Profile
Dr Mohammad Reyaz is an assistant professor at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aliah University, Kolkata, India. He was a 2021 fellow of the Study of the US Institutes (SUSIs) for Scholars on Religious Pluralism hosted at Seattle University.
Dr Reyaz has done an ICSSR-IMPRESS sponsored project on ‘Stakes in India’s Soft Power: A Case Study of Afghanistan’ in 2019-2020.
Besides MA in Convergent Journalism from AJK-MCRC, Jamia, Dr Reyaz has also done M.Phil. and Ph.D. in International Studies from MMA Jauhar Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, with a specialization on international media.
He has presented papers in national and international seminars. He works at the intersectionality of (new) media, society, and (identity) politics in India and larger Eurasia. His research articles and book chapters have been published in SAGE, Oxford, Routledge, Springer, and Intellect, among others.
PROFILE
Ø Assistant Professor (since June 2016)
Aliah University, Kolkata
o Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Ø SUSI Fellow 2021
Study of the US Institutes (SUSIs) for Scholars on Religious Pluralism hosted at Seattle University.
Ø Research Project (Completed)
ICSSR-IMPRESS sponsored Project on ‘Stakes of India’s Soft Power: Case Study of
Afghanistan’ (2019-2020)
Ø Visiting Scholar (August-September 2019)
Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University (ACKU), Kabul
Ø Senior Adjunct Researcher
Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata
Ø Research Interests
o Intersectionality of religion, identity politics, and (social) media in Central and South Asia, and the larger Muslim world.
Ø Administrative Experiences
o Head (Officiating) of the JMC Dept from November 2019 – December 2021
o Founding Convener of the interdisciplinary ‘Centre of Research and Analysis’ of Aliah University
o Convener of Aliah University Publication Committee
o Chairperson of the Department Research Committee (DRC)
o Chairperson of the Department Purchase Committee
o Member of the Purchase Committees of the Geography and History Departments
Ø Journalist
o Previously Worked in Media for Five years (2010-2015)
o Assistant Editor of TwoCircles.net (October 2012-December 2015)
o Editorial Researcher at ITV Pvt Ltd (June 2010-March 2012)
o Reported on elections of Afghanistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, etc.
o By-lines in Al Jazeera, the Wire, DailyO, DNA, Scroll, HuffingtonPost, The Hoot, Tehelka, TwoCircles.net, etc.
EDUCATION
PhD in International Studies September 2012 — March 2019
MMA Jauhar Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia
Thesis – Civil Society and the Role of Media in Central Asia
M. Phil. in International Studies August 2010 — July 2012
MMA Jauhar Academy of International Studies, JMI
MA in Convergent Journalism August 2008 — July 2010
AJK-Mass Communication Research Centre, JMI
BA (Hon) in English August 2005 — July 2008
Jamia Millia Islamia