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
24 August 2020 16:17 Filed in: Iran
Details of a BBC documentary on 'hostages' in Iran Discover More…
Tapestry of Black Iranians
24 August 2020 16:15 Filed in: Iran | Iran Internet
Black Iranians under discussion Discover More…
Refugees
21 August 2020 16:13 Filed in: 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…
COVID-19: Updated
18 August 2020 11:22 Filed in: COVID-19 | UAE | Qom | Medicine | Iran Internet | Ritual | hajj | Indonesia Internet | New Zealand | Oman | Tablighi Jama'at | Ireland | Sokoto | Pakistan | Shrines | Turkmenistan | Azerbaijan | Tanzania | Nigeria | Ethiopia | Palestine | Canada | Fatwa | China Internet | Fake news | UAE internet | Kurdish internet | Kurdistan | Shi'ism | KSA | Saudi Internet | Saudi Arabia
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
Discover More…It's crucial to keep #Beirut in the headlines... https://t.co/qQQz4SXHvs
— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) August 15, 2020
Lebanon: Updated
Coverage of the Beirut explosion and its aftermath Discover More…
'IS' Trial?
11 August 2020 16:36 Filed in: 'Islamic State'
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…
Hashtag Islam Review
Russian language review of Hashtag Islam by Sofya Ragozina which appears in Государство Религия Церковь
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Pakistan 'holy warrior' selfies
10 August 2020 23:30 Filed in: Pakistan internet
'Recycled' Mosque
I'm impressed with the creativity in this recycled Mosque Discover More…
Legalising Twitter
10 August 2020 16:52 Filed in: Iran Internet | 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…
Dawoodi Bohra
02 August 2020 23:18 Filed in: Dawoodi Bohra | Eid
Interesting article on Dawoodi Bohra approaches to Eid using IT … Discover More…
Hajj 2020/1441
02 August 2020 18:01 Filed in: hajj | COVID-19 | Eid | Ireland | KSA | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Internet
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
23 July 2020 19:23 Filed in: Algorithms | Prejudice
'Racist algorithms' discussed here Discover More…