The first translation was produced by the Arabic TV channel MBC4 and the second by the subscription-based video streaming service Netflix. To achieve this goal, the study compares two different Arabic subtitles of the taboo terms used in the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The assumption the study makes is that Arabic satellite TV channels, unlike video streaming services, receive interference from religious, political, and social authorities to maintain a "clean" content and censored language of the shows they air. The study sets out to examine if different subtitling policy is adopted in each media outlet to deal with taboo words based on the social and religious limitations expected to be found in the Arab society. On-Site Recording Support by: AUD Digital Media’s own Anil Mathew JamesThis paper explores the different sets of strategies applied by two different media outlets in subtitling taboo terms from English into Arabic. Production Managed by: Carma Al Younes, AUD Digital Media student Striker, with help from talented Digital Media and MBRSC students, launched a successful podcast called Digital Media & Tech in Dubai, focused on the Dubai tech industry, with eight episodes to date, featuring some of Dubai’s most exciting digital thought leaders. The impressive guest list to date includes the founder of Dubai’s most influential MMA gym, Tam Khan (Dubai MMA) successful entrepreneur, Anas Bukhash (Dubai Entrepreneurship) the editor of What’s On Dubai, Laura Coughlin (Dubai Magazines) the host of Virgin Radio Dubai, Brent Black, (Dubai Radio) and the first Emirati filmmaker to achieve International acclaim and standing, Ali F. Each episode focuses on a unique topic, such as Dubai Fitness Dubai Social Media Dubai Food Scene Dubai Music, etc., with the goal to illuminate a 360-degree viewpoint of all the exciting things happening here, the gem of the Middle East. The concept with Dubai Wave is to look at big picture Dubai. Hosted by: Spencer Striker, PhD, Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai Dressing for the camera meant stepping out of her comfort zone and experimenting with colour, working out what she liked and what worked for her. This move into television was the catalyst for Ballan to develop her taste in style, as growing up she tended to only wear black. Without experience in presenting, and in the space of one week, she made the big leap from being a researcher to becoming a presenter on her own show. After graduating from studying film making, and while working in her first job as a researcher, a producer spotted Shahad and asked if she would be interested in working on a pilot show. In the year 2016 Shahad made another turning point in her career when she moved to MBC4 to host ET Bilarabi, the Arabic version of the international format "Entertainment Tonight".īeginning her career in television with a chance encounter, Shahad was first seen on the red carpet when she was a researcher escorting a guest for an interview. Following that, she went on to work with Dubai TV and took her first step in TV presenting when she hosted an entertainment/tourism show called Al Mawaad. Two years later, she made a move to MBC group were she presented the prime time news bulletin on MBC1 for 3 consecutive years. Shahad Ballan is a an Arab TV presenter and journalist who is currently the host of a women's lifestyle show on MBC1 called HAMSA. She is a graduate of the Sheikh Mohammad School for Communication majoring in Digital Production and Story-telling at American University in Dubai. Spencer Striker, Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, (now at Northwestern University in Qatar), the show was created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD If you've got huge dreams and ambitions, regardless of the hurdles you face, you will absolutely love this episode. We also spent some time speaking about inspiration, resilience, personal development, and coming back from a life-changing accident. We spoke about her journey into television and the challenges that she faced and overcame in her life and career. Thrilled to present our super exclusive conversation, at long last. The Dubai Wave Podcast’s influential Season 3 concludes with an exclusive conversation with one of Dubai's most dynamic, successful TV presenters, Shahad Ballan.
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