The National, Google unveils $1.3m digital skills fund for Mena non-profits "The funds will be used to reach out to people from diverse backgrounds in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and the UAE."

Konstanze Frischen, Forbes, Human Rights Documentation In The Digital Age: Why Machine Learning Isn’t A Silver Bullet, 6 Dec 2021

"The use of machine learning is very dangerous ...

Reuters, 'Ashamed': Pakistan grapples with fallout from mob killing "The violence, which was condemned by rights watchdogs including Amnesty International, also drew intense responses from politicians, celebrities and journalists ...

Jana al-Issa, Hussam al-Mahmoud & Saleh Malas, Enab Baladi, Religious institution in Syria: Al-Assad’s old-new target, 5 Dec 2021

"(Abdul Rahman) Al-Haj said that the gloomy reality of the religious institution in Syria ...

I just tried this myself and got the same results. Siri seems to have an issue with the time in Palestine and cities. Let's see if this gets fixed?

Just tried this myself, and got the same result (or lack of it). https://t.co/kFbgn8HstM

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Important report on CNN from Donie O'Sullivan about Facebook ads, which equate anti-vaccine messages to the Holocaust, etc. Will Meta step up on this, or provide excuses (again)?

NEW: Facebook has sold ads promoting anti-vaccine messages, comparing the US government's response ...

Jillian C. York and David Greene, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Facebook’s Secret “Dangerous Organizations and Individuals” List Creates Problems for the Company—and Its Users

Important points: "While Facebook—and ...

BBC News, NunTok: How religion is booming on TikTok and Instagram

This is an interesting piece. I'm working on TikTok issues too for my next project: "Nuns, imams and Buddhist monks are among those sharing successful - and often fun - short-form videos on social media."

Anmol Irfan, Fodor's, International Travel Bloggers Are Drawing Attention to Pakistan—But Is That a Good Thing? "Pakistan’s recent rise in tourism has been linked to an influx of foreign ...

Aliff Nawi, Mohd Faiz Mohd Yaakob, Chua Chy Ren, Nor Yazi Khamis, Ab Halim Tamuri A Preliminary survey of Muslim Experts’ Views on Artificial Intelligence, Islāmiyyāt: The International Journal of Islamic Studies, 43, No. 2 (2021)

I'm pleased to have been appointed to the editorial ...