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Gary R. Bunt

'Jihad Jack'

Updates on the case of 'Jihad Jack' Discover More…

Conference - AICIS 2019

AICIS 2019 - 19th International Conference on Islamic Studies Discover More…

Sudan Net Blackout

Tomi Oladipo, BBC News, Has an internet blackout killed Sudan's revolution?
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The Gulf's digital addiction

Jennifer Bell, Arab News, Digital addiction’s early start stirs concern in Gulf countries
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Jordan's King on Net Issues

Jordan Times, Internet belongs to its users; moderate, positive voices need to reclaim it — King ‘World's single most important threat is attack on interfaith harmony’
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PUBG Fatwa

Jakarta Post, Aceh Ulema Council bans online game 'PlayerUnknown's Battleground'
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'Hometown' Documentary

BBC News, How did my sleepy hometown become a violent crime hotspot? Discover More…

Religious Authority and the net

New and noted: Hira Amin, 'British Muslims Navigating between Individualism and Traditional Authority', 'Religions' Journal (haven't read it all yet!) Discover More…

Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques

BBC News, John Sudworth, Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques
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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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Organ Donation Fatwa

BBC News, Islamic fatwa approves organ donation after Bristol man's efforts
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China's 'transformation' camps

Powerful video report from the BBC's John Sudworth, Inside China’s 'thought transformation' camps Discover More…

Social Media Sensitivities

The New Arab, Palestinian-American model Bella Hadid apologises to UAE, Saudi fans over 'racist' Instagram post
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Kotey Interview

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

Hashtag Islam

"Readers who want to learn more about how Muslims organise online are recommended Hashtag Islam: How Cyber-Islamic Environments are Transforming Religious Authority by Gary R. Bunt." Burhan Wazir, The Guardian Discover More…

Morsi

BBC News, Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial
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Trending: #Justice4MuhammadBilalKhan

Scroll.in, Pakistani blogger known for criticising Army hacked to death in Islamabad
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Exploitation of Social Media

Taylor Lorenz, The Atlantic, Instagrammers Are Exploiting the Sudan Crisis
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Mediating Islam

Mediating Islam in the Digital Age academic project Discover More…

Fighting Prejudice Online

Eleanor Peake, New Statesman, Meet the young Imams fighting Islamophobia and extremism, one Twitter DM at a time Discover More…

FB History Issues

Sarah Manavis, New Statesmen, History-themed Facebook groups have become a magnet for racist content
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Netflix's Jinn

The National, Netflix's Jinn portrays Jordan as country of loose morals, say Jordanians Discover More…

Salam, Girl!

The National, ‘Salam, Girl’: the podcast created by two American converts to Islam
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KSA Green Social Media

albawaba, Social Media Turns Green for Saudi Arabia Discover More…
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