A Noob's Guide to Self Sovereignty Every app you use, every search you run, every message you send is being logged, analyzed, sold, and used to build a "profile" of you that knows you better than your own mum does. Google knows what you ask. Facebook knows who you're stalking. Your phone knows where you sleep. Read or Listen to the article by @abu ruqayyah giving a guide to self-sovereignty online and being free from the grasp of data-stealing corporations. https://digitalislamicate.com/article/nostr-f219064080d5

There's a New Virus in Town "Dhikr feels slow. Qur'an feels slow. Seeking knowledge feels slow. Prayer feels slow. But TikTok? Instant. Instagram reels? Instant. Brainrot? Instant. And the more the brain adapts to instant gratification, the harder it becomes to engage with things that require patience and depth." Read or Listen to the article by npub16nzp6qtxj663nku303pu6l5x5ez4hxartsg7gcm4cpt99v3nec5qtdhudn on Brainrot - a new virus that is eroding ones connection to slow, methodical and meaningful reflection in exchange for instant gratification. Now on Digital Islamicate : https://digitalislamicate.com/article/nostr-deb1fe4c1ccd

Understanding Digital Hijrah "...Digital Hijra cannot be reduced to building “Muslim versions” of legacy systems. A platform does not become meaningful simply because it is aimed at Muslims, nor does a project become a tool for liberation just because it speaks the post-colonial language of censorship resistance or community empowerment. What matters is whether it actually changes the terms on which people participate." Read or Listen to the article by @Muslim Bitcoiner discussing Digital Hijrah with a well-defined purpose and a strategy to help muslims achieve it. Now on The Digital Islamicate: https://digitalislamicate.com/article/nostr-2b81f8068369

Eid ul-Adha Mubarak! May Allah forgive our misdeeds and negligence, accept our sacrifices and enable us to server the deen.

Bitcoin, Put Simply. The current monetary system that we use today (fiat) has been flawed since it's very inception. Bitcoin stands to fix those flaws and provide a secure and self-custodial currency for everyone to use around the world. Read or Listen to the article by @abu ruqayyah explaining Bitcoin in a summarized way that's simple to understand and how the current banking system is flawed. https://digitalislamicate.com/article/nostr-8fc9cb62640f

Rejoice - A Message to the Next Generation of Muslims The Muslim who sees the corruption of this age: fiat, liberalism, feminism, the soft tyranny of modernity must, above all others, refuse to be gloomy. A reflection on the paradox of the Prophet (peace be upon him), who suffered most and smiled most. Read or Listen to the article by npub1x772r9clwea7h92rjlecgn8sccasxyygwn5m8mgqa40zmuudsq9sxaewle describing reasons why a muslims that understands the evils of this world must above all else refuse to be gloomy and instead rejoice. https://digitalislamicate.com/article/nostr-09eee612d82c