Author profile: Noor Suwwan

Noor Suwwan is an Adjunct Faculty of International Relations at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. Her main research interests are what she calls ‘Cyber-International Relations’ and the Political Science of Algorithms.

Swiping for God: Islamizing Dating or Secularizing Islam?

Noor Suwwan • Aug 25 2023 • Articles

Interactions on the social lab of the Muslim dating apps signals an ongoing negotiating process of what it means to be (a) Muslim, (b) secular, and (c) a secular Muslim.

Opinion – Twitter as an Orwellian Global Editor

Noor Suwwan • Jun 19 2023 • Articles

Twitter’s current editorial role suggests the reproduction of geopolitical power dynamics, with its increasingly visible bilateral cooperation with states and their (political) requests.

The Evolution of Arabism: From One Arab Idol to Multiple Arab Idols

Noor Suwwan • May 18 2023 • Articles

Developments in popular culture can be linked to an ideological shift from Arabism to Arab regionalism, more occupied with cooperation and economic coordination than identity politics.

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