Dirham-backed stablecoin
Dirham-backed stablecoin DDSC to go live Dirham-backed stablecoin announced … #eDirham...
‘The Digital Turn in Religious Studies’
New and noted: New and noted: Not in my immediate field, but this looks interesting, although I haven't read it yet. It's available as a PDF....
British Muslim Trust
Details here of the British Muslim Trust, which recently had an official launch.
Tech and ‘extremist content‘
Any type of filter is getting further and further away. It’s been going on for decades across platforms. Tech bosses ‘not even close’ to doing enough on extremist content,...
Geoffrey Hinton
Elton Jones, Tom’s Guide, Why the ‘Godfather of AI’s’ warnings about AI are getting serious attention now, 5 Feb 2026 “Geoffrey Hinton’s work on artificial neural networks made him...
Islamic Religious Guidance in Eastern Europe
Reading List: Journal of Muslims in Europe, Volume 15 (2026): Issue 1 (Feb 2026): Special Issue: Islamic Religious Guidance in Eastern Europe I’m enjoying taking a closer look at...
Crypto Abu Dhabi
From a few days ago (missed it amongst everything else!). "A crypto venture linked to Donald Trump accepted a half-billion-dollar investment backed by an Abu Dhabi royal days before...
Podcasting Islam
New-ish and noted (and interesting!): Whyte, S. A. (2025). Podcasting Islam in the Anglosphere: Muslim counterpublics in the UK, US and Australia. Media, Culture & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437251400663 From...
The ‘AI Bubble’
The ‘AI bubble‘ under discussion in this excellent three-part series @alekskrotoski.bsky.social @drkevinfong.bsky.social...