Hichkas: the fearless Iranian rapper singing for ‘all the nobodies’
Dr Massoumeh Torfeh discusses Iranian rapper who articulates citizens’ discontent over the killing of protesters in a post on TRT World. See link
2101, 2020
0401, 2020
Donald Trump miscalculated the fallout of Soleimani’s assassination
Dr Massoumeh Torfeh discusses the aftermath of Ghasem Suleimani’s assassination. Dr Torfeh is a Research Associate at Centre for Global Media and Communications, SOAS. Link to article Image credit
1111, 2019
Dr. Zahera Harb discusses fake news and the Lebanese protests
Lebanon Protests and ‘fake news’ By Zahera Harb On October 17 a wave of protests erupted in Lebanon against corruption. Almost half of the Lebanese population took to the streets demanding an end to corruption, transparent economic policies, social justice and protection of the environment. Slogans, such as ‘down with the sectarian confessional regime,’ mingled with calls for the resignation of all state officials whose practices were regarded as corrupt
1410, 2019
Centre for Global Media and Communications scholar on Al Jazeera
The Listening Post on Al Jazeera English is a weekly programme that examines and dissects the world’s media, how they operate and the stories they cover. This week it takes a look at the recent protests in Iraq which resulted in the loss of over 150 lives, a shutdown by the government of the internet and attacks on media outlets by unknown forces. Aida Al-Kaisy joins this weeks programme to
1609, 2019
The promise of Chinese investment brings Iran in from the cold
Dr Massoumeh Torfeh, Research Associate at Centre for Global Media and Communications, explores a major new development in Iran-China relationship in a new article. She writes, “A Chinese investment pledge to the tune of a whopping $400 billion puts a wrench in American plans to isolate Iran – but what will it cost Iran? While the United States Administration wrestles with exerting “maximum pressure” on Iran, and the European signatories
0609, 2019
Birthright, Birthwrong: Representations of Jewish Diaspora in Online Media
Emma Jacobs explores competing discourses of identity on two Jewish websites. Emma did a module on Transnational Communities and Diasporic media in 2018/19 academic year. Image credit: “Birthright Israel: Bus 423” by HRYMX is licensed under CC BY 2.0 As a genre of travel, Birthright Israel—a free ten-day trip to Israel for Jewish young adults, funded by the Israeli government, Zionist organizations, and private donors—sits at a strange point of
1308, 2019
Are US-Iran tensions inching towards a resolution?
Dr Massoumeh Torfeh, Research Associate at the Centre for Global Media and Communications, explores the question Trump’s strategy in relation to Iran in the article linked below for TRT World: TRT Article link Featured image credit: “Kerman, bazaar” by hermien_amsterdam is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
0407, 2019
Where next for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood after death of Mohamed Morsi
Mohamed Taha, SOAS PhD candidate, discusses future prospects of Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt after Morsi. “The death of Egypt’s former president, Mohamed Morsi, in a Cairo court on June 17, on the same day he was elected six years previously, closed a chapter in Egyptian history. Morsi was the first president of Egypt to be elected in popular, representative and multiparty elections. But his burial in a graveyard alongside previous
0706, 2019
A Fragmented Landscape: Barriers to Independent Media in Iraq
Tuesday 11 June 2019 6:00pm to 7:30pm Hosted by the Middle East Centre Research Centres Meeting Suite, 9th Floor, Pankhurst House, Clement’s Inn, WC2A 2AZ The Iraqi media landscape has been characterised by partisan ownership, in the main based on political and religious affiliations. Comparative ethnographic research has revealed highly irregular practices and the struggles of Iraqi journalists to adhere to the norms of professionalism, suggesting that these