Virtually Islamic Blog

BBC World Service, The Lazarus Heist, Korean Roulette

Follow the trail from the Bangladesh bank heist ...

Discussion on money laundering, referencing platforms such as Hezbollah and al-Qaeda.

"When Everett Stern started working as an anti-money laundering compliance officer ...

Here's my tweet about a podcast featuring Mubin Shaikh. It's a fascinating case. The podcast is well put together too. The series is worth checking out. My link below goes to Spotify, but it's available elsewhere too:

Just came across the 'True Spies' podcast featuring @MrMubinShaikh ...

BBC World Service, The Lazarus Heist

Recommended for those interested in hacking issues, and media and politics.

American Scandal, Encore: Iran Contra, Episode 6

This is the final episode of an American Scandal programme (presenter Lindsay A. Graham) on the Iran Contra controversy, which has been quite interesting (as a non-specialist listener). This conclusion ...

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BBC Radio 4, The Digital Human: Troll

The Digital Human: Troll explores the term in its different dimensions and its changes over time. Very topical! Relevant for those interested in forms of online 'beliefs' too.

BBC, I Dressed Ziggy Stardust

"Across the generations, they were inspired by the skinny South Londoner, who challenged gender barriers and who played with alien identity and other-worldliness. Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, he was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban ...