“The General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology to enhance the dissemination of guidance and counseling content for visitors and pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Mecca”
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Crypto Indonesia
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AI UAE
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Hysbysiad am Lyfr Newydd
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AI Ethics Issues
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KSA Robots
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AI News Anchor
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DeepLcom
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Imams in demand
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Zakat GPT
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Deepfake Suharto
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Qalbox
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Pakistan Election
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Googleyat
Fri 28 Rajab 1445AH 9-2-2024AD -
AI & Religion
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KSA AI
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AI Dubbing
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AI in Islam
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AI and Islam
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OpenAI Apps
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AI Fake News
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Malaysia Qur’an AI
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AI Imran Khan Voice Clone
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Ministry of Digital
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Israel ‘AI‘
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Tawaaf on a Scooter
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Machine Unlearning
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AI Stereotypes
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Iran Facial Recognition Tech.
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Spouting Chatbots
Fri 21 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 6-10-2023AD -
AI al-Bashir
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AI Fatwas
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Arabic AI
Wed 19 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 4-10-2023AD -
Saudi Manga
Sat 15 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 30-9-2023AD -
Robot Fatwas
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Iran AI Fatwa
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MBS Confirms Tweet Death Sentence
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Captagon Crisis
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Meanwhile, on the Dancefloor …
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KSA, NUFC + Social Media
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KSA Social
Sun 25 Safar 1445AH 10-9-2023AD -
X KSA Lawsuit
Mon 19 Safar 1445AH 4-9-2023AD -
JAIS Arabic Language Model
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Striking Mecca Images
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MENA AI Biometric Concerns
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AI MSA Translations
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KSA ‘Migrant Killings’ Allegations
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Manal al-Sharif Profile
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KSA Gamers
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Iraq AI News
Tue 28 Muharram 1445AH 15-8-2023AD -
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 -
Fatwa Robot in Mecca
Fri 24 Muharram 1445AH 11-8-2023AD -
Salma al-Shehab and Noura al-Qahtani
Wed 22 Muharram 1445AH 9-8-2023AD -
‘GG Geena’ – Sheilat Tech Tradition Fusion (+…
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KSA Data Issues
Tue 7 Muharram 1445AH 25-7-2023AD -
AI: Automating Islamophobia
Thu 2 Muharram 1445AH 20-7-2023AD -
Al-Issa’s Indian Sermon
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Ronaldo-Majroor crossover
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Arabic Bard
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Saudia Social Media Storm
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Arafat Khutbah App
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Rushd App
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KSA Gaming
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KSA Dissident ‘Threat’
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AI & War crimes evidence
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KSA Crackdown
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Training AI in Arabic Content
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AI Arabic
Sun 8 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 28-5-2023AD -
‘Digital Colonialism’
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Saudi Astronauts
Thu 5 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 25-5-2023AD -
MENA Pakistan FinTech
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KSA ‘Sportswashing’ Allegations
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Hajj booking chaos
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Spotify Arabic
Tue 26 Shawwal 1444AH 16-5-2023AD -
KSA Gen Z Gaming Skills
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AI Elaph
Wed 20 Shawwal 1444AH 10-5-2023AD -
AI on Palestine and Israel
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Sudan Crisis
Sat 9 Shawwal 1444AH 29-4-2023AD -
Qur’an Recitation 1885
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Thu 29 Ramadan 1444AH 20-4-2023AD -
AI Qur’an
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Haramain
Tue 27 Ramadan 1444AH 18-4-2023AD -
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Tue 27 Ramadan 1444AH 18-4-2023AD -
Mosque Digital Bracelets
Thu 22 Ramadan 1444AH 13-4-2023AD -
Al-Aqsa
Tue 20 Ramadan 1444AH 11-4-2023AD -
KSA Huawei Move(?)
Mon 19 Ramadan 1444AH 10-4-2023AD -
Gargeean
Mon 19 Ramadan 1444AH 10-4-2023AD -
#FreeSadhan
Thu 15 Ramadan 1444AH 6-4-2023AD -
Ramadan 2023 – updated
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‘Saudi-Egypt Twitter war’
Wed 7 Ramadan 1444AH 29-3-2023AD -
‘Digital Islam and Muslim Millennials’
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Motawiff
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Saudi Trans Issues
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GPT-4
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AI MENA Education
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Kaaba Gold Bar
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Building ChatGPT
Mon 21 Shaban 1444AH 13-3-2023AD -
Rebooting ‘digital persona’
Mon 21 Shaban 1444AH 13-3-2023AD -
AI Fatwa
Fri 4 Shaban 1444AH 24-2-2023AD -
Mukaab
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Towards AI Khutbah
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Awad Al-Qarni
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Iran Tech Surveillance
Mon 9 Safar 1444AH 5-9-2022AD -
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KSA Imprisonment
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Saudi Arabia: Salma al-Shehab
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Twitter Agent
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KSA YouTube Request
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Hajj Infographic
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Motawif
Sat 26 Dhul Qidah 1443AH 25-6-2022AD -
AI Voices
Thu 24 Dhul Qidah 1443AH 23-6-2022AD -
Egypt Sub Cable
Tue 1 Dhul Qidah 1443AH 31-5-2022AD -
Dashcams KSA
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