December 4 2017: Students from the School of Communication & Media Studies at Canadian University Dubai took part in a recent visit to meet with researchers in Al Mesbar Studies Research Centre.
The visit was part of the Communication Research Methods curriculum organized by Dr Wided Dafri and facilitated by researchers from Al Mesbar for Studies & Research Centre.
Following a welcome speech by Mr. Turki Al Dakhil on behalf of the Al Mesbar Center, Mr. Omar Turabi outlined the center’s role in Arabic research since its founding in 2007 where the center publishes “The Monthly Book”; a thick volume of research in Arabic on topics of pressing concern to the region’s decision makers.
There followed a series of presentations on how to carry out research in labour markets, the impact of social media regionally and its role in reading and shaping political events as well as the relationship between the media and researchers and future forces of change in the Arab world.
Al-Mesbar Studies & Research Center delivers incisive research and analysis on political and social movements in the Arab and Muslim world. Through an extensive network spanning the Arab region, Al-Mesbar accesses niche expertise and rare source materials to keep its research & publications on the cutting edge of inquiry.
The Center was founded on the belief that political analysis alone cannot adequately explain the region’s political trends, let alone predict their future course. Only a multidisciplinary approach grounded in the region’s culture, history, symbols, and intellectual milieu can yield the insights upon which effective policies are based.
After the presentations students took part in a lively question and answer session relating to how to be researcher.
Speaking about the visit, Dr Wided said that it was arranged so that her students would learn about the importance of scientific research and encourage them to read more books and write properly for good research.
Maha A lMarri, one of the students who visited Al Mesbar Centre said the visit encouraged her to pay more attention when undertaking and writing research because reporting correctly requires better preparation.”
Maisem Abd also said “I promised myself to start reading from today, because without reading we cannot know what is happening around us; also we cannot be good students or good researchers in the future so yesterday I bought two books to read over the next few weeks”
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