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Gary R. Bunt

Eid Mubarak!

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Aya Hachem: Uproar as some plan to withdraw fundraisers based on sectarian differences

The Muslim Vibe, Aya Hachem: Uproar as some plan to withdraw fundraisers based on sectarian differences.
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Nostalgia

Who remembers the Apple III?

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Al-Qaeda video

Commentary from Elisabeth Kendall on the new al-Qaeda video

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Religion in Quarantine: The Future of Religion in a Post-Pandemic World

Heidi Campbell (ed), Religion in Quarantine: The Future of Religion in a Post-Pandemic World, (OakTrust, 2020) new e-book released on COVID-19 and religion, with a section on Muslim responses. It includes a chapter on Practising Islam in the COVID-19 age. Discover More…

Poetry thread

Here's an interesting couple of threads on Sufism, and in particular the de-Islamization of poetry in (some) 'western' translations and their appropriation online. Discover More…

IT/'IS'/Wales

Wales Online, Boss of Cardiff company jailed for seven years in Spain for funding Isis
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Pakistan net influences

Pakistan Observer, Ulema can play active role in promotion of inter-sect harmony

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Media representation issues

The Shabab, Tablighi Guidebook ‘Fazail-E-Amaal’ Shown As ‘Jihadi Literature’ In Amazon Prime Web Series Pataal Lok


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Syrian Jihadi Groups

Al-Monitor, The not-so-sacred profit bonanza of Syria's jihadi groups
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Media Balance

Transgender reporting issues Discover More…

FGM Sudan

Sudan FGM ban Discover More…

Pakistan Murder Case

Online footage leads to murder in Pakistan … Discover More…

Sheikha Minira Abdou

Farah Ibrahim, Scene Arabia, Her Voice Wasn't 'Aware: Meet Sheikha Minira Abdou, Egypt's First Radio Qur'an Reciter Excellent article
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FB Sri Lanka

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