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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

What does Iran's internet blackout feel like at our university? Closer than you might think. I write about it for the Tyee: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 15/05/2026

“Iran is 10 1/2 hours ahead of Vancouver. So, the Iranians on our campus hold vigil in the night, across an ocean, for the ones they cannot reach, while also expected to be present and functional during the day.” Neda Maghbouleh writes.

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When Iran Cut the Internet, Many in BC Were Left Reeling | The Tyee

I can’t fix it from here at UBC. But as a professor, I can show up for my students.

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Grateful to adapt our new paper on refugee family separation @ersjournal.com into a post for the Council on Contemporary Families. I hope it’s readable & useful for teaching courses on family, inequality, immigration, & policy. thesocietypages.org/ccf/2025/06/...

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Spillover or consolidation? We tested 2 models of cultural polarization w/ ~2,000 Americans. The data support consolidation: once we accounted for networks and dispositions, partisanship lost its explanatory power. 📄 Childress, Rawlings, & Maghbouleh (2025) 🔗 doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/zpe8y_v

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Getting a comms-related endorsement from @lauraknelson.bsky.social is everything. I hope I’m getting better at making slide threads. Here’s one for our latest pre-print on book banning:

Do most Americans actually support book banning?

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Getting a comms-related endorsement from @lauraknelson.bsky.social is everything. I hope I’m getting better at making slide threads. Here’s one for our latest pre-print on book banning:

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Laura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Has everyone seen @nedasoc.bsky.social 's paper thread game? 👇 Because she has raised. the. bar. (Important, and sobering, paper too)

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A new Texas ruling (Little v. Llano County) says the public can’t sue if libraries pull books for political reasons. It confirms what we found in our new study: most Americans don’t want book bans. It’s political elites—like in Texas—who are cutting off public access. ⬇️

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Book bans are rising, but everyday Americans dont want them. We tested ~2000 people, and found broad acceptance, not polarization. The public doesn't echo elite battles. 📄Cultural Polarization & Social Groups: The Case of Book Banning (Childress, Rawlings, Maghbouleh) 🔗 osf.io/zpe8y_v1

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I recently read RELIGION IS NOT DONE WITH YOU by @mpgphd.bsky.social & @profirmf.bsky.social. It’s so, so good. The airport chapter was particularly brilliant as a sociological case study, but honestly, the whole book is 🫶🏼 Highly recommend for teaching or just for fun.

Religion is not done with you - an awesome book

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

“Heaven without people is not worth going to.” Our 7-year study of 52 Syrian families shows most remain separated by policy, not by choice. And when resettlement rules exclude kin, the cost is isolation, debt + desperation. Check out our article & full special issue here: doi.org/10.1080/0141...

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“Heaven without people is not worth going to”: refugee resettlement, time, and the institutionalization of family separation

We examine how resettlement as an institution, shaped by temporal opportunities and constraints over the lifespan, perpetuates refugee family separation. Based on seven years of qualitative researc...

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Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

tysm @ubcmigration.bsky.social for producing new data viz/ policy takeaways from 2024 article w @mienah.bsky.social + #AndrewBoozaryMD in time for today's #WorldHealthDay

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UBC Centre for Migration Studies @migration.ubc.ca · 07/04/2025

🆕 Research Brief: Dr. Neda Maghbouleh highlights how recognizing Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) populations as a distinct category is vital for addressing health disparities—progress now at risk under the Trump administration. 🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/j7YLd #WorldHealthDay #MENA

Visual displaying the cover of a research brief titled "Making Health Disparities Visible: The MENA Category and Migration Insights Series."

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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · 18/03/2025

“Heaven without people is not worth going to”: #RefugeeResettlement, Time, and the Institutionalization of Family Separation Authors: Neda Maghbouleh @nedasoc.bsky.social , Laila Omar The University of British Columbia, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Coming soon!

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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 10/01/2025

As Canada pauses new parent and grandparent immigration sponsorships, we're returning to sociologist @nedasoc.bsky.social's wonderful piece, "The Case for Grandmothers": contexts.org/blog/grandmothers/ "Canada’s... system tends to portray elders... as social burdens rather than assets." #sociology

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