Islamic Algorithms
Please excuse the commercial break: Here’s a word cloud for my book Islamic Algorithms (details in the sidebar).
‘Muawiyah‘ TV Series
Middle East Eye, Muawiya: The Ramadan series about an early Islamic ruler that’s causing a stir, 3 Mar 2025 “A TV show centred on the life of an early...
Iran Ups Media Budget
Shabnam von Hein, DW, Iran boosts budget for state propaganda, 3 Mar 2025 “According to a report by the parliamentary research center, the share of the Islamic Republic of Iran...
Hajj logistics
Opinion/analysis on #hajj logistics Dilshad Ali, RNS, Saudis’ new Hajj system is making the pilgrimage safer, if less accessible, 3 Mar 2025 “One feature of Hajj that no one...
Ahmed al-Doush Case
Dania Akkad, Middle East Eye, British man in Saudi Arabia told he will be charged over tweet deleted six years ago, 4 Mar 2025 “A British man is set to go...
Hezbollah Impacted
William Christou, The Guardian, ‘The price was huge’: Hezbollah reeling as Lebanese ponder sacrifices of its war, 3 Mar 2025. “Thirteen months of fighting with Israel has left the...
Victorian Muslims
There’s an exciting new series on Victorian Muslims from Al Jazeera (strangely, difficult to find via Al Jazeera’s main site). Here’s the first episode: More information
Ramadan 1446AH (updated)
Wishing a peaceful Ramadan to all [image or embed] — Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 1 March 2025 at 00:56 Welcoming Ramadan 1446AH. It’s come around quickly (again). Ramadan Mubarak...
Islam, IP and AI
I’m interested in Islamic approaches to copyright in AI, especially when using tools like Sora. I would appreciate any research links. OpenAI launches Sora video generation tool in UK...
‘Islamic State‘ ‘Resurgence‘
This is an important story, probably not the focus of headline writers at present due to other issues (cf White House) but nevertheless should be investigated further: Moustafa Ayad,...