UAE AI
The National, UAE selected for Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group, 7 May 2024. “The UAE has been selected to join 49 other countries to be part of the Hiroshima...
Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Seven) – updated
This is the seventh month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Many of these posts feature...
Dissertation
This dissertation by one of my postgrads has been made available in the UWTSD Repository: Husain, Adnan Mustafa (2024) The Bedouin of the Fatimid Empire Faith vs. Politics in...
AI Arabic
Many interesting points are raised in this article/overview on the challenges facing delivering AI resources for Arabic speakers. Rebecca Anne Proctor, Aramco World, The Promises and Challenges of AI...
CFP Digital British Islam Conference
I’m pleased to announce the Digital British Islam CFP for its 2025 conference
SIM Tax Issues in Pakistan
Kalbe Ali, Dawn, Telcos question FBR’s SIM blocking move, 2 May 2024 “The FBR has forwarded a list of 506,671 individuals to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for blocking...
KSA Manahel al-Otaibi
Kieren Williams, Sky News, Saudi activist sentenced to 11 years in prison ‘over choice of clothing’, 2 May 2024 “Human rights groups have called for the release of Manahel...
Zahra Joya & Rukhshana Media
Great piece on Zahra Joya and Rukhshana Media: Annie Kelly, The Guardian, ‘They are trying to eradicate us completely’: the passion and pain of telling the stories of Afghan...