Matiullah Wesa
AFP/Guardian, Founder of Afghan girls’ school project arrested in Kabul, 28 March 2023 “Matiullah Wesa, head of Pen Path, beaten and arrested outside a mosque after prayers.” This has...
Not Even Water
Not Even WaterSeries 2: Best Behaviour Please – Episode 3 of 5 This episode of Not Even Water had some interesting thoughts on content creation, along with an interview...
‘The Holy Land and Us’
Sarah Agha, Middle East Eye, The Holy Land and Us: BBC documentary a ‘monumental’ moment for Palestinians, 24 March 2023 “Co-presenter Sarah Agha on why the programme is the...
Islamic Digital Economy(-ies)
Gulf Business, Startups injecting fresh innovations to Malaysia’s Islamic Digital Economy, 21 March 2023. “Malaysia is currently ranked first in the overall Global Islamic Economic Indicator ranking with respect...
Ramadan Podcast
BBC Asian Network, Not Even Water. A new series of five episodes, available for download: “Can you have a shower whilst fasting? Brush your teeth? Go swimming? Mehreen Baig...
Yemeni YouTubers Imprisoned
Al Jazeera, Yemeni YouTubers sentenced to prison after criticising Houthis, 23 March 2023. “A court in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital has sentenced three YouTubers to prison terms ranging from six...
‘Daesh’
Paul Iddon, Arab News, Why Daesh is still not a spent force despite facing terminal decline in Iraq, 23 March 2023 “Joel Wing, author of the “Musings on Iraq”...
Grindr Egypt Warning
Joe Ali, Pink News, Grindr sends every user in Egypt warning about police tricking and arresting queer men, 23 March 2023 “LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr has urged all users...
Iran’s ‘Cyber Army’
Arian Khameneh, Wired, The Scorched-Earth Tactics of Iran’s Cyber Army, 21 March 2023 “Amid ongoing protests, the Iranian regime has lost control of its image, pushing it to employ...
Copenhagen All-Female Mosque
James Jackson, Hyphen, The Nordic imama leading the fight for gender equality, 22 March 2023 “Sherin Khankan’s all-female mosque in Copenhagen has drawn support from a range of faiths...