Qurban is a PhD candidate in Journalism and Communication at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. With over seven years of teaching experience as a senior lecturer at Badakhshan University, Afghanistan, he brings both academic and practical expertise to the field. His research explores the social and political implications of social media, particularly its influence on public diplomacy and polarization. His work has been published in leading journals such as Social Media and Society, Computers in Human Behavior, and the Journal of Information Technology and Politics, among others.