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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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Iranian hacking APT42
Tue 23 Safar 1446AH 27-8-2024AD -
Khamenei on net regulation
Tue 23 Safar 1446AH 27-8-2024AD -
TikTok Investigation
Thu 11 Safar 1446AH 15-8-2024AD -
ISKP Research
Mon 8 Safar 1446AH 12-8-2024AD -
Censorship Issues
Mon 8 Safar 1446AH 12-8-2024AD -
Turkey: Instagram “goes dark”
Fri 5 Safar 1446AH 9-8-2024AD -
‘Islamic State‘ report
Fri 5 Safar 1446AH 9-8-2024AD -
Austria IS Swift TikTok
Fri 5 Safar 1446AH 9-8-2024AD -
Iran executions
Wed 3 Safar 1446AH 7-8-2024AD -
‘Hisad‘ and IA-Media
Mon 23 Muharram 1446AH 29-7-2024AD -
Al-Baghdadi’s Wife Sentenced
Wed 4 Muharram 1446AH 10-7-2024AD -
Toomaj Salehi
Sat 16 Dhul Hijjah 1445AH 22-6-2024AD -
Iran Executions
Thu 22 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 30-5-2024AD -
UAE Bitcoin Farming No-Go
Fri 16 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 24-5-2024AD -
Raisi
Wed 14 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 22-5-2024AD -
Generative AI
Thu 8 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 16-5-2024AD -
Khamenei’s Granddaughter Viral False Claim
Sun 4 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 12-5-2024AD -
Jihad in perspective(s)
Tue 21 Shawwal 1445AH 30-4-2024AD -
IS-Mozambique
Tue 21 Shawwal 1445AH 30-4-2024AD -
Toomaj Salehi
Thu 16 Shawwal 1445AH 25-4-2024AD -
Telegram – Dubai
Wed 8 Shawwal 1445AH 17-4-2024AD -
ISIS Crypto
Wed 1 Shawwal 1445AH 10-4-2024AD -
Iran Graduation Video Controversy
Tue 30 Ramadan 1445AH 9-4-2024AD -
Turkey Election
Mon 22 Ramadan 1445AH 1-4-2024AD -
ISKP
Sat 20 Ramadan 1445AH 30-3-2024AD -
Moscow Attack – updated
Mon 15 Ramadan 1445AH 25-3-2024AD -
Iran Cyberwarfare
Mon 8 Ramadan 1445AH 18-3-2024AD -
Marjane Satrapi
Mon 8 Ramadan 1445AH 18-3-2024AD -
Shervin Hajipour
Fri 20 Shaban 1445AH 1-3-2024AD -
Shamima Begum (updated)
Sat 14 Shaban 1445AH 24-2-2024AD -
Iran iPhone Scam
Mon 9 Shaban 1445AH 19-2-2024AD -
Iran Parliament Hacked
Wed 4 Shaban 1445AH 14-2-2024AD -
Deep Fake Hack in UAE
Thu 27 Rajab 1445AH 8-2-2024AD -
Iran ‘influence‘
Tue 11 Rajab 1445AH 23-1-2024AD -
Journal of Islamic Research
Thu 6 Rajab 1445AH 18-1-2024AD -
UK Online Radicalisation Case
Tue 4 Rajab 1445AH 16-1-2024AD -
Kerman Attack: Update
Mon 26 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 8-1-2024AD -
‘Islamic State‘ Interactive Map
Fri 23 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 5-1-2024AD -
Iran: Kerman Explosion
Thu 22 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 4-1-2024AD -
Iranian Culture
Tue 20 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 2-1-2024AD -
Iran-Houthi AIS
Wed 14 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 27-12-2023AD -
Turkish VPN Bans
Sun 11 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 24-12-2023AD -
Spying on Iran International
Wed 7 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 20-12-2023AD -
Iran ‘Hijab Prosecution‘
Wed 7 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 20-12-2023AD -
Rumi
Tue 6 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 19-12-2023AD -
Rumi and ‘whirling dancers‘
Tue 6 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 19-12-2023AD -
Sweden: Iran Official’s Guilt Verdict Upheld
Tue 6 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 19-12-2023AD -
Iran Targets Protesters On- and Offline
Mon 5 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 18-12-2023AD -
Sadegh Boughi
Wed 29 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 13-12-2023AD -
Crypto Majlis
Fri 24 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 8-12-2023AD -
Putin in UAE
Wed 22 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 6-12-2023AD -
Spotlighting Toomaj on Spotify
Sat 18 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 2-12-2023AD -
Fiona Hill Interview
Thu 25 Rabi Al Thani 1445AH 9-11-2023AD -
Media, Digital Culture and Religion Congress
Tue 23 Rabi Al Thani 1445AH 7-11-2023AD -
Iran media responses
Tue 25 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 10-10-2023AD -
Narges Mohammadi
Fri 21 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 6-10-2023AD -
‘Morality police’ Iran Case
Tue 18 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 3-10-2023AD -
Iran blocks net
Fri 14 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 29-9-2023AD -
Robot Fatwas
Wed 12 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 27-9-2023AD -
X label removal impact
Wed 12 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 27-9-2023AD -
UAE Crypto
Tue 11 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 26-9-2023AD -
Podcast: ‘Who Referees Cyberspace?’
