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Shahzaad Raja

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@thecitizenraja
Art Activist | Mixed Media | Chicago
  • Art & DIY
  • Following 835
  • Followers 16.8K
  • Engagement 45.73%
  • Avg comments 72

About Shahzaad Raja

Shahzaad Raja (@thecitizenraja) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. The account has 16,840 followers and 67 published posts. Recent posts average 7,350 likes and 72 comments, an engagement rate of 45.73%.

With 16.8K followers, Shahzaad Raja is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 835 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 20 followers per account Shahzaad Raja follows. Shahzaad Raja uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Shahzaad Raja under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category.

Shahzaad Raja's Instagram bio is brief, at 5 words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Shahzaad Raja dates from August 2025.

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67 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Shahzaad Raja, 7 are carousels, 2 are videos and 1 is a single image. That mix leans toward carousels. 67 published posts give Shahzaad Raja a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 251 followers for each post published. Shahzaad Raja also keeps 1 story highlight on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 46 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include voices, world, people, freedom and does. The captions tag #art, #artist, #chicago, #humanity and #stopthewarnow.

They deserve so much more than just our grief, but our voices
I saw a video clip recently that I haven’t been able to shake off my mind — satellite imagery showing the scale of bloodshed in Sudan, visible all the way from space.

This crisis has become background noise in a world numb to mass violence. Sudan is facing mass extermination, funded and fueled by the UAE as it extracts gold and resources — while entire communities are massacred.

My page has been pretty heavily shadow banned so if you’re seeing this, I hope you don’t lose the part of yourself that still feels for people who are suffering — especially when our own “freedom” comes at the cost of someone else’s. Don’t let this become normalized.
The same government that funds endless wars abroad is tearing families apart here under the banner of “law and order.”

Abolish Ice. Free them all.
Does this look like “America First?” Our government always has billions for weapons and war, but pennies for the poor.
Mixed Media Artist From Chicago Advocates for Palestine…

We sit down with Shahzaad Raja, a Pakistani-American mixed media artist based in Chicago, as he reflects on his creative journey, cultural identity, and the role of art in amplifying truth and resistance. Through his powerful visual work, Shahzaad explores themes of justice, belonging, and the shared human struggle for freedom, using art as both reflection and resistance.

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This interview is part of our ongoing series amplifying voices of those challenging injustice, breaking barriers, and reshaping narratives.

#art #artist #chicago #humanity
Rise up now, everyone who watches, share the post #StopTheWarNow
If you pass by this post you can follow my account
“They ignore the suffering of millions saying they don’t understand it but I ask them: in what language does a child cry?” - Karim Wafa Al Hussain
Sometimes it feels like we’re screaming into an empty void. The walls will continue to speak even if the world isn’t ready to listen.
The quote is from a mother in Gaza. Massacres continue everyday at so called “aid sites” while a whole population of people are being starved to death in this man-made famine.
What does hope look like?
Hope doesn’t come from institutions.
It rises from the ground up—from us.
From voices that break the silence.
From hearts that refuse to look away.
From feet that march through tear gas.
From students who took a stand.

From Gaza to L.A.,
from the Freedom Flotilla
to city streets lit in uprising—
our struggles are bound together.

Hope lives in people who still believe
another world is possible.
Even in the darkest hour,
the light is carried by those who rise,
those who resist.

Shahzaad Raja's engagement

Shahzaad Raja's engagement rate on Instagram is 45.73%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 2 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 102 to 1, with 7,350 likes and 72 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.

Engagement rate

45.73%

Avg likes
7.4K
Avg comments
72
Interactions : followers
1 : 2

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Who is Shahzaad Raja?

Shahzaad Raja (@thecitizenraja) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. Shahzaad Raja uses an Instagram professional account. Shahzaad Raja's Instagram bio is brief, at 5 words.

How many followers does Shahzaad Raja have?

Shahzaad Raja has 16,840 followers on Instagram (16.8K). Set against 835 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 20 followers per account Shahzaad Raja follows. 67 published posts give Shahzaad Raja a moderate archive on Instagram.

What is Shahzaad Raja's engagement rate?

Shahzaad Raja's engagement rate on Instagram is 45.73%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 2 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 102 to 1, with 7,350 likes and 72 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.

What does Shahzaad Raja post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Shahzaad Raja under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Shahzaad Raja, 7 are carousels, 2 are videos and 1 is a single image. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Shahzaad Raja repeatedly use the words voices, world, people, freedom and does. Shahzaad Raja's captions carry hashtags such as #art, #artist and #chicago. Shahzaad Raja writes those captions mainly in English. Shahzaad Raja keeps 1 story highlight, which open with a free Flinque account.

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Shahzaad Raja's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 1 external site, and a free Flinque account opens that link. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist Shahzaad Raja and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.

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