Muhammad Akram

Researcher

Research Area Keywords
Social media; Violent extremism; Political disinformation; Content moderation, Authoritarianism online

Contact: akramuhammad1@gmail.com

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About Muhammad

 

Muhammad Akram is a scholar-practitioner who holds a PhD from Concordia University, Montreal, and an MA in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia. He routinely publishes peer-reviewed research on the interconnectedness between disinformation on social media and violent radicalism, especially in fragile politics. Apart from academic research, he has worked for over a decade with various applied research and evaluation projects by multilateral agencies, including the World Bank and USAID, in active conflict and violence settings. He was also an Atlas Corps Fellow in Washington, D.C., under the Emerging Global Leaders Initiative of the U.S. Department of State.  

 Publications


Journal Articles

Perspectives of Canadian Youth on Islamophobic Hate Speech on Social Media (2024)

Arshad-Ayaz A, Ayaz Naseem M, Hizoui H and Akram M

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How was the Taliban 2.0 in Afghanistan seen in Pakistan? (2023)

Akram M, Mohamad D and Arshad-Ayaz A

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Systematic Review of Radicalization through Social Media (2023)

Nasir A and Akram M

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Conflict analysis, learning from practice (2022)

Rhodes G and Akram M

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Reports

Decoding Social Media’s Role in Taliban 2.0 and its Implications for Afghan Youth (2024)

Akram M, Nasar A and Perveen S

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