southeast Asian languages, spoken largely by blue-collar migrant workers, which are often seen as peripheral even though they are spoken by a large segment of the population. The deployment of these languages during Qatar’s COVID-19 awareness campaign assumes further significance against the backdrop of a series of measures taken by the government in the last few years to strengthen the status and use of Arabic. We analyze multilingual printed pamphlets, multilingual audio-visual communication through radio and social media, as well as interviews conducted with key figures who were part of the awareness campaign. Our examination of the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and adaptability of the multilingual awareness materials reveals that while the different languages and modes of communication were important in spreading awareness, equally critical, if not more, was who carried the information and in what forms. We show the significant roles community and religious leaders and social media influencers played in disseminating the awareness information to the diverse migrant language communities.

The United Arab Emirates will monitor internet closely

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Brands ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
The Status ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Government ◽  
In Transit

Subject Importance of social media in the United Arab Emirates. Significance The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is among the most connected countries in the Middle East, with one of the highest rates of social media penetration. Compared with Western countries, UAE consumers are more likely to engage with brands and to be less worried about issues of privacy and tracking. The government engages in extensive monitoring, surveillance and censorship of social media and apps. Impacts Both global brands and local businesses have additional scope to develop social media strategies to capitalise on rising usage. Content with the status quo and tight monitoring will prevent activists from leveraging social media platforms to bring about change. Extraterritorial aspects of the cybercrime law could be applied to non-residents and travellers in transit. Non-renewal of visas could become a more common, low-profile way to exclude expatriates who transgress on social media.

scholarly journals CHILD & LABOUR SCENARIO IN ODISHA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 76-102
Author(s):  
Samir Kumar Nanda
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Child Labour ◽  
The State ◽  
Labour Relation ◽  
Union Status ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government

Based upon research in the state of Odisha in India, this article describes the labour scenario in the state of Odisha during the last 82 years. Odisha became separate state on 1st April 1936. Eighty-two years since the momentous day, much has changed in the Labour relation, Juveniles, Child Labour problem & Migrant Workers of Odisha. This article also explains the magnitude of child labour and steps taken by the Government to eliminate child labour, formation of Labour Union, status of migrant workers and bonded labour in the state of Odisha. Here an effort has been made to analyse the status of child labours as well as other labours in Odisha. Identification of the area of concentration of child labour & evaluations of dimensions of the problem has been made.

scholarly journals THE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAMIC SCHOLARS ON RELIGIOUS DERADICALIZATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA ROLES

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
M Nurul Ikhsan Saleh ◽  
Yuli Astiana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Medical Engineering ◽  
Blind Spot ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Nahdlatul Ulama ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Tackling religious radicalism is a challenge in Indonesia. This study aims to explore the perceptions of Islamic scholars in Yogyakarta regarding the deradicalization of religion and the role of social media in religious deradicalization. This research uses a case study method which is part of qualitative research. Researchers collected data by conducting in-depth interviews via offline or online interviews via the Zoom application. Participants consisted of 16 male and female Islamic scholars coming from various backgrounds of Islamic organizations, such as Muhammadiyah, Nahdlatul Ulama, the Indonesian Islamic Da’wah Institute, Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, and the Qur’an Tafsir Council. The location of this research is Yogyakarta Special Region. Interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis methods. This study of religious deradicalization found four major themes, namely strengthening awareness of being Indonesian, prioritizing an inclusive approach as a soft approach in fighting radicalism, promoting a deep understanding of Islam, and utilizing social media. This research can contribute to the government, religious leaders, educational institutions, and BNPT (National Counter-Terrorism Agency) where religious deradicalization programs need to be focused on a soft approach, involving the use of social media, targeting blind spot areas such as study programs of medical, engineering, and pharmacy at universities and ensuring mosques uncontrolled by radical groups.

scholarly journals Cyber Bullying Against Indonesian Muslim Leaders Through Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 5348-5355
Author(s):  
Moch. Syarif Hidayatullah Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cyber Bullying ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
New Public ◽  
Cyber Violence ◽  
The Status ◽  
New Phase ◽  
Conservative Turn

The development of social media in Indonesia today enters a new phase. Social media is no longer  used to obtain and disseminate information or entertainment, but it is also used to attack  someone’s personality. Through slander and hoax information, character assassination is carried out on individuals. This study seeks to portray the negative effects of social media, especially related to cyber violence, character assassination through cyberbullying. This study focuses on cyberbullying of Muslim leaders (ulama) on social media. This abuse can be said as a model of killing new characters towards someone's character in the new public sphere. Through the data of the status, comments, tweets, and memes on Facebook and Twitter, this study found that cyberbullying  occurred through social media towards ulama was  perpetuated by other Islamic groups, which have different  political attitudes and choices. In other words, abuse is the fruit of ideological and political wars, which occur both in the real world and in cyberspace. There is a shift in the Indonesian Muslim community which was previously known to be very respectful to their ulama, and currently they are bold to bully their religious leaders  This is a symptom of ambiguity from the conservative turn issue. Norms, traditions, and ethics of the community that shows conservative symptoms, actually show resistance to the values ​​of the conservative community. There are two opposing faces:in one place, these accounts display godliness, but in other places, they show the opposite.  

scholarly journals The Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers under Fiqh Siyasah Dusturiyah

Lentera Hukum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Habib Ismail ◽  
Dani Amran Hakim ◽  
Muhammad Lutfi Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Normative Approach ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Weak Party

