UAE Coding Day
The National, Sheikh Mohammed hails technology drive as UAE coding day goes global, 11 Nov 2023 ““In a new global initiative for the UAE, Unesco today adopts an Emirati...
AI and Fatwas
Khaleej TImes, UAE minister proposes fatwa on how AI, robots should be used to serve people, 23 Oct 2023 “In a world that is changing by the minute, there...
Arabic AI
Aimee Look, CNN, Arabic AI could help open doors for other languages, 4 Oct 2023. “ Although ChatGPT, Meta’s LLaMA and other LLMs have Arabic-language capabilities, they were mostly...
UAE Crypto
The National, UAE’s crypto transactions hit nearly $35bn amid rising regulatory clarity, 26 Sep 2023. “The value of cryptocurrency transactions received by the UAE reached nearly $35 billion between July 2022...
Captagon Crisis
Fred Schwaller, Deutsche Welle, What is Captagon, the drug mass-produced in Syria?, 19 Sep 2023. “The psychostimulant drug is a huge concern for countries in the Middle East....
Phishing UAE
The National, Phishing email threats in the UAE surged 77% last quarter, Kaspersky says, 23 Aug 2023 “The UAE recorded a steep increase in the number of emails that...
Chip Race
Joseph Wilkins, Markets Insider, Saudi Arabia, UAE join Elon Musk and Chinese tech titans in the race for scarce Nvidia chips, 15 Aug 2023 “Saudi Arabia and the United...
UAE Net Spend Projected
Deepthi Nair, The National, UAE spending on digital technology to hit $20bn by 2026, BCG says, 29 March 2023 “Digital technology is projected to have accounted for more than...
‘Digital Islam and Muslim Millennials’
Zaid, Bouziane, Jana Fedtke, Don Donghee Shin, Abdelmalek El Kadoussi, and Mohammed Ibahrine. 2022. “Digital Islam and Muslim Millennials: How Social Media Influencers Reimagine Religious Authority and Islamic Practices”...
Tate Profile
Rahmah Ghazali, The Scotsman, Andrew Tate: ‘Misogynist’ influencer converts to Islam after video of him praying in UAE mosque goes viral – a story that is getting coverage on...