" Insurgent movements need a degree of popular support to survive in the medium to long
term. It's an insight long acknowledged and put into practice by both rebels and those tasked …

The cultural imperialism thesis that emerged in late 20th century focused on inequalities in
the West driven global flow of culture and communication, and how that adversely affected …

The Internet and its applications, such as social media, have revolutionized the way
stateless diasporas communicate transnationally. This new virtual, deterritorialized …

Media are fundamental to the way communities make sense of conflicts. This also holds true
for diaspora communities, who are involved in and affected by distant/homeland conflicts …

This article explores Facebook's censorship of Kurdish political activism at the request of the
Turkish government. I argue that Facebook's censorship of political voices belonging to the …

Satellite television has not only provided migrant communities with stronger ties to their
home countries but also enabled second-generation migrants in particular to know more …

The Syrian uprising in 2011 was accompanied by the birth of a new generation of media
outlets seeking to offer alternative narratives to those of the regime. After the Kurds gained a …

The attempted coup in Turkey in July 2016 provided a justification for the Turkish
government to silence oppositional voices in the media and close down many television …

Kurds have come to occupy an increasingly important position in the contemporary Middle
East, notably in the struggle against Islamic State (is). This has brought about an increased …

“A fresh study that confirms the existence of multiple peripheries (and its others) in Turkish
society and how dominant centrist media represented these differences in film and television …