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Single Muslim Mums

07 December 2018 18:06 Filed in: Gender | Relationships
SingleMuslimMums.co.uk

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'Anti-Islam' Marcher against Brexit

07 December 2018 14:45 Filed in: Anti-Muslim Prejudice
Guardian, Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march, 7 Dec 2018
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Religious Authority between Generations

07 December 2018 12:59 Filed in: British Muslims | Religious Authority
Economist, Young Muslims challenge the old guard at Britain’s mosques
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Protesting Hijab in Iran

07 December 2018 12:53 Filed in: hijab | dress code | Iran | Iran Internet
BBC News, The Iranian trailblazer who removed her headscarf, 7 Dec 2018


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Human Rights and IoT

06 December 2018 17:48 Filed in: human rights
IoT for All, Human Rights and IoT: Tracking Violations and Improving Protections, 5 Dec 2018
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UAE deportation policy

06 December 2018 16:15 Filed in: United Arab Emirates | India Internet | India | 'Islamic State' | Kashmir
Economic Times, UAE quietly deporting IS sympathisers of Indian origin, 6 Dec 2018

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Iran Messaging Apps Policies

06 December 2018 16:10 Filed in: Iran Internet | apps
Radio Farda, Iran To Tighten Grip On Cyberspace, Messaging Apps, 6 Dec 2018 Discover More…

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IS 'History'

05 December 2018 19:26 Filed in: Research | Naqshbandi | Sufism | 'Islamic State'
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, The Islamic State Research Office's Self-History

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Online Radicalisation in Hawaii

05 December 2018 19:23 Filed in: 'Islamic State' | Radicalisation | US Military
USDOJ, U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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Kashmir insurgents kill civilians

04 December 2018 21:44 Filed in: Kashmir | Social Media
D.W.com, Kashmir insurgents kill civilians over spying suspicions, 4 Dec 2018
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UK: Prosecution for spreading IS propaganda

04 December 2018 21:42 Filed in: 'Islamic State' | British Muslims
Telegraph & Argus, CCTV operative spread graphic Islamic State propaganda, court told
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Allied and Lethal: Islamic State Khorasan’s Network and Organizational Capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan

04 December 2018 17:12 Filed in: Afghanistan | Pakistan | 'Islamic State Khorasan'
Amira Jadoon, CTC, Allied and Lethal: Islamic State Khorasan’s Network and Organizational Capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 3 Dec 2018

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IS Telegram

04 December 2018 17:09 Filed in: Telegram | 'Islamic State'
BBC Monitoring, Analysis: IS steps up use of Telegram 'groups' feature
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'IS' Case

04 December 2018 14:42 Filed in: Australia | Prosecutions | 'Islamic State'
Mail Online, Muslim woman, 23, who chatted online with jihadi brides and knew about a terror attack BEFORE it happened 'didn't understand' she was a member of ISIS
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Allegations: Jamal Khashoggi's private WhatsApp messages may offer new clues to killing

04 December 2018 10:30 Filed in: Jamal Khashoggi | Social Media | Saudi Arabia
CNN, Jamal Khashoggi's private WhatsApp messages may offer new clues to killing, 4 Dec 2018 Discover More…

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Jihadology Access Concerns

03 December 2018 17:08 Filed in: Research | Jihad
David Bond, ft.com, How extremist videos are hitting UK relations with US tech groups, 2 Dec 2018
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Wales Far-Right Issues

03 December 2018 17:06 Filed in: Radicalisation | Racism
BBC News, System Resistance Network: Neo-Nazi group 'should be illegal'
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Racial bias: report

03 December 2018 13:03 Filed in: Research | Racism
Guardian, Revealed: the stark evidence of everyday racial bias in Britain, 2 Dec 2018

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'Patriot Act' with Hasan Minhaj

03 December 2018 12:53 Filed in: Television
The Atlantic, 'Hasan Minhaj, the host of the new Netflix series "Patriot Act," is turning a tested sphere—the topical talk show—into an immigrant home' Discover More…

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Radio and Social Media against Radicalisation

03 December 2018 12:41 Filed in: Philippine Muslims | Social Media
Rey-Luis Banagudos, Philippine News Agency, Using radio, social media to advocate peace, 2 Dec 2018
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Deplatforming Impact

03 December 2018 12:36 Filed in: Social Media | Twitter
Bijan Stephen, The Verge, Death of a provocateur


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Indonesia Censorship

03 December 2018 12:34 Filed in: Indonesia | Censorship
AFP/South China Morning Post, Village in conservative region of Muslim-majority Indonesia yanks Wi-fi over porn-surfing pupils
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How Instagram hides behind Facebook – and rakes in billions

02 December 2018 19:02 Filed in: Social Media | Facebook | Instagram
Scott Greer, Medium/Guardian, How Instagram hides behind Facebook – and rakes in billions
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Israel's software helps KSA - allegation

02 December 2018 17:34 Filed in: Israel | Saudi Arabia | Software | Security
NYT, Israeli Software Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi, Lawsuit Says
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Khashoggi Intercept assessment

02 December 2018 17:29 Filed in: Jamal Khashoggi
NYT, Intercepts Solidify C.I.A. Assessment That Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing


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