January 2019
IS 'haven'?
30/01/19 11:59
Kenya: al-Shabab Recruitment
30/01/19 11:45
Ghana Journalist Murder
30/01/19 11:42
#WeareallMary #كلنا_مريم
29/01/19 15:01
'Gender balance' UAE
29/01/19 14:50
Opinion/analysis: Moya Crockett, Stylist, Go ahead and mock the UAE’s all-male gender equality awards – but don’t forget the West’s track record
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Iran 'hacking threat'
29/01/19 14:45
KSA UAE Digital Currency
29/01/19 14:43
SalamWeb
29/01/19 14:38
Timothy Bernard Case
28/01/19 17:11
The enduring appeal of violent jihad
28/01/19 17:07
Reflections on Egypt
26/01/19 19:23
'The fall of Egyptian media'
26/01/19 19:07
Social media and the 'Arab Uprising'
25/01/19 16:25
Social Media Activist Jailed
25/01/19 16:22
‘Killed by injustice’: The hanging of a British Somali
25/01/19 16:20
'Hashtag Islam' Review
18/01/19 16:07
Sudan and Social Media
18/01/19 15:08
'IS' Ideological Origins
17/01/19 15:47
Nojoud al-Mandeel
17/01/19 15:44
Muslim Digital Citizens Guide
17/01/19 15:39
Cardiff Muslim Community 1961
16/01/19 12:31
Via Cardiff UK Islam Centre, I've discovered a gem of a COI film about Muslims in Cardiff, made in 1961. Read More…
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
15/01/19 15:04
Religious Opinion on Online Purchases
15/01/19 15:02
Borneo 'Fake News' Event
15/01/19 14:56
Dark Web Analysis
15/01/19 14:54
Digital Piety in Bangladesh: A Psychosocial Analysis
14/01/19 17:12
KSA activism appeal
14/01/19 17:09
Sufi Art
14/01/19 17:05
ISIL Rehab
14/01/19 17:03
Populism, Extremism and New Media
11/01/19 16:19
International Conference on Populism, Extremism and New Media. January 11-12, 2019. University of Padua, Italy. Read More…
Somalis in the UK
11/01/19 15:53
'How to be a Muslim Woman'
11/01/19 15:47
Here's information on the podcasts of the excellent BBC Radio 4 series How to be a Muslim Woman. Read More…
UK IS members captured
11/01/19 15:45
Uighur Intellectuals Persecuted
09/01/19 09:56
Condor
08/01/19 15:11
IMDb, Condor starting a discussion on this recent programme, which links into issues associated with Islam and Muslims. Read More…
Nas Daily
08/01/19 14:58
Amazon Product Removal
08/01/19 14:55
SMS Divorce Notification
07/01/19 17:04
Ottoman Era Photos Digitised
07/01/19 17:00
Deradicalisation in the Netherlands
04/01/19 12:15
Les Mis in Iran
04/01/19 12:03
KSA Italian football
04/01/19 12:01
New book: 'A Critique of the Abrogation Theory'
04/01/19 12:00
My former student, Jasser Auda, has a new book out: Jasser Auda & Adil Salahi, A Critique of the Abrogation Theory in Islam (Goodreads page)
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KSA Viral Twitter Thread
04/01/19 11:58
Sudan Net Censorship
04/01/19 11:47
IS hacks
04/01/19 11:45
De-radicalisation Resisted
03/01/19 19:20
Rohingya Situation Page - Updated
03/01/19 13:00
I'm collecting Rohingya related stories here (many derived from my Twitter @garybunt). It forms an important element in relation to online activism, as well as being a human rights catastrophe. It's not possible to cover everything here, but over-time I intend to write about the digital dimensions of this issue.
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Calligraphy in Focus
03/01/19 12:59
Conference on Leadership, Authority and Representation in British Muslim Communities
03/01/19 12:56
Cardiff University, Conference on Leadership, Authority and Representation in British Muslim Communities I'm giving a short paper at this event, on 21st January, 2019. My paper is entitled "The Net Imam Paradox: Contesting Leadership, Religious Authority and Representation in Cyberspace"
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'Patriot Act' banned
03/01/19 12:44
New York Times, Netflix Blocks Show in Saudi Arabia Critical of Saudi Prince (click through here to view the episode)
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Yemen Hip-Hop Stopped
03/01/19 12:37
Iran bans Instagram
03/01/19 12:35
Pew Research findings
03/01/19 12:22
Virtually Islamic Blog II
Gary R. Bunt
'Hashtag Islam: How Cyber-Islamic Environments Are Transforming Religious Authority'