Hajj 1445 AH
I write about the hajj in its digital frameworks in Islamic Algorithms, and you can track back in this channel for previous stories and links (try the #hajj hashtag...
‘From Sheikh Google to ImamAI‘ – BRAIS Conference
I attended BRAIS last week in Leeds. It was a well-run and interesting conference. Colleagues from the Digital Islam Across Europe project attended (photos to follow). I also gave...
Digital scholarship and the web: Learning from Muslim communities online
Here’s an Archive-it interview on archiving issues across the Digital British Islam and Digital Islam Across Europe projects, with myself, Dr Anna Grasso, and Dr Alamgir Ahmed.
X Pakistan Ban
Chiara Castro, TechRadar, How Pakistan’s 4-month X ban is changing the internet, 25 May 2024. “Pakistan authorities began blocking social platform X (formerly known as Twitter) on February 17,...
UAE Bitcoin Farming No-Go
Coin Telegraph, UAE agriculture authority prohibits crypto mining on farms: Report, 24 May 2024 “While crypto mining is prohibited on farms, the UAE emerged as a pro-Bitcoin mining jurisdiction in the...