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28 June 2020![In his own words: Digitally detecting COVID-19 public opinion in the Arab world](https://images.ctfassets.net/2h1qowfuxkq7/5nexUEuvtEPJg80JaC0hCj/f608f9aa49e6292011ecb77caf5f30ed/PC-Glitterstudio_-_Socialmedia_-_Mobile_-_Apps_-_hero.jpg?w=750&h=313&fl=progressive&q=85&fm=jpg&fit=fill)
Opinions about the pandemic posted on social and traditional media in the Arab world have been analyzed by Professor Fouad Mrad and Data Pop Alliance.
Image source: Glitterstudio, via ShutterstockProfessor Fouad Mrad, Frontier Technologies Manager at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, and a judge on QF’s innovation TV show Stars of Science, on what data can tell us about sentiments surrounding the impact of the pandemic