“talk back to the West” and assemble #globalsouth publics, especially #muslims in its bid for rising power status, and with what implications on #globalcomm. I am also c-editing the Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East (forthcoming), a collection of 40+ chapters on #media, #communication, #popularculture, #activism, #journalism, #music in the #MiddleEast. #commodon #mediastudies #Introduction