Iran – Big Tech Muted
Paresh Dave, Wired, Tech Workers Fight for Iran Protesters as Big Tech Plays It Safe, 20 Jan 2022 “Companies like Google have offered a muted response to unrest in...
ChatGPT and Education
Here’s an example of how to use ChatGPT in an Islamic intellectual history course. I asked it a few days ago whether there is a critical edition of the...
‘Red-Pill’ misogyny
Article/opinion piece with significant online component: Nadeine Asbali, Glamour Magazine, ‘Red-pill’ misogyny is thriving – here’s how Muslim women are challenging it in their communities, 16 Jan 2023 ““Muslim...
Awad Al-Qarni
The Guardian, Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use, 15 Jan 2023 “Court documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni’s arrest – even though rulers are...
Ghazal Ranjkesh
21-year-old Ghazal Ranjkesh, who was blinded in one eye after being shot by regime forces during the protests in Iran posted this photo of herself saying: “My story has...
KSA Dance Arrest
#Saudi woman arrested with 2 male friends for posting this dance clip filmed in #Jeddah on TikTok #السعودية pic.twitter.com/n2jY7KZ7Zl— sebastian usher (@sebusher) January 12, 2023
‘Smart Haram’
Asharq al-Awsat, ‘Smart Haram’ Project to Pave Way for Comprehensive Digital Transformation “The project aims to harness technology and expand e-applications and e-platforms to achieve a comprehensive digital transformation...
Houthi YouTube
Al Jazeera, Crackdown on YouTubers leaves little space for dissent in Yemen, 11 Jan 2023 “Three of Yemen’s most prominent YouTubers have been arrested in the past few weeks...
‘YouTube Village’
Adi Renaldi, WiredUK, The Tiny Indonesian Village That Makes YouTube Stars I’ve seen similar coverage before, but it’s great that @WiredUK have picked up on this story. “A former...
Digital Middle East
Abdellah Iftahy, Tom Isherwood, Chiara Marcati, and Karan Soni, McKinsey & Company, Digital consumers in the Middle East: Rising adoption and opportunity, 9 Jan 2023 “The region’s consumers have...