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Research, Information and Speculation on Islam in the Digital Age

Conference: 'Digital Islam, Education and Youth'

AICIS 2019 19th Annual Conference on Islamic Studies, 'Digital Islam, Education and Youth: Changing Landscape of Indonesian Islam'

I'll be participating in this conference 1-4 October 2019, which includes livestreaming of the panels.

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Qandeel Baloch Case

Channel News Asia, Brother of murdered Pakistan social media star gets life in 'honour killing' case Read More…

Hijab and Social Media

New and noted: R. Kauser, Exploring the self-presentation of female Muslims, who wear the hijab, on the social networking site 'Instagram.' (Manchester Metropolitan University, 2019) [PDF] Read More…

ISIS Research - Trauma

Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, I Watched ISIS Videos, and Felt My Soul Diminished Read More…

Rumiyah Analysed

Stuart Macdonald, Daniel Grinnell, Anina Kinzel & Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, RUSI Journal, Daesh, Twitter and the Social Media Ecosystem: A Study of Outlinks Contained in Tweets Mentioning Rumiyah Read More…

Egypt Security Issues

The New Arab, Egyptian security services 'conducting illegal random phone searches' in protest crackdown Read More…

Mosul Eye Profile

BBC News, Fighting the Islamic State group online
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Anti-Muslim Instagram Prosecution

Independent, Man jailed over anti-Muslim Instagram posts alongside topless photos with gun Read More…

#HidupMahasiswa

Coconuts Jakarta, #HidupMahasiswa! Spirit and creativity of Indonesia’s student protesters shown on social media Read More…

Islamic fintech

FT, Islamic fintech pioneers test creative ways to engage consumers Read More…

Uighur Research

Darren Byler, Fast Company, For China’s Muslim minority, the internet was a safe haven—until it wasn’t Read More…

IS Prisoners

Jeff Seldin, VOA, Makeshift Prisons for Islamic State Fighters Reaching Breaking Point Read More…

Instagram Influencers

Dhruti Shah, BBC News, The 'brown girls' out to conquer Instagram Read More…

Viral Indonesia Child Poverty

Coconut, Viral: Parents in Indonesia give their baby 5 cups of coffee a day because they say they can’t afford milk Read More…

Tajikistan 'Sex-Video Trap'

RFE/FL, Sex-Video Trap Aims To Defame Female Activist In Tajikistan Read More…

Neo-Nazis Are Glorifying Osama Bin Laden

Ben Makuch and Mack Lamoureux, Vice, Motherboard, Neo-Nazis Are Glorifying Osama Bin Laden Read More…

iMuslims @10

Hard to believe, but my book iMuslims came out ten years ago


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Mona Eltahawy Book

New and noted: Mona Eltahawy, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, Beacon Press Read More…

KSA Abaya Online Debate

Mariam Nabbout, Stepfeed, Saudi scholar believes women 'shouldn't be forced to wear abayas'
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Israa Ghrayeb - updated

BBC News, Israa Ghrayeb: Palestinian woman's death prompts soul-searching
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SuperSisters

Nosheen Iqbal, Guardian, Lifestyle website for Muslim teens is covertly funded by the Home Office
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Social Media & Atheism

Leo Igwe, Maravi Post, Islam, Social Media and Rise of Atheism in Northern Nigeria Read More…

IS Chemical Weapons Expert

VOA, Iraq Sentences Islamic State’s Woman Chemical Weapons Expert Read More…

Lebanon 'Embrace'

StepFeed, People in Lebanon can now prevent suicide from happening ... on Facebook
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Detained Bloggers

BBC News, Australian and British bloggers held in Iran named
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Wael Ghonim

AlBawaba, What Happened to Wael Ghonim, Egypt's Revolution Icon?
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NL Salafi

DutchNews.nl, Mosque-run Salafist schools are teaching children sharia law: report Read More…

Selfies in Mecca

New and noted: an article on Selfies in Mecca (PDF) by Z. Khabibullina. Read More…

Pentagon Chapel

Washington Post/NDTV, "Wipe Away Tragedy": Muslim Engineer Builds Chapel At 9/11 Pentagon Site Read More…

Recording Ritual

Here's a piece about recording ritual, focusing on Muharram, with examples drawn from YouTube. Read More…

AI Arabic

Middle East Eye, Arabic and AI: Why voice-activated tech struggles in the Middle East
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Sinéad O’Connor

The Irish Times, Sinéad O’Connor’s Late Late performance hits 1.6m views online Read More…

'Islamic tartan'

The National,  'Scotland's Islamic tartan is going viral, but why now?
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“Mistress of a Married Man”/"Maitresse d'un homme marié"

NYT, Bold Women. Scandalized Viewers. It’s ‘Sex and the City,’ Senegal Style. 22 Aug 2019.
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KSA Influencers

Bloomberg Business, Can Influencers Improve Saudi Arabia’s Image? Read More…

Shi'ism Malaysia

Malay Mail, Jais denounces Shiah teachings in Friday sermon
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FB Tunisia

Meshkal, Fears over Facebook’s Role in Election Campaign Read More…

Al Qaeda Is Ready to Attack You Again

Colin P. Clarke, Charles Lister, Foreign Policy, Al Qaeda Is Ready to Attack You Again, 4 Sep 2019 Read More…

Prevent Strategy Review

Discover Society, FOCUS: An Independent Review of the Prevent Strategy Read More…

Internet and Muslim Women

Just been reading this useful paper, which came out earlier in the year: Eva F. Nisa (2019), Internet and Muslim Women. In: Woodward M., Lukens-Bull R. (eds) Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives. Springer, Cham Read More…

Hajj & Information

Nadia Caidi, International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, Pilgrimage to Hajj: An Information Journey Read More…

Leaving the War on Terror

TNI, Leaving the War on Terror
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Egyptian Female Digital Literacy

Stepfeed, Program in Egypt lets female orphans channel their inner tech goddess Read More…

Iran Gaming Gender Inequity

Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera, Of course Iran has 'girl gamers', but they face unique barriers
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Rohingya SIM

Al Jazeera, Bangladesh bans mobile phone access in Rohingya camps Read More…

Palestinian 'Honour Killing'

Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press/Yahoo, Palestinian women protest after suspected honor killing
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'Hashtag Islam'

'Hashtag Islam' is now available through OUP as an e-book: Oxford: Oxford University Press, Oxford Index, 2019 [subscription required]

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AICIS Conference

One month to go … AICIS 19th Annual Conference on Islamic Studies [and on Facebook here] Read More…

'The Accidental Celebrity'

BBC News, Mat Dan: 'I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home'
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Tawhidi under spotlight

CJ Werlman, The New Arab, It's time for news media outlets to stop quoting 'fake Sheikh' Imam Tawhidi (opinion piece)
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Tell MAMA Annual Report 2018: Normalising Hatred

Tell MAMA Annual Report 2018: Normalising Hatred Read More…

Kashmir Journalism Risks

Al Jazeera,'We risk everything': Reporting Kashmir amid lockdown, harassment Read More…
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