Virtually Islamic Blog

Gary R. Bunt

Shahrzad Rafati

"The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Shahrzad Rafati, founder and boss of internet video technology firm BroadbandTV (BBTV)." Discover More…

Iran Hostages

Details of a BBC documentary on 'hostages' in Iran Discover More…

Tapestry of Black Iranians

Black Iranians under discussion Discover More…

Refugees

Once I get over the re-tweeting of Piers Morgan that I seem to be doing, this is an important post: Discover More…

"Brown Girls Do It Too"

Podcast series on female sex and sexuality under review: Discover More…

mca.rap in the House ...

Rap from 11-year old Abdel-Rahman al-Shantti Discover More…

Virtual Ummah

Article on the Virtual Ummah (in Russian) by Anton Ignatovich. (Goes to a PDF) Discover More…

COVID-19: Updated

COVID-19 coverage/issues relating specifically to Muslims and the internet: this section of the blog is now effectively a timeline of key concerns associated with COVID-19. Expect some writing of this in due course, and also a webinar of work-in-progress (in September). Discover More…

Perspective on 'Peace Deal'

Palestinian response to UAE-Israel deal Discover More…

Beirut

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Lebanon: Updated

Coverage of the Beirut explosion and its aftermath Discover More…

OBL HD

Businesswire, National Geographic Announces In-Depth Analysis of Osama Bin Laden’s Newly Declassified Personal Files in BIN LADEN'S HARD DRIVE
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'IS' Trial?

Al-Monitor, Islamic State's ‘Beatles’ could finally face justice for alleged role in beheading Americans Not keen on 'The Beatles' reference, but this is an important case nevertheless Discover More…

Islamic Discourse in Russia

New and noted: The Concept of Traditional Islam in Modern Islamic Discourse in Russia, edited by Renat Bekkin (available via Academia.edu) PDF
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Hashtag Islam Review

Russian language review of Hashtag Islam by Sofya Ragozina which appears in Государство Религия Церковь
Screenshot review Ragozina Discover More…

Pakistan 'holy warrior' selfies

Reuters, 'Holy warrior' selfies: Pakistan teen feted for killing U.S. blasphemy suspect
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'Recycled' Mosque

I'm impressed with the creativity in this recycled Mosque Discover More…

The sound of religion

Some interesting research: Amy Derogatis, Isaac Weiner ,The Conversation, How the sound of religion has changed in the pandemic
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Legalising Twitter

Twitter in Iran is under scrutiny (again) Discover More…

Forthcoming Webinar

I'll be providing a webinar for the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University: "The 'Allah Algorithm': Interpreting Islamic Influencers' Online Responses to Covid-19", Tuesday, September 8, 2020 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT (RSVP required)
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Imam Duplicate

Simulcast sermons feature in this unusual clip … Discover More…

Beyond Banglatown

A trip to Brick Lane via an important report and video Discover More…

Zoom 'Islamic Intimacy'

An interesting example of how webinars can be used to discuss complex and sensitive issues… Discover More…

Muwado

Somali comedy on TikTok from an eight year old … Discover More…

Updated: Merdan Ghappar

Remarkable images and posts from Merdan Ghappar, highlighting the plight of the Uighur Discover More…

aQ Leadership Issues(?)

aQ pronouncement Discover More…

Dawoodi Bohra

Interesting article on Dawoodi Bohra approaches to Eid using IT … Discover More…

Hajj 2020/1441

Coverage of Hajj 2020/1441 and Eid online (which crosses over into the Covid-19 section of this blog) … Discover More…

Hagia Sophia

Coverage of the re-opening of Aya Sofia (Hagia Sophia) as a mosque, Discover More…

'Racist algorithms' unpacked

'Racist algorithms' discussed here Discover More…
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