Indonesian Influencer Issue
Aisyah Llewellyn, Rest of World, An influencer in Indonesia could go to jail for trying pork on TikTok “One week, 13 million views, and scores of angry comments later,...
Influencers and “apostasy”
Sadek Hamid, Hyphen Online, Social media influencers have no right to declare anyone an apostate, 2 May 2023 Opinion and analysis: “This generation of online activists has risen to...
Egypt: Social Media Influencers
France24, Egypt’s female social media influencers face arrest, jail on ‘morality’ charges, 11 Apr 2023 “Egyptian authorities have since 2020 carried out a campaign to silence female social media...
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...
‘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”...
Kashmir Influencers
Rayan Naqash, SCMP, Not your regular influencers: how Kashmiri Instagrammers are breaking taboos – and making money while they’re at it, 15 March 2023 “With the emergence of the...
Tate’s ‘Muslim Fanbase’
Sana Noor Haq, CNN, Andrew Tate’s Muslim fanbase is growing. Some say he’s exploiting Islam for internet popularity “Iman and Serena’s experience reflects a growing chorus of Muslim women...
Egypt Influencers Arrested
Chao Deng, WSJ, Egypt Arrests Social-Media Influencers in Deepening Crackdown (paywalled)
Gaza Influencers
Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera, Homegrown Instagram influencers highlight Gaza’s plight There are some interesting examples in this article: Eid Yara Bisan Odeh Salma Shurrab