‘Cow Vigilantes‘
The headline may sound trivial, but this is a very serious issue: Meanwhile, on Instagram: “A new report from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) shared...
‘Islam and Digital Religion’
It’s always good to see former postgrads in print/digital editions: It's great to see Ibrahim Abusharif's "Islam and Digital Religion" chapter in Heidi Campbell and Pauline Hope Cheong's edited...
Muslim Podcasters
Here’s an article by my Digital British Islam colleagues Dr Khadijah Elshayyal and Dr Sadek Hamid: Here’s an excellent article from @digibritislam’s @DrKElshayyal and @SadekHamid on British Muslim podcasters....
Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Fourteen) – updated
This is the fourteenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Some of these posts feature...
AI ‘terrorist clones‘
Isaac Crowson, Daily Mirror/Apple News, Terrifying app lets people create AI ‘clones’ of terrorists like Manchester arena bomber, 16 Nov 2024. “Character AI lets people use artificial intelligence technology...
Fatwa Overload?
My work has focused on the issue of ‘fatwa overload‘ (or frequent questions on ‘smaller‘ topics) for many years. This video neatly encapsulates the issues and frustrations surrounding it....
Digital British Islam Conference Programme
Check out the Digital British Islam Conference’s provisional programme, now available here: https://digitalbritishislam.com/conference-programme/ Join us in Coventry 5-6 February 2025 for two days of panels, conversations, and presentations. Register...
The Future of Artificial Intelligence in/and of Islam
Back in July, I participated in a fascinating conference and masterclass organised by Project 0100/Bart Barendregt (Leiden University). It was titled ‘The Future of Artificial Intelligence in/and of Islam:...
Visual Minutes
Here are some ‘visual minutes‘ (by Julia Miranda) from recent presentations I have been involved with. Thanks to Julia and Recovira for permission to share.: Here's a photo from...
BlueSky Thinking (update)
Bluesky week 1 has gone well. I have now ditched the X Bluetick (that kicks in at the end of the month) and am using Bluesky as my primary...