Libya Flood
Guardian, Deadly floods in Libya – in pictures “Flooding in eastern Libya caused by Storm Daniel has left thousands of people dead or missing. Two dams burst in the...
Pew Southeast Asia Research
I’m looking forward to reading this in detail: Jonathan Evans, Kelsey Jo Starr, Manolo Corichi and William Miner, Pew Research Center, Buddhism, Islam and Religious Pluralism in South and...
Meta censorship
Also see: Al Jazeera, Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel, 10 Sep 2023
‘Spiritual Healing’ Investigation
This was first broadcast over a month ago, but I have only caught up with it on its broadcast repeat. It’s a must-see programme. Hanan Razek, BBC News, Investigating...
Morocco Quake (updated)
Like many media channels, Sky News has rolling coverage of the aftermath of the quake. Some selected social media coverage follows:
Hasina-Biden Selfie
The Business Standard, The Hasina-Biden selfie that broke the internet, 10 Sep 2023 “While Biden’s selfie game isn’t questioned, the one with PM Hasina had far-reaching ramifications, being seen...
KSA Social
Arab News, First Saudi social network attracts 1m users in 2 months, 10 Sep 2023 “… supervisor of the Jaco network, Fahd Al-Shidi, said the aim was to achieve...
Iraqi YouTube star ‘honour killing’
Gem O’Reilly, BBC News, The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father, 7 Sep 2023 “Tiba’s death sparked protests across Iraq about its laws regarding so-called “honour killings”, the...
X Surveillance Concerns
Richard Silverstein, The New Arab, Why we should be worried about Twitter adopting products of Israel’s surveillance state Perspectives, 6 Sep 2023 “The reports that X, formerly known as...