UAE Influence
It’s interesting to determine the implications of this investment on influencers (however defined) in UAE and MENA. UAE influencer development...
AI UAE
There is substantial positioning and investment in AI from UAE, so I am interested in determining its implications in relation to perspectives on AI and Islam (my current research...
Assassin’s Creed Al-Ula Content
This story has been widely reported, and represents an interesting question relating (potentially) to soft power across gaming, as KSA’s investment in gaming industries intensifies. The New Arab, Did...
9/11 Archive
CNN, 24 years after 9/11, previously unseen images are still emerging. This group finds and publishes them, 11 Sep 2025 “The 9/11 Media Preservation Group – which publishes its...
Qatar Under Attack (updated)
There is rolling coverage from various channels on this situation: BBC News, Qatar looks to hold Israel’s PM responsible for breaching international law over strike, 10 Sep 2025 CNN,...
‘Anti-Islamic Biker Gangs in Gaza’
There is an online element to this article: Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites www.bbc.com/news/article…...
AI and Islam
The Journal of Digital Islamicate Research 3 has articles relating to AI and Islam, which I have found really interesting: Key sections include: Eid Mohamed and Mai Zaki, Islamicate Knowledge in...
Digital Vernacular Sufism in Indonesia
Here’s an interesting article about vernacular Sufism and digital Islam (I haven’t read it in detail yet): Muhammad Sulthon, Mahmud Yunus Mustofa, Mishbah Khoiruddin Zuhri, Decentering Islamic Authority in...
UAE AI K2
Will Knight, Wired, The United Arab Emirates Releases a Tiny but Powerful AI Model, 9 Sep 1015 “It is not a complete large language model but rather a model...
Pakistan Digital Surveillance
Reuters, Amnesty says Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping, firewall, 9 Sep 2025 “Pakistan’s spy agencies can monitor at least 4 million mobile phones at a time through its...