ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the implications of Arab transnational media on the specific Muslim Arab refugee community in Berlin in order to underline the contours of this community compared with others. It shows the impact of exposure to pan-Arab transnational media in terms of their relationships to their homeland and with their host society. Muslim Arabs in Berlin consume German and Arabic transnational media, but while the first generation of immigrants relies on transnational pan-Arab media, the young generation depends mainly on new and social media. Nevertheless, the young generation shows a very strong identification with their Arab-ness. The chapter shows two kinds of multiculturalism: weak and strong. Weak multiculturalism refers to the ideal that ethnic minorities share the fundamental values and norms, employment patterns, health care, welfare and education systems with the mainstream population. Transnational media has had a crucial role in the process of connecting these minorities to their native cultural heritage.
