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Research, Information and Speculation on Islam in the Digital Age

al-Muhajiroun

Independent, Police admit failing to prosecute Islamists for membership of UK’s ‘most dangerous extremist group’ Read More…

London Bridge attacks: how atrocity unfolded

Guardian, London Bridge attacks: how atrocity unfolded

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MI6 Recruitment Shift

Asian Tribune, MI6 -The previously two separate online and offline worlds are now one and the same
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'Deal of the Century'?

Kylie Atwood, CNN, Palestinian snub of Kushner's conference highlights failure of admin's outreach effort

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UN Investigator on Khashoggi

Reuters, Saudi probe dodges who ordered Khashoggi murder: U.N. expert
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Islamic Apps

Deen Developers have an interesting thread on various app developments here Read More…

Podcast on IS

Apple Podcasts, Mother Jones, Betrayal. Torture. Escape. An American ISIS Wife’s Exclusive Tell-All. Read More…

How Muslims Became the good guys on TV

BBC Culture, How Muslims Became the good guys on TV Read More…

Anti-Islam algorithm

The New Arab,  Facebook's anti-Islam algorithm Read More…

Malaysia Internet

NST, Youth and Internet governance Read More…

Indonesia WhatsApp Issues

SCMP, Indonesia’s listening in on private internet chat groups. WhatsApp with that? Read More…

MENA Survey

BBC News, The Arab world in seven charts: Are Arabs turning their backs on religion?

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KSA Driving Issues

BBC News, Saudi Arabia: My experience as a female driver, one year on

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Zodiac on Viu

The National, Free streaming service Viu launches Ahmed Khaled Tawfik adaptation of 'Zodiac' Is this your next box set? Read More…

Jordan online LGBTQ+

BBC News, The online LGBTQ+ magazine blocked in Jordan
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AQIM Qur'an Use

Sergio Altuna Galán, Elcano Royal Institute, Made-To-Measure Qur’anic Quotations: The Incomplete Verses Of Al-Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb – Analysis
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Iran 'Info control'

Yassine Halila, Arab Weekly, Iran ramps up information control tactics, misinformation


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Science & Religion

BBC Radio 4, The Secret History of Science and Religion Read More…

'Jihad Jack'

Updates on the case of 'Jihad Jack' Read More…

Conference - AICIS 2019

AICIS 2019 - 19th International Conference on Islamic Studies Read More…

Sudan Net Blackout

Tomi Oladipo, BBC News, Has an internet blackout killed Sudan's revolution?
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The Gulf's digital addiction

Jennifer Bell, Arab News, Digital addiction’s early start stirs concern in Gulf countries
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Jordan's King on Net Issues

Jordan Times, Internet belongs to its users; moderate, positive voices need to reclaim it — King ‘World's single most important threat is attack on interfaith harmony’
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PUBG Fatwa

Jakarta Post, Aceh Ulema Council bans online game 'PlayerUnknown's Battleground'
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'Hometown' Documentary

BBC News, How did my sleepy hometown become a violent crime hotspot? Read More…

Religious Authority and the net

New and noted: Hira Amin, 'British Muslims Navigating between Individualism and Traditional Authority', 'Religions' Journal (haven't read it all yet!) Read More…

Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques

BBC News, John Sudworth, Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques
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KSA Hacking allegations +

Guardian, Guardian told it was target of Saudi hacking unit after Khashoggi killing

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FB Anti-Muslim Groups

Matthew Thompson, LBC, Secret Far-Right Facebook Groups Stirring Up Anti-Muslim Hatred
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Organ Donation Fatwa

BBC News, Islamic fatwa approves organ donation after Bristol man's efforts
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China's 'transformation' camps

Powerful video report from the BBC's John Sudworth, Inside China’s 'thought transformation' camps Read More…

Social Media Sensitivities

The New Arab, Palestinian-American model Bella Hadid apologises to UAE, Saudi fans over 'racist' Instagram post
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Kotey Interview

Chris Hughes, Mirror, ISIS 'Beatle' Ringo saved Jihadi John's life and laughed at execution videos Read More…

Hashtag Islam

"Readers who want to learn more about how Muslims organise online are recommended Hashtag Islam: How Cyber-Islamic Environments are Transforming Religious Authority by Gary R. Bunt." Burhan Wazir, The Guardian Read More…

Morsi

BBC News, Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial
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Trending: #Justice4MuhammadBilalKhan

Scroll.in, Pakistani blogger known for criticising Army hacked to death in Islamabad
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Exploitation of Social Media

Taylor Lorenz, The Atlantic, Instagrammers Are Exploiting the Sudan Crisis
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Mediating Islam

Mediating Islam in the Digital Age academic project Read More…

FB History Issues

Sarah Manavis, New Statesmen, History-themed Facebook groups have become a magnet for racist content
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Netflix's Jinn

The National, Netflix's Jinn portrays Jordan as country of loose morals, say Jordanians Read More…

Salam, Girl!

