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Gary R. Bunt

Ruhollah Zam

BBC News, Ruhollah Zam: Iran sentences journalist to death for fanning unrest Discover More…

Fuad Nahdi

This links to coverage of the death of Fuad Nadhi, an influential figure in terms of Muslims in the UK. He instigated Q-News, an important publication for Muslims in the 90s. I still have the back-issues, and it impacted on my own research. Discover More…

Abu Zubaydah

Peter Bergen of CNN writes in detail about the torture of Abu Zubaydah, and the drawings Abu Zubaydah produced (a new tranche has emerged). Discover More…

Cyber Islamic Environments

Here's a piece in Geotimes by Ahmad Munawwir which takes a retrospective look at some of my earlier research (in Indonesian)

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Iran Cable Leak

Leaked Iran cables in focus here:
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'Glorifying Violence'

Al Bawaba, Glorifying Violence: 'Israel Is Trying to Make Killing Palestinians Look Sexy'
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - updated

Coverage on al-Baghdadi's death: Discover More…

Many Muslims listed by World-Check without evidence

Al Jazeera, Blacklist: Many Muslims listed by World-Check without evidence
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IS TikTok

CNBC, TikTok removes two dozen accounts used for ISIS propaganda Discover More…

Podcast - Channel The Rage

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Israa Ghrayeb - updated

BBC News, Israa Ghrayeb: Palestinian woman's death prompts soul-searching
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Kashmir Journalism Risks

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

Documentary on IS female followers

BBC, Panorama, Stacey Meets the IS Brides Discover More…

Sudan Net Blackout

Tomi Oladipo, BBC News, Has an internet blackout killed Sudan's revolution?
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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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Kotey Interview

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

New & Noted: America & Islam

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

Hussein Kesvani Interview

i-D, how our online world is changing what it means to be a muslim in 2019
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Meeting an 'Islamophobic troll'

Hussein Kesvani, Guardian, Long Read, What happened when I met my Islamophobic troll Discover More…

Muslim Millennials Online

Hussein Kesvani, Times Magazine, Inside the online world of Muslim millennials, 18 May 2019
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Ilhan Omar

The current Ilhan Omar coverage provides a significant case study on how information can be taken out of context, applied irresponsibly, and used/abused by various parties, from 'imams' to the American president. This article provides a very good summary of the events. There is much more on my twitter feed. And of course Ilhan Omar's own social media.

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UK Muslims in cyberspace

Hussein Kesvani, Follow Me, Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims (London: Hurst & Co)
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Racist tweets

Mail Online, Racist Tweets aimed at footballers are still online up to five years after being posted despite Twitter's pledge to take action
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Christchurch

Coverage of the Christchurch attacks and their aftermath (updated) Discover More…

Yannis Behrakis

Middle East Eye, Yannis Behrakis, photographer who captured key moments in Middle East, dies at 58 Discover More…

UK rehomes some 100 Syria White Helmets and family members

BBC News, UK rehomes some 100 Syria White Helmets and family members

Significant report from Catrin Nye.


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Ghana Journalist Murder

BBC News, Murder in Accra: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale Discover More…

The enduring appeal of violent jihad

Frank Gardner, BBC News, The enduring appeal of violent jihad Discover More…

Gaza photos

Roads & Kingdoms, Gaza Girls Discover More…

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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