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20 July 2020 11:46 Filed in: UAE internet | TikTok | Influencers
Top Tik Tok UAE Influencers Discover More…

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Internet Spped Comparison

25 March 2020 23:18 Filed in: MENA | MENA Internet | UAE internet
Stepfeed, The 2019 Edition: The Arab world ranked by internet speed

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Fitness

14 January 2020 12:51 Filed in: dress code | fitness | Gender | Algeria | UAE | UAE internet
SCMP, ‘People would tell me to remove my scarf’: Muslim CrossFit athlete Nastassia Kaddour readies for her first CrossFit Games
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Arab Fashion Heritage Online

17 December 2019 11:27 Filed in: academia | Research | Fashion | dress code | UAE internet
Gulf Today, Arab heritage through the prism of traditional fashion
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AI Virtual Ifta Initiative

30 October 2019 11:08 Filed in: Dubai internet | Religious Authority | Fatwa | UAE internet | Artificial Intelligence | WhatsApp
The 'Virtual Ifta' service launched in Dubai. I've collected some of the coverage, and made a few observations. I took a quick look, but didn't try the WhatsApp element. Android/Apple apps are planned for this service, which is still in the early stages, which will improve ease of use. Question options are restricted at the moment. At this point, it is very much in launch mode. I will continue to monitor developments. Discover More…

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Crypto Saudi

22 August 2019 09:59 Filed in: Cryptocurrency | Saudi Internet | UAE internet | Business
CoinTelegraph, Saudi Arabia Warns of Crypto Scammers Posing as Gov’t Projects Discover More…

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UAE-Saudi 'Twitter War'

12 August 2019 17:17 Filed in: UAE internet | Saudi Internet | Yemen
The New Arab, 'Aden coup' sparks angry Twitter war between Saudi and UAE supporters Discover More…

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Social Media Sensitivities

18 June 2019 23:16 Filed in: Instagram | UAE internet | Saudi Internet | Palestine | American Muslims
The New Arab, Palestinian-American model Bella Hadid apologises to UAE, Saudi fans over 'racist' Instagram post
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Qur'an Lessons Online

09 April 2019 11:43 Filed in: Qur'an | Education | UAE internet | Abu Dhabi
Ahmed Shaaban, Khaleej Times, Take Quran lessons online via UAE's new platform
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'State of Social Media: Middle East 2018'

18 February 2019 12:55 Filed in: academia | Middle East | Reports | Social Media | MENA Internet | Yemen | UAE internet | Influencers
al-Bawaba, 5 Takeaways on Social Media in the Middle East in 2018 According to Oregon’s School of Journalism

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KSA UAE Digital Currency

29 January 2019 14:43 Filed in: halal digital economy | UAE internet | Saudi Internet | Middle East
CoinDesk, Saudi Arabia, UAE Aim to Cut Payments Costs With Common Digital Currency
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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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