KSA Huawei Move(?)
al Arabiya, Huawei looks to move Middle East HQ to Saudi Arabia, 9 Apr 2023 “Huawei Technologies Co. is looking to make Riyadh its headquarters for the Middle East...
Gargeean
Yousef H. Alshammari, New Lines Magazine, The holiday brings more to the Gulf than a merry tradition, 10 Apr 2023 Interesting article on Gargeean concerning its commercial elements and...
Rahmatun Lil’Alameen
Mumtaz Hussain Bhat, Siasat Daily, Maher Zain’s heartfelt Naat takes internet by storm in Ramzan, 8 Apr 2023 “The Naat-e-Sharief has garnered more than 79 million views on YouTube within 10...
Facial Recognition Tech
BBC News, Facial recognition tech: Liberty ‘police racism’ claim, 8 Apr 2023 “Civil rights groups have claimed facial recognition technology will make racism within the police worse.”
Zakat Online
Gulf News, Ramadan in UAE, 2023: Pay Zakat online via WhatsApp – here’s how, 5 Apr 2023 “On Sunday, April 2, the Zakat Fund, a UAE government organisation that...
#FreeSadhan
Arab Digest, Free Sadhan podcast “Arab Digest editor William Law’s guest this week is the Saudi human rights activist Areej al-Sadhan. Her brother Abdulrahman is one of many held...
KSI Mosque Visit
BBC News, KSI: YouTuber visits mosque after racial slur in Sidemen video, 5 Apr 2023 “YouTuber KSI has visited a mosque and apologised again for using a racial slur...
Ramadan 2023 – updated
I’m posting coverage on Ramadan to show how social media is applied. Time-lapse photography is terrific when looking at Mecca from this angle:
Palestinian DJs
Mixmag, 6 Palestinian DJs You Need To Know, 4 Apr 2023 “Mixmag speaks to six pioneering Palestinian artists about their musical journey, the challenges they face every day and the...