Virtually Islamic Blog

Research, Information and Speculation on Islam in the Digital Age

Amos Oz profile

AP, I

srael bids farewell to author and peace advocate Amos Oz
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Rouzan al-Najjar: NYT profile on IDF Medic Murder

NY Times, An Israeli Soldier Killed a Medic in Gaza. We Investigated the Fatal Shot.
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Trolling 'un-Islamic'

Malay Mail, FT mufti advises Muslims not to troll others, says unIslamic, 28 Dec 2018
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Uighur Monitoring

Business Insider, A wall of silence around China's oppression of its Muslim minority is starting to crumble Read More…

Manuscripts | Digital Resources and Projects in Islamic Studies

Maydan, Manuscripts | Digital Resources and Projects in Islamic Studies Read More…

Huda Kattan

BBC News, The millionaire make-up mogul behind Huda Beauty Read More…

Digital Islam and the New Sheikhs

Suzanne Schneider, The Revealer, Digital Islam and the New Sheikhs Read More…

Meet the Vietnamese Muslims of Hanoi

My Salaam, Meet the Vietnamese Muslims of Hanoi Read More…

Scandinavian Student Murders

The Guardian, Scandinavian student murders: nine more arrested in Morocco, 21 Dec 2018
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Extension for Arabic & Persian

Alpheios Reading Tools Version 2.1.0.19, December 2018
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Rethinking Radicalisation

Al Jazeera, Rethinking Radicalisation: How the West's dealing with perceived threats of a post-9/11 world affects young people vulnerable to radicalisation. Read More…

Photography Competition

Win a signed copy of my book 'Hashtag Islam' … Read More…

Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women

Amnesty, Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women Read More…

Self-radicalisation case - UK

Mail Online,

'Self-radicalised' Uber driver who drew sketch of gun raid on Downing St while awaiting trial for samurai sword attack on police near Buckingham Palace is found NOT GUILTY of terror plot
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e-Jihad Florida

Miami Herald, Florida man charged with distributing bomb-making designs for Islamic extremists
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'IS' kill 700 prisoners

Reuters, Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria - Syrian Observatory
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KSA Iran Hajj Deal

Reuters/IFP, Iran, Saudi Arabia 'sign deal' for 2019 Hajj season
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Lockerbie & Pan Am 103

BBC, Lockerbie: The Truth Emerges

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Female Refugee Revolution

The New Arab, How female refugees started a silent gender revolution in Egypt
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The Power of Twitter

BBC Radio 4, The Power of Twitter Read More…

Iraq's Post ISIS Campaign of Revenge

A sobering essential long-read by Ben Taub (and associated photographers): New Yorker, Shallow Graves/Iraq's Post ISIS Campaign of Revenge Read More…

Abu Ali al-Anbari

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, The Biography of Abu Ali al-Anbari: Full Translation and Analysis


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ISIS-obsessed teenager jailed over online terror videos

Birmingham Live, ISIS-obsessed teenager Sudesh Amman jailed over online terror videos
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21st Century Arabic

Arab News, Speaking up for the mother tongue: How Arabic is being retooled for the 21st century
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Podcast: Path & Present

iTunes, Path & Present w/Baraka Blue.

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Syria's forgotten women

Independent, Forgotten Women: The displaced Syrian mothers still fighting for change – who say ‘I want you to feel our suffering’, 17 Dec 2018
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Women Making Space in the Mosque

BBC World Service, Heart & Soul, Women Making Space in the Mosque

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Russians got more impact from regular social media posts than ads in election misinformation campaign

CNBC, Russians got more impact from regular social media posts than ads in election misinformation campaign Read More…

Facebook Yemen Controversy

Metro, Facebook is censoring images of starving children in Yemen for being ‘sexual content’, 17 Dec 2018
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'Fake News', WhatsApp and India

Wired, How WhatsApp Fuels Fake News and Violence in India
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Online Gambling Punished in Aceh

AFP/NDTV, Indonesia's Aceh Whips Men For Sharia-Banned Gambling, 11 Dec 2018
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'The looting of Aleppo'

Diana Darke, Middle East Eye, The looting of Aleppo: ‘We’re living in medieval times’ opinion/analysis
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Mosque Plan = 'Fake News'

Rhyl Journal, Mosque plan for Prestatyn branded fake news, 14 Dec 2018
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Gille Kepel's Analysis

Gavin Mortimer, Spectator, The link between the gilet jaunes and the Strasbourg attack, 13 Dec 2018
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Russia detains 7 alleged IS, Al-Nusra supporters

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Seven Detained In Russia For Allegedly Supporting Islamic State, Al-Nusra Front, 13 Dec 2018
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Islamic Art approaches

New approaches to studying and writing about Islamic art: Read More…

Football

A couple of interesting links to football content (from the Middle Eastern perspective) Read More…

Iran Social Media Activist Dies on Hunger Strike

BBC News, Vahid Sayadi Nasiri: Jailed Iran activist dies on hunger strike
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Assessing Outcomes of Online Campaigns Countering Violent Extremism

Todd C. Helmus, Kurt Klein, Rand, Assessing Outcomes of Online Campaigns Countering Violent Extremism
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How Islamic is "Islamic Studies"?

