His research focuses on new media and activism, Arab media and democracy, and global media and international conflict, among other areas of international communications. Dr. Douai’s publications have appeared in The Journal of International Communication, The Global Media Journal, First Monday, The Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research, Arab Reform Bulletin, International Communication Research Journal, and The Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. His most recent article, “Commenting in the online Arab public sphere: Debating the Swiss minaret ban and the “Ground Zero” mosque online,” was recently published in The Journal of Computer Mediated Communication.