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EFF’s BayFF on Social Media in Activism

by iFaqeer on August 27, 2009 · No Comments · in Events

I attended a “BayFF” event by the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the role of social media in the recent events in Iran. They also had someone from the EFF talk about the situation and events in South America, so I offered to talk about Pakistan–and ended up talking a bit more broadly about South Asia and beyond, as [...]

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SAJA Panel Discussion on the South Asian Blogosphere

by iFaqeer on September 25, 2008 · 1 Comment · in Events, In the News, Updates

SAJA BRIEFING: The South Asian Blogosphere and How Its Changing the Media 8:35pm Website: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/09/26/desiblogs “The South Asian Journalists Association presents an online panel discussion among some of the best-known names in the South Asian blogosphere. They will discuss the state of the blogosphere (South Asian and otherwise) and how it is affecting how news [...]

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San Jose Peace Center Event with Safdar Sarki

by iFaqeer on September 25, 2008 · 1 Comment · in Events, In the News, Photography, Updates, Wikipedia

Dr. Safdar Sarki on the Wikipedia Apologies for the late update, but I recently got the chance to moderate an event at the San Jose Peace Center with Dr. Safdar Sarki organized by one of my primary activist commitments, the Friends of South Asia. [I was not able to provide advance notice because I wasn't [...]

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