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Digitally distracted professor. Researcher/author on Islam, Muslims and the internet. Emoji-free zone. Reposting does not imply endorsement, etc. #HashtagIslam #Islam virtuallyislamic.com
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Aleppo
Sat 28 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 30-11-2024AD -
KSA China Tech ‘boost‘
Wed 25 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 27-11-2024AD -
Gulf AI Chips
Thu 19 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 21-11-2024AD -
UAE AI
Fri 6 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 8-11-2024AD -
KSA AI
Thu 5 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 7-11-2024AD -
X Saud Al Qahtani (updated)
Wed 20 Rabi Al Thani 1446AH 23-10-2024AD -
Yahya Assiri Spyware Allegations
Mon 18 Rabi Al Thani 1446AH 21-10-2024AD -
KSA e-payments
Sat 25 Rabi Al Awwal 1446AH 28-9-2024AD -
Arabic AI ++
Fri 24 Rabi Al Awwal 1446AH 27-9-2024AD -
KSA Nvidia
Wed 8 Rabi Al Awwal 1446AH 11-9-2024AD -
UAE AI
Wed 6 Dhul Hijjah 1445AH 12-6-2024AD -
’Illegal’ Hajj (update)
Wed 6 Dhul Hijjah 1445AH 12-6-2024AD -
UAE Bitcoin Farming No-Go
Fri 16 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 24-5-2024AD -
LLMs in Swahili
Thu 15 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 23-5-2024AD -
KSA and Human Rights
Tue 28 Shawwal 1445AH 7-5-2024AD -
UAE AI
Tue 28 Shawwal 1445AH 7-5-2024AD -
KSA Conspiracy Claim
Tue 28 Shawwal 1445AH 7-5-2024AD -
KSA Manahel al-Otaibi
Thu 23 Shawwal 1445AH 2-5-2024AD -
‘Million‘ UAE startup
Wed 22 Shawwal 1445AH 1-5-2024AD -
Archiving the UAE
Mon 20 Shawwal 1445AH 29-4-2024AD -
AI UAE
Thu 9 Shawwal 1445AH 18-4-2024AD -
Syria in Perspective
Tue 30 Ramadan 1445AH 9-4-2024AD -
KSA Robots
Wed 17 Ramadan 1445AH 27-3-2024AD -
Ramadan ‘Influencers‘
Wed 3 Ramadan 1445AH 13-3-2024AD -
Coding Issues
Wed 3 Ramadan 1445AH 13-3-2024AD -
Qalbox
Sun 1 Shaban 1445AH 11-2-2024AD -
Googleyat
Fri 28 Rajab 1445AH 9-2-2024AD -
Deep Fake Hack in UAE
Thu 27 Rajab 1445AH 8-2-2024AD -
KSA AI
Fri 7 Rajab 1445AH 19-1-2024AD -
Egypt: Anti-Syrian Social Media Campaign
Sat 1 Rajab 1445AH 13-1-2024AD -
Dubai Content Creators‘ Fund
Thu 29 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 11-1-2024AD -
‘Islamic State‘ Interactive Map
Fri 23 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 5-1-2024AD -
KSA AI Mecca
Thu 22 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 4-1-2024AD -
Crypto Majlis
Fri 24 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 8-12-2023AD -
Putin in UAE
Wed 22 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 6-12-2023AD -
UAE Coding Day
Sat 27 Rabi Al Thani 1445AH 11-11-2023AD -
AI and Fatwas
Mon 8 Rabi Al Thani 1445AH 23-10-2023AD -
Syria ‘horror hospital’
Thu 20 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 5-10-2023AD -
Arabic AI
Wed 19 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 4-10-2023AD -
Saudi Manga
Sat 15 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 30-9-2023AD -
UAE Crypto
Tue 11 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 26-9-2023AD -
MBS Confirms Tweet Death Sentence
Sat 8 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 23-9-2023AD -
