Saudi Arabia
COVID-19: Updated
18 August 2020 11:22
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…
Hajj 2020/1441
02 August 2020 18:01
Coverage of Hajj 2020/1441 and Eid online (which crosses over into the Covid-19 section of this blog) … Discover More…
MBS KSA
01 June 2020 15:19
KSA LGBTQIA Issues
13 February 2020 14:36
Social media responses to this case (broadcast on TV) Discover More…
KSA Amazon campaign
23 January 2020 23:22
KSA dissident sues
23 January 2020 12:17
al-Eissa visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau
20 January 2020 11:01
KSA Media
17 December 2019 16:36
KSA 'Reform'
06 December 2019 17:25
KSA VPNs
06 December 2019 12:12
KSA Frees Suspects
02 December 2019 14:50
Twitter's Saudi spy network leaves activists living in fear
18 November 2019 16:56
KSA Domestic Workers Initiative
13 November 2019 17:24
Mariam Nabbout, Stepfeed, Saudi Arabia to take action against people who 'sell' domestic workers [online dimension to this] Discover More…
'Immodest fashion'??
13 November 2019 17:17
KSA Promo
12 November 2019 10:21
KSA al-Awda Case
12 October 2019 17:29
KSA Influencers
12 October 2019 17:15
KSA censors university books
08 October 2019 17:09
Hajj 2019/1440
12 August 2019 12:49
A collection of links and resources associated with Hajj 2019/1440 Discover More…
New book: 'Tweeted Heresies'
06 August 2019 17:31
KSA Gender Agenda
20 July 2019 20:18
Sudan: Special Report
04 July 2019 15:12
Khalid Abdelaziz, Michael Georgy and Maha El Dahan, Reuters, Special Report, Abandoned by the UAE, Sudan’s Bashir was destined to fall Discover More…
UN Investigator on Khashoggi
26 June 2019 18:21
KSA Hacking allegations +
20 June 2019 10:50
Israeli Tech Allegations
12 June 2019 15:29
Fashion Influencers
12 June 2019 15:21
Disco in Jeddah
12 June 2019 15:12
El Fadl on KSA Scholars
07 June 2019 12:29
CIA Warn Khashoggi Associates
10 May 2019 12:09
Masjid al Nabawi
10 May 2019 11:32
Aid al-Qarni
09 May 2019 11:45
Selfie Danger
10 April 2019 12:12
Documentary on Saudi Women
09 April 2019 11:51
ABC News (Australia), Four Corners, Women are trying to escape Saudi Arabia, but not all of them make it
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There's a significant online element to this programme, which also features prominent blogger and writer Mona Eltahawy.
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Saudi Trial
09 April 2019 11:32
Snapchat filters interpreted
15 February 2019 12:14
KSA Gender
14 February 2019 17:20
KSA Valentine's Day
14 February 2019 17:16
Absher
05 February 2019 14:26
KSA Documentary
26 January 2019 16:20
Prominent Saudi scholar Ahmed al-Amari dies in prison: Activists
22 January 2019 17:16
Nojoud al-Mandeel
17 January 2019 15:44
SMS Divorce Notification
07 January 2019 17:04
KSA Italian football
04 January 2019 12:01
KSA Viral Twitter Thread
04 January 2019 11:58
British MPs seek access to detained Saudi activists amid torture claims
03 January 2019 12:50
'Patriot Act' banned
03 January 2019 12:44
New York Times, Netflix Blocks Show in Saudi Arabia Critical of Saudi Prince (click through here to view the episode)
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KSA Iran Hajj Deal
19 December 2018 16:47
Allegations: Jamal Khashoggi's private WhatsApp messages may offer new clues to killing
04 December 2018 10:30
Israel's software helps KSA - allegation
02 December 2018 17:34
Turkey to use intercepted Saudi comms to demolish Khashoggi cover-up
18 November 2018 20:43
KSA 'inside-out abaya'
17 November 2018 17:44
A prominent campaign has appeared on social media from SaudiArabia relating to dress codes over the past week.
Discover More…Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy
15 November 2018 13:34
KSA 'Misusing Mecca'
14 November 2018 16:34
'Smart Mosques'
14 November 2018 16:15
MBS 'WIngs clipped'
12 November 2018 16:50
"Six weeks after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents, the decision-making process in Riyadh is slowly starting to change. Fallout from the assassination in Istanbul has wounded Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the throne, and given a second wind to an old guard of elders, whose views are once more being heard." Discover More…
Jamal Khashoggi - updated
25 October 2018 19:00
Updated collection of articles relating to the Jamal Khashoggi case. Read more too @garybunt Discover More…
Twitter pulls down Saudi bots
19 October 2018 13:00
Twitter pulls down Saudi bot network Discover More…
KSA tech investments under scrutiny
12 October 2018 12:54
Opinion piece: Anand Giridharadas, NYT, Silicon Valley’s Saudi Arabia Problem, 12 Oct 2018 "As Saudi Arabia establishes its new role as one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investors, the risk grows that its investments will purchase silence. Companies that pride themselves on openness and freedom may find themselves unable to speak ill of one of their largest investors." Discover More…
Saudi Tech
29 September 2018 10:53
ArabNews.com, Saudi woman honored at technology conference "Sadeem Rashed Al-Marri was a winner in the Innovators Under 35 competition at the EmTech MENA emerging technology conference." Translates Arabic text into sign language.