Professor, (Global) Media Studies, Internet-Distributed TV, Cultural Studies, Cross-border media, Digital Diasporic Media, #terrorism studieshttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3mqxpfdjy7k24https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/08/nuremberg-review-russell-crowe-rami-malek?fbclid=IwZnRzaATJEhFwZG9mAWZkaWQWUK2Ya9WA3sJ9q7EAmbyvmt6BY6b4nWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5xTmSst-SCPNp3GktYsc9CD_hNLajR6HV1xCAe73Knrq2ccGjluGwqCTOarg_aem_C01jltSrvoi55wE8hi6dlA19 Jul 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxpfdjy7k24https://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3mpx7r5dw422nNew publication with direct link open access: In @ccc-journal.bsky.social on #Media #Infrastructure and the #war on #Iran https://doi.org/10.1093/ccc/tcag023 https://academic.oup.com/ccc/article/19/2/95/8715623?login=false06 Jul 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpx7r5dw422nhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3md4fjcjug22ghttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/trump-rubio-student-speech.html?smid=url-share23 Jan 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4fjcjug22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3md4fgqdsck2ghttps://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260122-knesset-approves-law-banning-employment-of-palestinian-university-graduates-in-israels-education-system/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPgpd1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeMoaUs4qUbnc-xHB0sEM1JA4DIoHdX7dR1L0TVKXzL88HVFtKEN4Izy0axL8_aem_4GnR9vqmpQdQrarjm2QguQ23 Jan 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4fgqdsck2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3mctjmc2e2c2jIn Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/trump-minneapolis-ice.html?smid=bs-share20 Jan 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctjmc2e2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3maysaiiyt22hhttps://ifpnews.com/renowned-iranian-filmmaker-bahram-beyzai-dies-on-his-birthday/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAO9NMdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeAzYeeescYBl0Q2aKNMwJKtaGJNXg0nIJbkiii3zlBTsEwkh9QbRxHgHzIaE_aem_9UEKj4KmZx40OTNOt0PGhw27 Dec 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3maysaiiyt22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3m73xn77uq22uhttps://newlinesmag.com/reportage/chicago-is-pushing-back-against-trump/03 Dec 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73xn77uq22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3m45ic7cmdc2chttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/26/out-of-all-the-languages-i-know-persian-is-the-one-that-speaks-directly-to-my-soul-and-offers-a-new-way-of-being27 Oct 2025 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m45ic7cmdc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3m2i64c4klk27https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/05/disability-social-security-age-benefits/05 Oct 2025 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2i64c4klk27https://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3lwptzs6td22kFrom @newlinesmag.bsky.social #gaza https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/gazas-beloved-deserves-to-live/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMQvnlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuSfHP6L1Fh3QczA9JT4hd6D5g2TyTxbHBe-CuSDpyJWF561wb9DV9YhBlac_aem_iHs1kFtFyXHom6fqGw1GSA19 Aug 2025 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwptzs6td22khttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3lwgaruu5a22q#Gaza https://apple.news/AjF2kCdSURK22vcBNg3mJRw15 Aug 2025 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwgaruu5a22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3lwcjqmkkok2zDon’t discourage people from getting a college education: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/13/tiktok-skilled-trades-workers/13 Aug 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcjqmkkok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3lu7zqgguh22yThe dear leader’s feelings hurt so #CBS folded like cheap pancakes… #colbert https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/07/17/stephen-colbert-canceled-late-show-ending/18 Jul 2025 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu7zqgguh22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3lswnfgmtlk2hThe Spirit of Tehran by Asef Bayat for @newlinesmag.bsky.social has been translated into Persian and is widely circulated. @dannypostel.bsky.social https://pecritique.com/2025/07/01/%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%ad-%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a2%d8%b5%d9%81-%d8%a8%db%8c%d8%a7%d8%aa/01 Jul 2025 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswnfgmtlk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3lsu2peawx223An important read by Asef Bayat in @newlinesmag.bsky.social https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/the-spirit-of-tehran/30 Jun 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsu2peawx223https://bsky.app/profile/msemati.bsky.social/post/3lsgbjqciss2n#Iranian nationalism and pride in National identity via #popularmusic https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/514858/Iranian-traditional-pop-singers-release-new-tracks-supporting25 Jun 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:plmnmdg2evym74o7crl56myn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgbjqciss2n