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Ravale Mohydin

Ravale Mohydin is a researcher at TRT World Research Centre. With graduate degrees from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, her research interests include the political economy of media, strategic communications, public diplomacy, political effects of entertainment media and conflict media coverage, as well as South Asian politics and society.

 

Items by Ravale Mohydin

  • Two deaths and an empire

    Many may not remember, but Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and 16th President, General Zia-Ul-Haq, was also killed in a plane crash in August 1988. With the recent death of Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, in a strikingly similar incident, it seems appropriate to pause and reflect on the circumstances...

  • Pakistan’s electoral earthquake signals a new chapter with global stakes

    This month witnessed a monumental election in Pakistan, hailed by many experts as a potential game-changer in the country’s history. Against a backdrop of significant and documented pre-poll rigging, international observers considered the election result to be predetermined, and major global news outlets reported it as so. However, in...

  • Enter AI: Shaping Pakistan 2024 elections and beyond

    2024 marks a pivotal moment for global democracy as seven of the world’s ten most populous nations gear up for crucial elections. These nations, collectively representing nearly half of the world’s population, are on the brink of determining their future leadership and the trajectory of their countries. Simultaneously, 2024...

  • Twitter’s acquisition by Elon Musk and the impact on the Global South

    Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has been tumultuous, to say the least. Twitter Verification has been rolled out and everyone interested in the service can pay $8 a month to get verified and receive benefits, such as the coveted blue tick, with a potential for higher visibility and reach...

  • Neoliberal values are not sustainable, and neither is the global system built on them 

    South Asia’s response to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine tells a story. It’s a story of how the responses of three countries — Pakistan, India and Bangladesh — to the tragedy unfolding in front of the eyes of the world reflect the limits of the neoliberal-inspired constructs of...

  • Soap operas, fatwas and censorship: the Turkey-UAE battle for hearts and minds

    In early 2018, the Dubai-based, Saudi-owned, Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) announced via UAE media that it was going to ban Turkish drama series, despite the soap operas’ massive popularity in the Arab world. Though there was no explanation provided, it was denounced by Turkish officials as a “political...