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Mehdi is an Iranian journalist, studies at SIPA with the concentration on international security policy, specialization on Media and Communication, and the Middle East. His area of interests includes interstate relations and diplomacy, Islam and globalization, and new media. From 2003 to 2008 he hosted a weekly Persian-language TV program as a political commentator. |
Mehdi Jalali's Activity
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Mehdi Jalali wrote a new blog post: Men with the women headscarves on facebook 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Iranian men in headscarf
The Iranian anti-government movement took an innovative step that revealed the capabilities and potentials of new media in social mobilization. This new phase of movement began with Iranian men posting pictures of themselves on social networks such as Facebook wearing women’s headscarves as a political statement after the arrest of a student
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Mehdi Jalali updated the ”Interests” information on their profile 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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Mehdi Jalali wrote a new blog post: Virtual Jihad: Iranian regime fights its citizens online 3 months, 3 weeks ago
While Iran’s post-election political upheaval is taking place on the streets, the government pays special attentions to the online activities and exercises an expanded control over cyberspace. Iranian Students News Agency, ISNA reported on Friday Nov 14, that Ismael Muqadam—the commander of the Islamic Republic security Forces—introduced a new police division for ‘exchange information space’.
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Mehdi Jalali commented on the blog post Iranian Green Movement in New Media 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanks for comments Michael and Mariana,
1. Education is free in Iran- even though there are some profitable schools- and English is mandatory from middle school. So I don’t think that knowing English effects people’s social class.
2. Usually in recent decades, the agents of social change are in the cities that internet is vastly used. -
Susan S. Sawyers and Mehdi Jalali are now friends 4 months, 3 weeks ago
