The BlackBerry veil: Mobile use and privacy practices by young female Saudis

Journal of Islamic Marketing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 190-206

  Lobo, Sunila ^a   Elaluf Calderwood, Silvia ^b  

^a Seeing Stone Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Islamic marketing; Middle East; Mobile phones; Mobile technology; Privacy; Social practices; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878221658     PISSN: 17590833     EISSN: 17590841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17590831211232582     Document Type: Article

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