Prevent
The Prevent agenda has been subject to multiple criticisms over the years – this is the latest:
Pakistan TikTok Murder
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar , Independent, Pakistani TikToker Shamso Bibi shot dead amid rising violence against women social media stars, 18 Aug 2026. “A 28-year-old Pakistani TikToker with more than 1.3 million...
‘Platform Islandization‘
One for my Reading List from Merlyna Lim (check out her other work too if you haven’t already): Lim, Merlyna. “Platform Islandization: The Making of the Computational Archipelago.” Verge: Studies...
Arabic AI
Some interesting content on AI Arabic issues; certainly an area requiring investment of time and research:
‘Digital Resurrection‘
This would make for an interesting discussion on Islamic approaches and ethical dimensions of ‘Digital Resurrection‘:
Podcasting Islam in the Anglosphere
One for my Reading List: Shaheen Amid Whyte , Podcasting Islam in the Anglosphere: Muslim counterpublics in the UK, US and Australia, Media, Culture & Society, Volume 48, Issue...
Organoids
The Organoids are coming. Seriously, this was a fascinating article. I’m already thinking: here’s a further zone that requires some Islamic research (unfortunately, that is my default mode).