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‘Looked so real’: How AI is being weaponised against India’s Muslim women
Key takeaways
- Experts say a trend is reshaping online harassment: the use of AI to generate sexualised imagery and propaganda targeting Muslim women.
- The freelance model from India-administered Kashmir was scrolling on her phone last year when a friend sent her a clip circulating on Instagram.
- The video appeared to tell the story of her life in New Delhi, complete with a narrator’s voice, scrolling captions and headlines like a television news segment.
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Experts say a trend is reshaping online harassment: the use of AI to generate sexualised imagery and propaganda targeting Muslim women.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A Muslim woman prays at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India [File: Altaf Qadri/AP]By Jyoti Thakur Published On 15 Jun 202615 Jun 2026New Delhi, India – When Samreen Ayoub first saw the video, she was stunned.
The freelance model from India-administered Kashmir was scrolling on her phone last year when a friend sent her a clip circulating on Instagram.
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