The Importance of Archiving
This was a good piece in the Verge, providing a rationale for data preservation in general and archiving in particular. It was pertinent to me as archiving is central...
‘Sharing Ramadan‘
I was pleased to contribute to this with my colleagues: Anna Grasso, Dorota Wójciak, Gary R Bunt, Digital Islam Across Europe, ‘Sharing Ramadan: online and offline initiatives‘, December 2024....
Telegram Slammed
Bronagh Munro, BC News, Telegram pushes extremist groups to users – study, 16 Dec 2024 “The social media platform Telegram uses an algorithm that promotes extremist content, a new...
Anonymity and Digital Islamic Authority
I’m pleased to point you to some interesting work from my Digital Islam Across Europe colleagues: Astor, A., Khir-Allah, G., & Martínez-Cuadros, R. (2024). Anonymity and Digital Islamic Authority....
Tea Storm
Hadi Azmi, SCMP, Indonesians, Malaysians unite in outrage over insult of tea seller by Java cleric, 6 Dec 2024 “The video, which went viral in both countries in late...
Pakistan Digital Rights
Kanika Gupta, Wired, She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment, Feb 2025. “Inspired by her own experienced of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social...
Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Fourteen) – updated
This is the fourteenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Some of these posts feature...
Fashion Statements
I’m not qualified to talk about fashion(!), but this article by Remona Aly was interesting (and within a price bracket). It’s an excellent piece, based on the Jummah Aesthetics:...