• Abdulla, R. (2011). The Invisible Republic of the Internet. Presented to the Personal Democracy Forum, New York University, NY.

• Abdulla, R. (2011). Social Media and Youth in Egypt: How Together They Brought Down Egypt's Dictator. Presented to the International Conference on Social Media, Florida International University, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. (2011). Mapping Digital Media in Egypt: How Social Media Brought Down the Dictator. Presented to World Press Freedom Day, Washington, D.C.

• Abdulla, R. (2011). Precedents for Public Service Broadcasting in Egypt: Findings from a Panos Project. Presented to the International Conference on Rebuilding Egyptian Media for a Democratic Future, Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2010). The Digital Divide and Internet Freedom: The Case of the Arab World. Presented to NCA 2010 (National Communication Association) Convention, San Francisco, CA.

• Abdulla, R. (2010). The Digital Divide and Internet Use for Political Activism in Egypt. Presented to NCA 2010 (National Communication Association) Convention, San Francisco, CA.

• Abdulla, R. (2010). Social Networking Systems and Political Activism. Presented to the 18th AUC Annual Research Conference. The American University in Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2010). The Use of Social Networking Systems among Youth: Can Facebook force change? Presented to the Roundtable on Youth Media Consumption and Production in the Arab countries and Iran, UNICEF and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

• Abdulla, R. (2010). Social Networking Systems: Challenges to Privacy and Freedom of Expression. Presented to Al Arabi Magazine Annual Workshop, Ministry of Information, Kuwait.

• Abdulla, R. (2010). Social Networking Systems and Political Activism. Presented to the 18th AUC Annual Research Conference. The American University in Cairo, Egypt.

• Levine, T., Ali, M., Dean, M., Hartman, J., Abdulla, R., Sultan, F., & Garcia-Ruano, K. (2010). Toward a Pancultural Typology of Deception Motives. Presented to ICA 2010 (International Communication Association) Convention, Singapore.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Privacy VS Freedom of Expression on Facebook. Presented to the Global Mobility Roundtable (GMR) Convention, Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Reporting Across Cultures. Invited presentation for Media Diversity Workshop. Media Diversity Institute: Rabat, Morocco.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Reporting Across Cultures. Invited presentation for Media Diversity Workshop. Media Diversity Institute: Ifrane, Morocco.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Blogging and Social Change in the Arab world. Invited Lecture for the Health Communication and Communication Technology and Society Group, Professor Sandra Ball-Rokeach. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Blogging As An Institution in the Arab world. Invited Lecture for Professor Thomas Goodnight's doctoral seminar on "Macro Theories of Communication: The Economy of Attention." University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Online News Media and the Recent Mideast Conflict. Invited Lecture for Professor Philip Seib's class. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Media Systems in the Arab World: How Free Is the Information Flow. Public Lecture. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Communication, Conflict, and Middle East Cultures. Invited Lecture for Professor James Scotton's class. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Non-Verbal Communication in the Arab World. Invited Lecture for Professor Lynda McCroskey's class on "Non-Verbal Communication." California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). How the Western Media Cultivates the Arab Image. Invited Lecture for Professor Lynda McCroskey's class on "Communication Theory." California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Media Systems in the Arab World: How Free Is the Information Flow. Invited Public Lecture. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Reporting on Religious Diversity in the Media. Presented to the Global Forum on Freedom of Expression, Oslo, Norway.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Online Freedom of Expression in the Arab World. Presented to the Press Freedom on the Internet Conference, Center for Socio-Legal Studies, London.

• Abdulla, R. (2009). Measuring Public Opinion in Egypt: The Case of the Information and Decision Support Center's Public Opinion Poll Center. Presented to the Advances in Audience and Consumer Measurement Conference, Miami, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. & Keenan, K. (2009). Gender and Perceptions of Celebrity Advertising in Egypt. Presented to the AUSACE (Arab-US Association for Communication Educators) Convention, Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2008). The Power of Facebook: Online Social Networks As Tools for Civic Engagement. Public Lecture: The John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement. The American University in Cairo.

• Abdulla, R. (2008). Freedom of Expression on the Internet in the Arab World. Public Lecture and book signing event (The Internet in the Arab World: Egypt and Beyond. Peter Lang, 2007): Books and Books, Miami, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. (2008). From Dissertation to Publication. Invited Lecture for doctoral students and faculty members: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. (2007). Using the Internet in the Media Coverage of Human Rights Issues. Invited lecture for Egyptian journalists: The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights.

• Abdulla, R. (2007). Towards Enhancing Media Education in the Arab World: Overcoming Problems and Achieving Accreditation. Presented to the AUSACE (Arab-US Association for Communication Educators) Convention, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

• Abdulla, R. (2007). On the Road to Academic Accreditation: The Importance of Research and Balanced Curricula. Presented to the International Conference on Higher Education in the 21st Century, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

• Abdulla, R. (2007). Sampling Methods: What Works and What Does Not Work for Egypt. Presented to the Cairo International Confernce on Public Opinion (CICPO), Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2006). Women and Media in the Arab World. Public Lecture: Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.

