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Shi’a Minorities in the Contemporary World

06 July 2020 17:09 Filed in: Shi'ism | Research
An important (and exorbitantly priced) new book on Shi'ism, including a chapter on religious authority and the internet. Look forward to reading it when it makes it to paperback … Discover More…

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Aya Hachem: Uproar as some plan to withdraw fundraisers based on sectarian differences

21 May 2020 17:21 Filed in: Shi'ism | Sunni | British Muslims | Lebanon
The Muslim Vibe, Aya Hachem: Uproar as some plan to withdraw fundraisers based on sectarian differences.
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Tajikistan Ismaili Pamiri Integration

01 May 2020 15:01 Filed in: Shi'ism | Tajikistan | Ismaili | Afghanistan
Paul Goble, Jamestown Foundation, Tajikistan Struggles to Integrate Ismaili Pamiris Living Along Afghan Border
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Iran IRGC Report

06 February 2020 17:16 Filed in: Iran | Iran Internet | Reports | Analysis | academia | Shi'ism
Kasra Aarabi, Analyst, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Beyond Borders: the Expansionist Ideology of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Discover More…

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Jordan Ongoing Case

30 January 2020 13:32 Filed in: Jordan internet | Houthi | Shi'ism | Yemen internet | Censorship
al Bawaba, Is Jordan's Cybercrime Unit Making an Example of This Yemeni Teen for Having Opinions?
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Recording Ritual

11 September 2019 12:24 Filed in: Muharram | Shi'ism | YouTube | Ritual | Research
Here's a piece about recording ritual, focusing on Muharram, with examples drawn from YouTube. Discover More…

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Shi'ism Malaysia

06 September 2019 16:36 Filed in: Shi'ism | Malaysia | Sermons | Selangor
Malay Mail, Jais denounces Shiah teachings in Friday sermon
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Shi'ism in Nigeria

06 August 2019 15:43 Filed in: Nigeria | Shi'ism
Haruna Shehu Tangaza BBC Africa, Islamic Movement in Nigeria: The Iranian-inspired Shia group
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Data Darbar Attacked

08 May 2019 16:35 Filed in: Sufism | Shi'ism | Sunni | Shrines | Pakistan
Data Darbar (Data Ganj Baksh) mosque in Lahore has been attacked. Discover More…

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KSA Human rights

24 April 2019 18:02 Filed in: KSA | Shi'ism | human rights
Middle East Eye, Executed by Saudi Arabia: A student, an academic, a protester, an imam
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KSA Sunni-Shi'a Relations

01 April 2019 17:16 Filed in: KSA | Shi'ism
The New Arab, Saudi ex-Imam of Mecca 'no longer considers Shia Muslims as heretics' Discover More…

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Pakistan book

20 March 2019 12:49 Filed in: Pakistan | Research | Books | Shi'ism | Religious Authority
New book on Pakistan's Shi'a population: Discover More…

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Sistani profile

08 February 2019 18:37 Filed in: Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani | Shi'ism | Iraq | Iraq Internet
TRT World, Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani’s influence over Iraq
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Iraq's Post ISIS Campaign of Revenge

18 December 2018 13:23 Filed in: Radicalisation | 'Islamic State' | Iraq | Prosecutions | Shi'ism | Sunni
A sobering essential long-read by Ben Taub (and associated photographers): New Yorker, Shallow Graves/Iraq's Post ISIS Campaign of Revenge Discover More…

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True Origins of ISIS

30 November 2018 16:03 Filed in: 'Islamic State' | academia | Research | Religious Authority
Hassan Hassan, The Atlantic, The True Origins of ISIS: A secret biography suggests that Abu Ali al-Anbari defined the group’s radical approach more than any other person, 30 Nov 2018
Important article from Hassan Hassan.

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French police raid Centre Zahra France

03 October 2018 12:30 Filed in: Security
Daily Star (Lebanon), French police raid Shiite center in counterterror swoop, 3 Oct 2018

"One Zahra France official cited in the order to freeze funds, Yahia Gouasmi, 68, told CNews TV channel that the weapons were solely “for the security of the center” and mainly belonged to Zahra France’s security detail.

"“Everything is false,” said Jamel Tahiri, 43, also among the four whose funds were being frozen.

"“We’re transparent. Everything is on internet.”"

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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…

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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…

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