DiscoverThe PeninsulaEpisode 6 of The Peninsula: Dr. Idil Osman on "Social Media, Diaspora, and Somali Politics."
Episode 6 of The Peninsula: Dr. Idil Osman on "Social Media, Diaspora, and Somali Politics."

Episode 6 of The Peninsula: Dr. Idil Osman on "Social Media, Diaspora, and Somali Politics."

Update: 2020-10-25
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In this episode, Dr. Nuur and I speak with Dr. Idil Osman, an Assistant Professor at the School of Media, Communication and Sociology at the University of Leicester, UK about social media, diaspora and Somali politics. Dr. Idil has a longstanding interest in Somalia and Sub Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on how media and communications relate to modern-day conflicts, foreign policy and engage refugee, migrant and diaspora communities. Prior to her academic transition, she spent over 12 years as a national and international journalist working for the BBC, the Guardian and the Voice of America in Washington, DC covering Sub Saharan Africa and its diaspora.

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Episode 6 of The Peninsula: Dr. Idil Osman on "Social Media, Diaspora, and Somali Politics."

Episode 6 of The Peninsula: Dr. Idil Osman on "Social Media, Diaspora, and Somali Politics."

Nuur Hassan