The National, ‘Salam, Girl’: the podcast created by two American converts to Islam
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KSA Green Social Media

albawaba, Social Media Turns Green for Saudi Arabia Read More…

Iran Site Integrity

Guardian, Twitter removes thousands of accounts linked to Iran government Read More…

Sudan's Blue Social Media

al-Bawaba, Blue Wave Breaks Through Social Media in Solidarity With Sudan
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Investigating Islam and the internet

Sarah Manavis, New Statesman, Hussein Kesvani’s Follow Me, Akhi: investigating Islam and the internet
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KSA IMEI Tracking

Business Insider, Saudi Arabia is hunting down women who flee the country by tracking the IMEI number on their cellphones Read More…

'What is 'Gendered Islamophobia'?"

Middle East Eye, What is Gendered Islamophobia? Produced by @aayaalshamahi
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Israeli Tech Allegations

The Wire, Israeli Tech Companies Target Rights Activists With Tailor-Made Cyber Threats
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Fashion Influencers

Rayana Khalaf, Stepfeed, 7 female Arab bloggers redefining beauty standards one post at a time
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Disco in Jeddah

Leyal Khalife, Stepfeed, Halal Bar: Arabic hashtag 'Disco in Jeddah' wins the internet with jokes
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'Islamic State' video

BBC Monitoring, IS killing video sends warning to Iraq's Sunnis, 11 Jun 2019 Read More…

Iran 'Digression' SMS service

Boruzu Daragahi, Independent, Iran regime invites people to turn in neighbours for 'moral crimes' via text message
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Bangladesh Big Data

Richard Galpin, BBC News, Big data 'can stop malaria outbreaks before they start'
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Muslim Pilgrimage in the Modern World

New from UNC Press, Muslim Pilgrimage in the Modern World, Edited by Babak Rahimi, Peyman Eshaghi Read More…

Sudan Net Outage

Netblocks, Severe internet outage across Sudan amid reports of Darfur paramilitary attacks
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Kotey & Elsheikh Interview

CNN, One of the ISIS 'Beatles' says he's sorry. Will confessions save these fighters from death row? Read More…

Huawei under MP scrutiny

BBC News, Huawei: 'We stand naked in front of the world' Read More…

Choice Top 75

Hashtag Islam' is included in Choice, 'The Top 75 Community College Titles': May Edition "The best of all the titles appropriate for two-year colleges reviewed in the May issue of Choice."
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El Fadl on KSA Scholars

Usuli Institute, Khaled Abou El Fadl Speaks at Protest for Saudi Scholars, 2 June 2019 [published 7 June 2019 on YouTube]
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Mosul Eye profile

ABC Australia, 'The normal day, you would see beheadings': Why Omar risked his life to expose IS atrocities Read More…

VPN Indonesia

Asia Sentinel, Indonesian Minister’s Anti-VPN Call a Threat to Free Speech
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'IS' rocket research

The Standard, Haisem Zahab, electrician from Young, jailed for missile research to help Islamic State
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PETA Tweet Controversy

Huff Post, PETA Tweets Against A Muslim Holiday's Ritual, But Gets Its Facts Wrong
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From Battlefront to Cyberspace

One for future reading:

Asaad Almohammad & Charlie Winter, From Battlefront to Cyberspace: Demystifying the Islamic State’s Propaganda Machine, CTI, June 2019


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Virtual Exhibition on Refugees

BBC News, Seeking asylum: 'Trusting our lives to people smugglers' Read More…

'Get Out of My Country' - photos

Human Rights News, ‘Get Out Of My Country’: Woman Launches Photography Exhibition On The Day-To-Day Effects Of Islamophobia Read More…

New & Noted: America & Islam

New and noted: Lawrence Pintak, America & Islam
Soundbites, Suicide Bombs and the Road to Donald Trump (Bloomsbury) Read More…

#BlackoutEid

Al Jazeera, #BlackoutEid: Celebrating being black and Muslim Read More…

Australia 'IS' Court Case

ABC News (Australia), Bangladeshi student Momena Shoma sentenced to 42 years for terror attack on homestay landlord
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West Bank IS arrest

Al-Monitor, West Bank security arrests alleged IS recruit targeting Israel Read More…

'WhatsApp Alim'

Quartz, Haleem or Daleem? WhatsApp university fuels debate over Ramzan delicacy Read More…

Podcast - Follow Me, Akhi

Guardian, Meeting your Islamophobic troll: Chips with Everything podcast Read More…

'Advice for Jihadist Wives'

Elisabeth Kendall on al-Qaeda's 'Advice for Jihadist Wives' Read More…

Convert experiences

NOPR, I'm Converting: My First Ramadan
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