Meanwhile, on the Dancefloor …
Thu 29 Safar 1445AH 14-9-2023AD -
KSA, NUFC + Social Media
Wed 28 Safar 1445AH 13-9-2023AD -
KSA Social
Sun 25 Safar 1445AH 10-9-2023AD -
X KSA Lawsuit
Mon 19 Safar 1445AH 4-9-2023AD -
Phishing UAE
Wed 7 Safar 1445AH 23-8-2023AD -
KSA ‘Migrant Killings’ Allegations
Tue 6 Safar 1445AH 22-8-2023AD -
Manal al-Sharif Profile
Tue 6 Safar 1445AH 22-8-2023AD -
KSA Gamers
Fri 2 Safar 1445AH 18-8-2023AD -
Allegations: KSA block Vice stories
Tue 28 Muharram 1445AH 15-8-2023AD -
Chip Race
Tue 28 Muharram 1445AH 15-8-2023AD -
KSA Influencer arrest
Sun 26 Muharram 1445AH 13-8-2023AD -
Haramain Railway
Sat 25 Muharram 1445AH 12-8-2023AD -
Salma al-Shehab and Noura al-Qahtani
Wed 22 Muharram 1445AH 9-8-2023AD -
‘GG Geena’ – Sheilat Tech Tradition Fusion (+…
Sat 18 Muharram 1445AH 5-8-2023AD -
Al-Issa’s Indian Sermon
Tue 30 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 18-7-2023AD -
Saudia Social Media Storm
Thu 25 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 13-7-2023AD -
Rushd App
Mon 1 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 19-6-2023AD -
KSA Gaming
Thu 26 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 15-6-2023AD -
KSA Dissident ‘Threat’
Thu 19 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 8-6-2023AD -
“‘Halal’ Sex Rings” Challenged
Thu 12 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 1-6-2023AD -
KSA Crackdown
Wed 11 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 31-5-2023AD -
Orkesh Centre
Tue 10 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 30-5-2023AD -
Aleppo Electro
Fri 6 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 26-5-2023AD -
Saudi Astronauts
Thu 5 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 25-5-2023AD -
MENA Pakistan FinTech
Thu 5 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 25-5-2023AD -
Turkey Anti-Refugee Game
Wed 4 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 24-5-2023AD -
KSA ‘Sportswashing’ Allegations
Tue 3 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 23-5-2023AD -
Syria
Sun 1 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 21-5-2023AD -
Hajj booking chaos
Wed 27 Shawwal 1444AH 17-5-2023AD -
Spotify Arabic
Tue 26 Shawwal 1444AH 16-5-2023AD -
KSA Gen Z Gaming Skills
Tue 26 Shawwal 1444AH 16-5-2023AD -
Sudan Crisis
Sat 9 Shawwal 1444AH 29-4-2023AD -
Gargeean
Mon 19 Ramadan 1444AH 10-4-2023AD -
Zakat Online
Thu 15 Ramadan 1444AH 6-4-2023AD -
Weapons to wasabi
Fri 9 Ramadan 1444AH 31-3-2023AD -
UAE Net Spend Projected
Wed 7 Ramadan 1444AH 29-3-2023AD -
‘Digital Islam and Muslim Millennials’
Mon 28 Shaban 1444AH 20-3-2023AD -
Syria, Lebanon and Rap
Sat 26 Shaban 1444AH 18-3-2023AD -
Türkiye & Syria Earthquake
Mon 15 Rajab 1444AH 6-2-2023AD -
Tate Profile
Tue 29 Rabi Al Awwal 1444AH 25-10-2022AD -
Syrian Cassette Archive
Thu 10 Rabi Al Awwal 1444AH 6-10-2022AD -
KSA Imprisonment
Wed 4 Safar 1444AH 31-8-2022AD -
Saudi Arabia: Salma al-Shehab
Thu 20 Muharram 1444AH 18-8-2022AD -
Travelwashing
Mon 19 Dhul Hijjah 1443AH 18-7-2022AD -
Egypt Sub Cable
Tue 1 Dhul Qidah 1443AH 31-5-2022AD -
Blockchain UAE
Wed 24 Shawwal 1443AH 25-5-2022AD -
Dashcams KSA
Tue 9 Shawwal 1443AH 10-5-2022AD