• Abdulla, R. (2006). Convergence, Consolidation, and Con-News. Presented to Prince Talal Center for American Studies and Research conference on Journalism in American Cinema, The American University in Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2006). The status of higher education in Egypt: Where are we compared to others? And why? Presented to the AUC Research Conference, The American University in Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2006). The Internet in Egypt and the Arab World. Public Lecture: Web Salon Series, Sakiet el Sawy Cultural Wheel, Cairo.

• Abdulla, R. (2005). The Internet in Egypt and the Arab World: How governments deal with the free flow of online information. Presented to NCA 2005 (National Communication Association) Convention, Boston, MA.

• Abdulla, R. (2005). The Internet and the health of the civic society in Egypt. Presented to NCA 2005 (National Communication Association) Convention, Boston, MA.

• Abdulla, R. (2005). Towards believing what you see on the Egyptian news....Well, at least most of it. Presented to the AUC Research Conference, The American University in Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2004). The uses and gratifications of the Internet among Arab students in Egypt. Presented to NCA 2004 (National Communication Association) Convention, Chicago, Illinois.

• Abdulla, R. (2004). Using alumni surveys for assessment: Surveying alumni from the American University in Cairo. Presented to NCA 2004 (National Communication Association) Convention, Chicago, Illinois.

• Abdulla, R. (2004). Teaching American and Arab students in Egypt and the US. Presented to NCA 2004 (National Communication Association) Convention, Chicago, Illinois.

• Abdulla, R. (2004). New approaches for Egyptian media leadership in the Arab world. Presented to the AUSACE (Arab-US Association for Communication Educators) Convention, Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2004). Youth attitudes towards Arabic video clips in Egypt. Presented to the American Research Center in Egypt Conference on Music and Television, Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (2003). Creating community: What the Internet means to Arab students. Presented to NCA 2003 (National Communication Association) Convention, Miami, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. (2003). Exploring the concept of virtual community among international students. Presented to ICC 2003 (Intercultural Communication Conference), Miami, Florida.

• Lin, C., Salwen, M, & Abdulla, R. (2003). Uses and gratifications of offline Newspapers and online news. Presented to ICA 2003 (International Communication Association), San Diego, California.

• Abdulla, R. (2002). Content analysis of major Arabic-language online message boards following September 11. Presented to NCA 2002 (National Communication Association) Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Abdulla, R., Garrison, B., Salwen, M., Driscoll, P., & Casey, D. (2002). The credibility of newspapers, television news, and online news. Presented to AEJMC 2002 (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication), Miami, Florida.

• Lin, C., Salwen, M, & Abdulla, R. (2002). Uses and gratifications of online and offline news: New wine in an old bottle? Presented to AEJMC 2002 (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication), Miami, Florida.

• Salwen, M., Driscoll, P., Garrison, B., Abdulla, R., Campbell, K., & Casey, D. Third-person perceptions of fear during the war on terrorism: How each side of the digital divide perceives the other. Presented to AEJMC 2002 (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication), Miami, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. (2002). Online Arabic-language discussions of 9/11 and the aftermath: What are they saying on the other side of the Atlantic? Presented to BEA 2002 (Broadcast Education Association), Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Abdulla, R. (2002). A content analysis of an Arabic-language message board following September 11. Presented to ICC 2002 (Intercultural Communication Conference), Miami, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. (2001). The Internet in the Middle East: An overview of developments and current status. Presented to the NCA 2001 (National Communication Association) Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.

• Abdulla, R. (2001). Age, gender, & music genre as predictors of the uses and gratifications of MTV In Egypt. Presented to the NCA 2001 (National Communication Association) Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.

• Abdulla, R. (2001). Arabic music on the Internet: Copyrights or copywrongs? Presented to the AUSACE 2001 (Arab-US Association for Communication Educators) Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.

• Abdulla, R. (2001). Internet radio in the Middle East. Presented to BEA 2001 (Broadcast Education Association), Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Abdulla, R. (2001). Modernism, postmodernism, & Pink Floyd: Is there anybody out there? Presented to ICC 2001 (Intercultural Communication Conference), Miami, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. (2000). International music across cultural boundaries: But hey, does the term really exist? Presented to ICC 2000 (Intercultural Communication Conference), Miami, Florida.

• Abdulla, R. (1999). The impact of Music Television (MTV) on music broadcasting in Egypt and the Middle East region. Presented to ARTICLE 19 (International Centre Against Censorship), Cairo, Egypt.

• Abdulla, R. (1998). Why kids want their MTV: A cross-cultural perspective. Presented to the AUSACE (Arab-US Association for Communication Educators) Convention, Cairo, Egypt. Abstract available at http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwaus/conference3.html

• Abdulla, R. (1996). The uses and gratifications of music television in Egypt: Why kids want their MTV. Unpublished master’s thesis, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.