Social media has become a crucial tool for advocacy efforts as it has the power to connect individuals and communities globally and amplifying voices for crucial issues. On 9th September 2021, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur ruled that children born overseas to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreigners are automatically conferred Malaysian citizenship. However, on 14 September 2021, the Malaysian government filed an appeal against the decision. This study employs non-probability sampling and qualitative content analysis, to analysed postings on the Instagram account of ‘Family Frontiers’, a women’s rights non-governmental organisation (NGO) that advocates equal citizenship rights for Malaysian women and their overseas-born children. This study will focus on ‘Family Frontiers’ account from 9th September 2021 to 16th September 2022 concentrating on four areas which are: 1) the Personal experiences of the Malaysian mothers affected 2) Politicians’ support towards Family Frontiers 3) #TarikBalikRayuan social media campaign 4) Information of the citizenship case

Authors:
Shazleen Mohamed, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Aleza Nadia Othman, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

About the Presenter(s)
Dr.Shazleen Mohamed is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia

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