Gender
Managing the hate online when you're young, female and Muslim
15 February 2019 16:43
Shamima Begum Case
15 February 2019 16:30
For details of the Shamima Begum case, click here:
Read More…KSA Gender
14 February 2019 17:20
German ISIS wife interview
12 February 2019 15:58
Iranian women
08 February 2019 18:48
10 Commandments
07 February 2019 19:58
Absher
05 February 2019 14:26
'Gender balance' UAE
29 January 2019 14:50
Opinion/analysis: Moya Crockett, Stylist, Go ahead and mock the UAE’s all-male gender equality awards – but don’t forget the West’s track record
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KSA Documentary
26 January 2019 16:20
Nojoud al-Mandeel
17 January 2019 15:44
KSA activism appeal
14 January 2019 17:09
'How to be a Muslim Woman'
11 January 2019 15:47
Here's information on the podcasts of the excellent BBC Radio 4 series How to be a Muslim Woman. Read More…
Rohingya Situation Page - Updated
03 January 2019 13:00
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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Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women
19 December 2018 17:04
Syria's forgotten women
18 December 2018 12:41
Women Making Space in the Mosque
18 December 2018 12:32
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.
Read More…Facebook auction of child bride
13 November 2018 16:57
Lebanon Shame on Who? Lebanese Campaign Exposes 'Victim Blaming' Attitudes to Rape
08 November 2018 19:31
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."


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)."
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."
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]