Mon 10 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 25-9-2023AD -
Turkey Gaming
Sat 1 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 16-9-2023AD -
Mahsa Amini – One Year On
Thu 29 Safar 1445AH 14-9-2023AD -
Iran Football SIM Controversy
Wed 28 Safar 1445AH 13-9-2023AD -
MENA AI Biometric Concerns
Wed 7 Safar 1445AH 23-8-2023AD -
Satirist Bailed
Thu 23 Muharram 1445AH 10-8-2023AD -
Iran Spy Tech Allegations
Wed 22 Muharram 1445AH 9-8-2023AD -
Islamic Centre England
Mon 13 Muharram 1445AH 31-7-2023AD -
Iran Net Restrictions
Thu 9 Muharram 1445AH 27-7-2023AD -
Turkey X-ban
Mon 6 Muharram 1445AH 24-7-2023AD -
Iran Protests 2023 (update)
Thu 2 Muharram 1445AH 20-7-2023AD -
‘Iran’s Hijab-Industrial Complex’
Wed 1 Muharram 1445AH 19-7-2023AD -
Iran taxes Influencers
Fri 26 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 14-7-2023AD -
‘Anonymous Sudan’
Wed 24 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 12-7-2023AD -
Toomaj Salehi
Mon 22 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 10-7-2023AD -
‘Revenge’: Video Game
Thu 11 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 29-6-2023AD -
Iran’s ‘Quantum’ Computer
Thu 26 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 15-6-2023AD -
Molavi Abdolhamid
Wed 25 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 14-6-2023AD -
Iran: Journalist on Trial
Tue 10 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 30-5-2023AD -
Erdogan Victory Analysed
Tue 10 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 30-5-2023AD -
Erdogan Victory
Mon 9 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 29-5-2023AD -
Mutlu Kaya
Sun 8 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 28-5-2023AD -
Aleppo Electro
Fri 6 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 26-5-2023AD -
Turkey Anti-Refugee Game
Wed 4 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 24-5-2023AD -
Iran Cyber Capabilities
Wed 4 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 24-5-2023AD -
Turkey: ‘Disinformation’ Campaigns & Social Media
Tue 26 Shawwal 1444AH 16-5-2023AD -
Turkey Election
Sun 24 Shawwal 1444AH 14-5-2023AD -
Iran FM Hacked
Tue 19 Shawwal 1444AH 9-5-2023AD -
Turkish Pop Star Sentenced
Wed 13 Shawwal 1444AH 3-5-2023AD -
Hamas Bitcoin Suspension
Fri 8 Shawwal 1444AH 28-4-2023AD -
Iran Secret Committee
Tue 5 Shawwal 1444AH 25-4-2023AD -
Turkey Twitter
Tue 27 Ramadan 1444AH 18-4-2023AD -
Uighur Bookshop & eBooks
Mon 12 Ramadan 1444AH 3-4-2023AD -
Weapons to wasabi
Fri 9 Ramadan 1444AH 31-3-2023AD -
Turkey Tech Response to Quake
Fri 9 Ramadan 1444AH 31-3-2023AD -
Iran’s ‘Cyber Army’
Thu 1 Ramadan 1444AH 23-3-2023AD -
Podcast: The News Agents: Anoosheh Ashoori
Mon 28 Shaban 1444AH 20-3-2023AD -
Responses to ‘the new normal’ in Turkey
Mon 21 Shaban 1444AH 13-3-2023AD -
Egypt Crypto Scam
Mon 14 Shaban 1444AH 6-3-2023AD -
Turkey Internet and Earthquake Responses
Sun 28 Rajab 1444AH 19-2-2023AD -
Turkey social media and earthquake
Wed 24 Rajab 1444AH 15-2-2023AD -
Turkey-Syria Earthquake – update
Sat 20 Rajab 1444AH 11-2-2023AD -
Turkey and Syria Earthquake – update
Fri 19 Rajab 1444AH 10-2-2023AD -
Turkey Photo Essay
Wed 10 Rajab 1444AH 1-2-2023AD -
Turkey Child Bride Controversy
Tue 17 Jumada Al Akhira 1444AH 10-1-2023AD -
Iran Protests 2022
Tue 14 Rabi Al Thani 1444AH 8-11-2022AD -
Iran VPN
Fri 25 Rabi Al Awwal 1444AH 21-10-2022AD -
Shahed drones
Fri 25 Rabi Al Awwal 1444AH 21-10-2022AD -
Iran Protests 2022 update
Thu 17 Rabi Al Awwal 1444AH 13-10-2022AD -
Big Tech & Iran
Mon 7 Rabi Al Awwal 1444AH 3-10-2022AD -
Iran Tech Surveillance
Mon 9 Safar 1444AH 5-9-2022AD -
Gulsen Colakoglu
Fri 28 Muharram 1444AH 26-8-2022AD -
Salman Rushdie Attacked
Sat 15 Muharram 1444AH 13-8-2022AD -
Abu Dhabi Crypto
Thu 3 Dhul Qidah 1443AH 2-6-2022AD -
Seminar on Fake News
Wed 17 Shawwal 1443AH 18-5-2022AD -
Net Iran Issues
Tue 6 Shawwal 1442AH 18-5-2021AD