Morocco Football
Graham Cornwell, Washington Post, Morocco’s shocking run at the women’s World Cup is already leaving a mark, 7 August 2023 “To some, it’s almost refreshing that the team is...
Report: al-Shabab and civilians
New and noted: Mohamed Mubarak and Ashley Jackson, ODI, Playing the long game : Exploring the relationship between Al-Shabab and civilians in areas beyond state control, August 2023, PDF “As...
Egypt and Animal Welfare
Alice Bennett, Grunge, The Real Reason there are so many Stray Dogs in Egypt, 6 Aug 2023 There is a positive social media edge to this story. “Egypt’s highest...
‘GG Geena’ – Sheilat Tech Tradition Fusion (+ Playlist)
Saeed Saeed, The National, Bedouin beats: How sheilat took the Saudi music scene by storm, 4 August 2023 “Performed by Saudi-Ecuadoriansinger Mishaal and Jordanian artist Llunar and co-produced with...
Social Media Manipulation
Viktor Dimas, Valent Projects, Evidence of Online Manipulation in UK public Debate “We now know why that is; the manipulation taking place in the UK is much more sophisticated...
Bandung Indonesia Pandawara ‘clean up’
Ardila Syakriah, The Guardian, TikTok stars clean up: the influencers saving Indonesia’s polluted rivers and beaches, 3 August 2023 “On TikTok, their profile – @pandawaragroup – contains over 100 short videos...
Senegal TikTok Block
Ngouda Dione and Joel Kouam, Reuters, Senegal blocks TikTok in widening clampdown on dissent, 3 Aug 2023 “Senegalese authorities on Wednesday blocked access to social media app TikTok, widening a clampdown...
Archiving Article
I wrote a short piece about archiving methodologies in the Digital British Islam project: Gary R. Bunt, Insights, Digital British Islam Project, ‘Starting Points: Initial Methodological Approaches to Archiving...