I'm collecting Rohingya related stories here (many derived from my Twitter @garybunt). It forms an important element in relation to online activism, as well as being a human rights catastrophe. It's not possible to cover everything here, but over-time I intend to write about the digital dimensions of this issue.

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Tags: Rohingya, Burma, Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, Bangladesh

Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women

19 December 2018 17:04

Amnesty, Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women Discover More…

Tags: Gender, Twitter, human rights, Reports

Syria's forgotten women

18 December 2018 12:41

Independent, Forgotten Women: The displaced Syrian mothers still fighting for change – who say ‘I want you to feel our suffering’, 17 Dec 2018
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Women Making Space in the Mosque

18 December 2018 12:32

BBC World Service, Heart & Soul, Women Making Space in the Mosque

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Tags: British Muslims, Mosques, Gender

Single Muslim Mums

07 December 2018 18:06

SingleMuslimMums.co.uk

New and noted. Discover More…

Tags: Gender , mental health

KSA 'inside-out abaya'

17 November 2018 17:44

A prominent campaign has appeared on social media from SaudiArabia relating to dress codes over the past week.

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Tags: dress-codes, Gender , Saudi Arabia, Social media

Facebook auction of child bride

13 November 2018 16:57

Reuters, Facebook auction of South Sudan child bride could inspire other families: activists, 13 Nov 2018 catching up on this story Discover More…

Tags: Gender , Nigeria Internet, Facebook, South Sudan

Lebanon Shame on Who? Lebanese Campaign Exposes 'Victim Blaming' Attitudes to Rape

08 November 2018 19:31

albawaba.com, Shame on Who? Lebanese Campaign Exposes 'Victim Blaming' Attitudes to Rape Discover More…

Tags: Lebanon Internet, Gender , Campaigns

'Honour Killing' video

29 October 2018 16:33

'Honour killing' video shocks Syrians Discover More…

Tags: Syria internet, Gender

Yes, I'm Hot in This.

11 October 2018 14:52

ImamsOnline, One Muslim Woman’s Mission For Better Representation "One of the best ways that we as Muslims can improve our status in the media is to support people who present a more positive outlook of Islam in the West. One such person is a Muslim artist named Huda Fahmy, aka “Yes, I’m Hot in This“. The name is a play on the question that plagues many a hijabi, where non-Muslims will constantly ask us “Aren’t you hot in that?” and I love the way she takes ownership of who she is, and how she’s feeling."
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Tags: Gender , dress-codes

Gender specific propaganda

28 September 2018 12:32

Nikita Malik, Forbes.com, Why Do We Underestimate The Role Of Women In Terrorist Organizations?, 26 Sep 2018 "It is important to remember, moreover, that Islamic State was the first terrorist organization to spearhead a systematic campaign to reach out to women – using gender specific propaganda to do so. The group later inspired others, including the Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban, or TTP) to follow suit and produce content tailored specifically for its ‘jihadi sisters’, and elaborate on their role in promoting the mujahideen (fighters)."

Tags: Gender , jihad, Radicalisation

Debunking Myths on Gender and Extremism

19 September 2018 16:51

Rachel Bryson, Debunking Myths on Gender and Extremism, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, "In this collection of papers, experts weigh in on assumptions about women’s roles in violent Islamist extremism that hold back informed policymaking."

Tags: 'Islamic State', Research

Contesting identities within cultural insecurity

14 September 2018 12:32

Currently taking a look at this interesting thesis, which draws on a number of elements associated with the study of cyber Islamic Environments. Kathleen Woodhouse-Ledermann, Contesting identities within cultural insecurity: The case of Muslim women in contemporary France (Rutgers, 2018) [PDF download]

Tags: French Muslims, Gender , Research

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