Islamic Media Ethics

This project, Islamic Media Ethics in the Digital Age: AI-Powered Solutions for Combating Misinformation and Promoting Constructive Cross-Cultural Dialogue, addresses misinformation, algorithmic bias, and digital polarization through an interdisciplinary framework that brings together Islamic media ethics, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing.

Rather than relying on narrowly techno-solutionist models, the project develops culturally grounded and practically deployable interventions that are sensitive to religious diversity and social context.

Its key deliverables include an AI-powered Islamic fact-checking system that builds on QCRI’s expertise in Arabic NLP and is trained on authentic sources and intercultural ethical frameworks to counter misinformation responsibly. The project also advances a digital literacy campaign that integrates Islamic values with AI-enhanced educational tools to strengthen media literacy and support more constructive cross-cultural engagement across communities.

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Jul 30, 2025	Project Awarded

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From RAG to Agentic RAG for Faithful Islamic Question Answering

Gagan Bhatia, Hamdy Mubarak, Mustafa Jarrar , and 8 more authors

arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.07528, 2026

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@article{bhatia2026agenticrag,
  title = {From RAG to Agentic RAG for Faithful Islamic Question Answering},
  author = {Bhatia, Gagan and Mubarak, Hamdy and Jarrar, Mustafa and Mikros, George and Zaraket, Fadi and Alhirthani, Mahmoud and Al-Khatib, Mutaz and Cochrane, Logan and Darwish, Kareem and Yahiaoui, Rashid and Alam, Firoj},
  journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.07528},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2601.07528},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2601.07528},
}

Advances in AI Systems on Islamic Knowledge Capabilities: A Critical Survey

Gagan Bhatia, Hamdy Mubarak, Majd Hawasly , and 9 more authors

2026

Manuscript

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@article{bhatia2026criticalsurvey,
  title = {Advances in AI Systems on Islamic Knowledge Capabilities: A Critical Survey},
  author = {Bhatia, Gagan and Mubarak, Hamdy and Hawasly, Majd and Jarrar, Mustafa and Mikros, George and Zaraket, Fadi and Alhirthani, Mahmoud and Al-Khatib, Mutaz and Cochrane, Logan and Darwish, Kareem and Yahiaoui, Rashid and Alam, Firoj},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Manuscript},
}

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