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Shafiq Rahman

The author teaches media and communication at a college in the US.

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How social media breeds social movements

9 August 2018
Observers in Bangladesh are still grappling to figure out the sudden and powerful student movement that paralysed the capital city over a demand for safe roads.
9 August 2018
Politics

Politics of “base” and its victims

22 June 2018
FIFA World Cup is undoubtedly the most covered media event throughout the world. While American media covered football matches here and there, one particular story dominated the media for the past few weeks: separation of children from their parents in the US-Mexico border.
22 June 2018
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Towards a 'broad enough view' of social media

28 April 2018
Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook CEO, rarely speaks in public. But recently he spoke before US Congress for hours.
28 April 2018
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America's lethal gun status quo

22 February 2018
Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in an Uber at 2:19pm on Wednesday, February 14. He carried a duffel bag in which he hid his semiautomatic AR-15 rifle. He entered the school building, pulled his weapon out and randomly shot people on a whim. Seventeen people, mostly students, were killed in the carnage.
22 February 2018
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Citizen ‘Muslim’ in Trump's America

5 December 2017
Muslims have been on the receiving end of bigotry, prejudice and assault since Donald Trump began running for the office of the President of the United States.
5 December 2017
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9/11 and the collective memory of Muslims

16 September 2017
Another 9/11 anniversary has just passed almost quietly. In the United States, the day was observed with usual rites and rituals.
16 September 2017
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Islamic extremism: The elephant in the room

31 May 2017
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's so-called 'Arab-Islamic-American' summit in which US President Donald Trump addressed heads of
31 May 2017
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How media can survive the Trump assault

27 February 2017
Relations between President Donald Trump and the US press is rocky, to say the least. It began during election campaign. Many
27 February 2017

Breaking the Backbone

It’s cliché to say that education is the backbone of a society, but sometimes it's imperative that we remind ourselves of the
28 May 2016
US Media

US Media: Free but not trustworthy?

Turning news into entertainment not only benefits the corporations financially but also help ruling elites maintain the status quo...
11 May 2016
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