HP KSA PC
Matthew Martin, Semafor, HP plans to build millions of computers in Saudi, 24 Oct 2025 “HP is set to build millions of devices in Saudi Arabia with the majority...
Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan
John Gambrell, AP, Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as kingdom’s new grand mufti, 23 Oct 2025 “Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, 90, took over the position,...
Licensed to Influence
The National, UAE influencers have three months to sign up to mandatory licensing scheme, 23 Oct 2025 “The deadline for social media content creators, or influencers, in the UAE to obtain advertiser...
Cyfrowy Islam
Looking at this new book on Polish digital Islam from my Chanse DigitIslam colleagues… available here: tinyurl.com/PolishMuslim…...
Adaptive Faith Conference
Maybe I should be at this one: “Adaptive Faith: Technology and Religious Change in the Digital Age” Conference. “The Centre for Inter-Religious Studies at Al-Mahdi Institute, in collaboration with The...
AI Lebanon
Dana Alomar, The National, Governments can’t afford to be passive on AI, warns Lebanese minister at Gitex, 14 Oct 2025 “Lebanon’s Minister of Technology and AI said policymakers need to have...
Marriage by App
The National, Put a ring on it: Couples in Abu Dhabi can use their phones to get married for Dh800, 14 Oct 2025 “Couples enrolled on the Tamm app, which...
AI UAE
The National, ChatGPT-designed part of Sheikh Tahnoon’s home hailed as AI becomes ‘new lifestyle’, 14 Oct 2025 This is a useful overview of AI in the UAE
AI Sudais
I thought I should drop this in as a representation (using AI) of Abdul-Rahman Al-Sudais – I reflect on these types of representations in some of my work:
AI Dystopia
In an AI-generated, dystopian vision of the British capital, a video shows Big Ben smouldering above piles of rubbish and London crowds dressed in traditional Islamic garb. Far-right leaders...