The position of migrant workers is often seen as a weak party. To some extent, such migrant workers are regarded as similar to slaves. In Indonesia, the government has to protect all citizens, including those abroad who have the status of migrant workers. Migrant Workers’ Protection Law 18/2017 was issued to protect citizens as migrant workers. However, several migrant workers remained legally unprotected abroad. This study used the normative approach that aimed to discuss the protection of Indonesian migrant workers from two-fold, juridical and fiqh siyasah dusturiyah perspectives. While the government protected migrant workers by issuing Law 18/2017, it has more specifically provided directions and objectives to protect migrant workers. This Law ensures human rights for migrant workers despite legal, economic, and social protection for them and their families. Then, the protection of migrant workers from fiqh siyasah dusturiyah should be under the four principles of the workforce in Islam: human independence, human dignity, justice, and the clarity of the contract and wage transaction. KEYWORDS: Indonesian Migrant Workers, Right to Work, Islamic Law.

scholarly journals Donald Trump's Social Media Communication or the voice of a man is stronger than the voice of an institution

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Tanase Tasente ◽  
Mihaela Rus
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
Social Media Communication ◽  
The Voice

Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) have revolutionized the communication strategies of public institutions in recent years, and communication strategies have understood the different principles on which these new media have been built, compared to traditional means of communication. Beyond the huge openness of these social environments, Social Meda is encouraging users to participate in the in the government process and created a new mechanism through which institution becomes a person, and institutional communication becomes interpersonal communication. This was speculated by many candidates who have won such a high online reputation that their voice can be stronger than the voice of an institution. This study focused on analyzing the Social Media communication strategy of Donald Trump, from 1 July 2018 to 1 July 2019. Thus, we have analyzed the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that facilitate Social Media communication, we have identified and analyzed the messages that generate high engagement from users as well as the dominant reactions generated by the online audience.

scholarly journals Exploring Psychological Factors for COVID-19 Vaccination Intention in Taiwan

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 764
Author(s):  
Shih-Yu Lo ◽  
Shu-Chu Sarrina Li ◽  
Tai-Yee Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
The Government

To underpin the psychological factors for vaccination intention, we explored the variables related to positive and negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination in Taiwan. The data were collected via an online survey platform with a sample size of 1100 in April 2021. We found that people’s interpretations of the origin of the virus were relevant. People who tended to believe that the virus was artificially created felt powerless and were more concerned about the possible side-effects of the vaccines, which was negatively associated with their vaccination intention. The source of vaccine recommendation was found to be relevant to vaccination intention. People’s vaccination intention was highest if the vaccines were recommended by health professionals, followed by friends and the government, and then mainstream media and social media. The analysis of the demographic variables showed that men tended to be more receptive to vaccines than women. Our findings should provide insights into developing communication strategies to effectively promote vaccination intentions.

scholarly journals MEMERANKAN MEDIA SOSIAL SEBAGAI MEDIA DAKWAH DALAM MEMINIMALISASI GERAKAN RADIKAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-160
Author(s):  
Moh Rosyid
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Religious Teaching ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This paper aims at proposing an alternative perspective on social media. While social media is sometimes used to disseminate radicalism and terrorism, it is actually providing a space for delivering a modest, peaceful, and humanistic religious teaching. Data to be analysed, in descriptive qualitative method, are collected from social media broadcast. Hopefully it will spread awareness that social media can a tool to counter radicalism. Thus, mutual understading need to be strengthened among the government, society and religious leaders concerning the use of social media to promote peace and harmony.

STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI CROWDFUNDING PADA KOLASE.COM

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-187
Author(s):  
Venessa Agusta Gogali ◽  
Fajar Muharam ◽  
Syarif Fitri
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
New Method ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Social Activists ◽  
Social Media Communication

Crowdfunding is a new method in fundraising activities based online. Moreover, the level of penetration of social media to the community is increasingly high. This makes social activists and academics realize that it is important to study social media communication strategies in crowdfunding activities. There is encouragement to provide an overview of crowdfunding activities. So the author conducted a research on "Crowdfunding Communication Strategy Through Kolase.com Through Case Study on the #BikinNyata Program Through the Kolase.com Website that successfully achieved the target. Keywords: Strategic of Communication, Crowdfunding, Social Media.

Pelaksanaan Jaminan Kesehatan Oleh BPJS Kesehatan Dalam Perspektif Syariah

Liquidity ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Iwan Subandi ◽  
Fathurrahman Djamil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ministry Of Finance ◽  
Health Support ◽  
The Government

Health is the basic right for everybody, therefore every citizen is entitled to get the health care. In enforcing the regulation for Jaringan Kesehatan Nasional (National Health Supports), it is heavily influenced by the foreign interests. Economically, this program does not reduce the people’s burdens, on the contrary, it will increase them. This means the health supports in which should place the government as the guarantor of the public health, but the people themselves that should pay for the health care. In the realization of the health support the are elements against the Syariah principles. Indonesian Muslim Religious Leaders (MUI) only say that the BPJS Kesehatan (Sosial Support Institution for Health) does not conform with the syariah. The society is asked to register and continue the participation in the program of Social Supports Institution for Health. The best solution is to enforce the mechanism which is in accordance with the syariah principles. The establishment of BPJS based on syariah has to be carried out in cooperation from the elements of Social Supports Institution (BPJS), Indonesian Muslim Religious (MUI), Financial Institution Authorities, National Social Supports Council, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Finance. Accordingly, the Social Supports Institution for Helath (BPJS Kesehatan) based on syariah principles could be obtained and could became the solution of the polemics in the society.

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