Yemen Child Brides
Social media element to this: The National, The Yemeni child bride activist leading the fight against the scourge of early marriage “Social media saved my life. After that, I...
Anwar Ibrahim
The National, Reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysian PM “Malaysia’s King has named reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim as the country’s next prime minister after last week’s elections...
Iran Protests 2022
Iranian fans raised the “Woman, Life, Freedom” banner during the #IranvsEngland game. The game was overwhelmingly under the shadow of the protests & the killings in Iran. Many want...
KSA Black Hat
Mohammed Helal, Asharq Al-Awsat, Black Hat Brings Together Cybersecurity Experts in Riyadh “Black Hat contributes to accomplishing the kingdom’s goal to empower its citizens, enhance their skills in the...
‘Dirty Da’wah
Zeba Khan, Muslim Matters, “Dirty Da’wah – Insult In The Name Of Islam” (Part 1) “The internet can be a nasty place, especially for Muslims. Insults, misrepresentations, attacks against...
IS Tinder
Jane Flanagan, The Times/Apple News (Paywall), Isis funds terror with ‘Tinder’ love scams “… (But) the con artists behind a new wave of “Tinder terror” that has snared a...
Insta Censorship?
Ginger Gentile, Forbes, Is Instagram Censoring Influencers Who Support Iranian Protestors?, 10 Nov 2022 “Many Instagram influencers outside of Iran are posting stories to bring attention to the oppression...
Iran Protests 2022
I’m including this here as representative of the ongoing social media campaign (a couple of contrasting items): Brave Iranian Girls and Boys. What a campaign. 👏👏👏#IranRevolution2022 #IranRevolution #IranProtests #IranProtests22...
Uighur Net
Masha Borak, Wired, The Strange Death of the Uyghur Internet, 2 Nov 2022 “China’s Muslim minority used to have its own budding cluster of websites, forums, and social media....
Algorithmic Detection
Brody McDonald, GNET, Extremists are Seeping Back into the Mainstream: Algorithmic Detection and Evasion Tactics on Social Media Platforms “The re-emergence of pro-ISIS accounts on mainstream platforms poses a...