Khorasan ISKP
Uran Botobekov, Modern Diplomacy, New ISIS Strategy and the Resurgence of Islamic State Khorasan “The new strategy of the Islamic Caliphate not only gave a new impetus to its...
Qur’an “in your pocket”
So, farewell to the iPod. It was an important innovation at the time, not least in the area of Cyber Islamic Environments. I wrote about how it became possible...
Super Mario iconography
Super Mario iconography, represented in this intriguing post on Twitter. ISIS supporters still using Super Mario Bros 1 iconography — a game fronted by an Italian plumber, presumably radicalized...
Digital Imam
BBC Pidgin, Video of Deborah Samuel killed in Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto for alleged blasphemy spark reactions as police arrest suspects The issue of alleged digital influence...
Shireen Abu Akleh
Appalling scenes in Jerusalem at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh. As one post says, “a picture says a thousand words.” I have never seen anything like this before....
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Aaron Y. Zelin, The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Washington Institute for Near East Policy “In this thought-provoking Policy Focus, illustrated with photographs of...
Dashcams KSA
Arab News, Dashcams gaining popularity among Saudi Arabia’s motorists This is an interesting subject, in terms of the religious permissibility of dashcams. I will look out for some fatwas....
Australia-Malaysia Halal
Barbara Barkhausen, Salaam Gateway, Australia Targets Malaysia’s Halal Food Sector “Australia’s proximity to Southeast Asian Muslim communities means there are unexplored opportunities for the country to enter the halal...
Zar
AFP/France24, Egypt’s ancient ‘zar’ ritual puts exorcism on stage “The music and dance ritual known as “zar”, with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, is traditionally performed to ward...
Report: Anti-Muslim Hate
The New Arab, Twitter, Facebook and other platforms fail to remove 9 out of 10 anti-Muslim posts: report, “The Centre for Countering Digital Hate reported a total of 530...