Bahrain Prosecutions
Khaleej Times, Bahrain sentences 3 to one year in prison for insulting Islam, prophets, 30 March 2023 “The defendants stood trial and were proven guilty. They were accused of...
LGBTQ Egypt
Jennifer Holleis, Deutsche Welle, LGBTQ rights in Egypt: Queer community battles crackdown, 30 March 2023 “Recent reports suggest that LGBTQ people in Egypt are increasingly being targeted digitally. But...
UAE Net Spend Projected
Deepthi Nair, The National, UAE spending on digital technology to hit $20bn by 2026, BCG says, 29 March 2023 “Digital technology is projected to have accounted for more than...
Yasmin El-Rifae
Ariana Bennett, CSM, Protecting female protesters during Egypt’s Arab Spring revolution, 29 March 2023 “Activist Yasmin El-Rifae helped rescue women from sexual assault during Arab Spring protests in Egypt....
‘Saudi-Egypt Twitter war’
Sam Hamad, The New Arab, Saudi-Egypt Twitter war marks the end of Riyadh’s blank cheques for Sisi, 29 March 2023 “A media spat last month between Egyptian and Saudi...
Gen Z Research
Hyphen Online has released some research on Gen Z Muslims in the UK. Particularly relevant to this blog is Hussein Kesvani, ‘Influencers are reminding me to be thankful to...
Islamic Browsers
Bisma has launched as a Chrome extension – it will be interesting to see if it extends in due course to other browsers:
Afghan Net Struggle
Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Reuters, Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes, 28 March 2023 “The Taliban administration has allowed girls to...