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Although large-scale social protest in Bahrain has been cowed over the ten years since the ‘Arab uprisings’, small-scale demonstrations recur, reflecting a base level of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265967
ISSN: 2633-304X
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They are represented by realistic-looking human avatars, with whom people can form one-to-one social relationships. Today, the number of people with such AI companions likely…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271754
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The leader of the UK National Education Union has called for an independent inquiry into the rise of sexism and misogyny among boys and young men. Similar concerns have been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286778
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In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280059
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Scientists and governments are increasingly concerned that ‘vaccine hesitancy’, the situation of people delaying or refusing some or all vaccines, could reduce immunisation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258029
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The pandemic has precipitated a cultural showdown between mainstream Israeli society and the ultra-Orthodox (or ‘haredi’, meaning ‘God-fearing’) Jewish community.
The troops will engage in “combat and security” operations against local jihadists in support of Mozambique’s government, similar to a recent bilateral deployment to support…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262950
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Political polarisation on social media.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239210
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Governance in South Sudan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217885
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This comes after Twitter announced on April 25 that the firm is being sold to Musk, the world's richest man and self-proclaimed free speech maximalist. The sale presages a…