YouTube, How Islamic is "Islamic Studies"? Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, Distinguished Lecture
I haven't seen this in fully yet.
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Like War: The Weaponization of Social Media

European Eye on Radicalization, P. W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking. Like War: The Weaponization of Social Media
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Malaysia Fashion

Star, Made By Malaysia, Loved By The World, 10 Dec 2018
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'Islamophobic' Database under Scrutiny

Middle East Eye, World-Check 'terrorism' database cites 'Islamophobic' sources in Muslim profiles, 10 Dec 2018 Read More…

Jihadology

Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, Don't Shut Down the Internet's Biggest Jihadi Archive, 10 Dec 2018 Read More…

Egypt Apple Issues

Venture Beat, Egypt threatens Apple with legal action over anti-competitive pricing
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Russia Maps Error

"A Russian online mapping company was trying to obscure foreign military bases. But in doing so, it accidentally confirmed their locations—many of which were secret. "

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Single Muslim Mums

SingleMuslimMums.co.uk

New and noted.
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'Anti-Islam' Marcher against Brexit

Guardian, Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march, 7 Dec 2018
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Religious Authority between Generations

Economist, Young Muslims challenge the old guard at Britain’s mosques
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Protesting Hijab in Iran

BBC News, The Iranian trailblazer who removed her headscarf, 7 Dec 2018


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Human Rights and IoT

IoT for All, Human Rights and IoT: Tracking Violations and Improving Protections, 5 Dec 2018
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UAE deportation policy

Economic Times, UAE quietly deporting IS sympathisers of Indian origin, 6 Dec 2018

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Iran Messaging Apps Policies

Radio Farda, Iran To Tighten Grip On Cyberspace, Messaging Apps, 6 Dec 2018 Read More…

IS 'History'

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, The Islamic State Research Office's Self-History

Long read, with lots of interesting detail. I haven't gone through it all yet.
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Online Radicalisation in Hawaii

USDOJ, U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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Kashmir insurgents kill civilians

D.W.com, Kashmir insurgents kill civilians over spying suspicions, 4 Dec 2018
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UK: Prosecution for spreading IS propaganda

Telegraph & Argus, CCTV operative spread graphic Islamic State propaganda, court told
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Allied and Lethal: Islamic State Khorasan’s Network and Organizational Capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Amira Jadoon, CTC, Allied and Lethal: Islamic State Khorasan’s Network and Organizational Capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 3 Dec 2018

Links to PDF report.

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IS Telegram

BBC Monitoring, Analysis: IS steps up use of Telegram 'groups' feature
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'IS' Case

Mail Online, Muslim woman, 23, who chatted online with jihadi brides and knew about a terror attack BEFORE it happened 'didn't understand' she was a member of ISIS
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Allegations: Jamal Khashoggi's private WhatsApp messages may offer new clues to killing

CNN, Jamal Khashoggi's private WhatsApp messages may offer new clues to killing, 4 Dec 2018 Read More…

Jihadology Access Concerns

David Bond, ft.com, How extremist videos are hitting UK relations with US tech groups, 2 Dec 2018
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Wales Far-Right Issues

BBC News, System Resistance Network: Neo-Nazi group 'should be illegal'
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Racial bias: report

Guardian, Revealed: the stark evidence of everyday racial bias in Britain, 2 Dec 2018

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'Patriot Act' with Hasan Minhaj

The Atlantic, 'Hasan Minhaj, the host of the new Netflix series "Patriot Act," is turning a tested sphere—the topical talk show—into an immigrant home' Read More…

Radio and Social Media against Radicalisation

Rey-Luis Banagudos, Philippine News Agency, Using radio, social media to advocate peace, 2 Dec 2018
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Deplatforming Impact

Bijan Stephen, The Verge, Death of a provocateur


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Indonesia Censorship

AFP/South China Morning Post, Village in conservative region of Muslim-majority Indonesia yanks Wi-fi over porn-surfing pupils
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How Instagram hides behind Facebook – and rakes in billions

Scott Greer, Medium/Guardian, How Instagram hides behind Facebook – and rakes in billions
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Israel's software helps KSA - allegation

NYT, Israeli Software Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi, Lawsuit Says
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Khashoggi Intercept assessment

NYT, Intercepts Solidify C.I.A. Assessment That Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing


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CIA Intercept

Wall Street Journal, CIA Intercepts Underpin Assessment Saudi Crown Prince Targeted Khashoggi, 3 Dec 2018
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