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Virtual Ummah
18 August 2020 12:16
Islamic Discourse in Russia
11 August 2020 14:22
Forthcoming Webinar
09 August 2020 17:24
I'll be providing a webinar for the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University: "The 'Allah Algorithm': Interpreting Islamic Influencers' Online Responses to Covid-19", Tuesday, September 8, 2020 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT (RSVP required)
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“Islamist terrorism” and “jihadis”
21 July 2020 16:57
Terminology concerns apply to academic discussion as well … Discover More…
MA Islamic Studies
15 July 2020 14:59
I've been involved with the MA Islamic Studies (by distance learning) at UWTSD for fifteen years+, so thought I would share some information on it here:
Islam and Muslims on UK University Campuses: Perceptions and Challenges
15 July 2020 11:10
Important new report released on Islam and Muslims on UK University Campuses: Perceptions and Challenges Discover More…
Muhammad Anwar
29 June 2020 21:48
Obituary of Muhammad Anwar, whose influential work I read while an undergraduate Discover More…
Religion in Quarantine: The Future of Religion in a Post-Pandemic World
21 May 2020 12:50
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…
Sir William Jones
03 May 2020 18:05
Islamophobia and normative sociology
03 May 2020 18:03
'Shaykh Google'
28 April 2020 14:24
I'm currently reading: Emad Hamdeh, 'Shaykh Google as Ḥāfiẓ al-ʿAṣr: The Internet, Traditional ʿUlamā’, and Self Learning ' via Academia Discover More…
Korean Muslims Online
06 April 2020 13:00
Farrah Sheikh, ResearchGate, Korean Muslims: Shaping Islamic Discourse and Identities Online, European Journal of Korean Studies Discover More…
CyberOrient
30 March 2020 17:00
Research Issues
30 March 2020 17:00
Michael Krona, GNet, Vicarious Trauma From Online Extremism Research – A Call to Action
This is a significant issue, which I have personal experience of, especially as I recall the impact of some of the first 'jihad' oriented videos I viewed some 20 years ago …
Discover More…The Online Public Sphere in the Gulf
16 March 2020 14:51
Good to see this has been published: Review of Middle East Studies, 53(2) Special Focus: The Online Public Sphere in the Gulf
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New Book on Jihad
06 March 2020 12:40
Research: France, Muslims & Net
03 March 2020 12:29
- Mohamed Sakho Jimbira, Sens Public, Mobiliser les réseaux socionumériques
Islamophobia research
02 March 2020 16:51
Iran IRGC Report
06 February 2020 17:16
Cyber Sufis - Interview
09 January 2020 17:17
Extreme Digital Speech
08 January 2020 14:36
Arab Fashion Heritage Online
17 December 2019 11:27
Yasir Qadhi Analysed
27 November 2019 18:52
Jihadism 101
03 November 2019 23:00
AAR on Studying Religion
29 October 2019 11:37
Hijab and Social Media
27 September 2019 13:12
New and noted: R. Kauser, Exploring the self-presentation of female Muslims, who wear the hijab, on the social networking site 'Instagram.' (Manchester Metropolitan University, 2019) [PDF] Discover More…
Social Media & Atheism
14 September 2019 23:57
Prevent Strategy Review
04 September 2019 17:03
AICIS Conference
02 September 2019 17:31
One month to go … AICIS 19th Annual Conference on Islamic Studies [and on Facebook here] Discover More…
Hajj 2019/1440
12 August 2019 12:49
A collection of links and resources associated with Hajj 2019/1440 Discover More…
New book: 'Tweeted Heresies'
06 August 2019 17:31
Content Removal
05 July 2019 15:40
Content Removal Issues
01 July 2019 17:31
Conference - AICIS 2019
21 June 2019 17:12
Mediating Islam
17 June 2019 13:11
Muslim Pilgrimage in the Modern World
11 June 2019 11:18
New from UNC Press, Muslim Pilgrimage in the Modern World, Edited by Babak Rahimi, Peyman Eshaghi Discover More…
El Fadl on KSA Scholars
07 June 2019 12:29
From Battlefront to Cyberspace
06 June 2019 17:52
‘Orientalism,’ Then and Now
22 May 2019 12:02
'Cyber Sufis'
10 April 2019 13:05
This week two important books about Islam and the Internet have appeared. Hussein Kesvani's book on UK Muslims and the net (previously blogged) and this new one from Robert Rozehnal on Sufis and the net. I was able to preview this, which is a really interesting read. It focuses on Inayat Sufism. Discover More…
Cyber-muftis
27 March 2019 18:10
'Cassette Tap Revolution'
15 March 2019 10:21
Online Manipulation
12 March 2019 11:59
New Muslim Public Digital Spheres
09 March 2019 14:52
Bibliographical information for researchers on Islam and Muslims online: Discover More…
IS - Analysis
04 March 2019 13:01
BL's Oldest Qur'an
28 February 2019 12:07
British Library, The British Library’s oldest Qur’an manuscript now online, 7 April 2016 I have reposted this because of a recent video.
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Islamic State's caliphate online
25 February 2019 17:58
Internet contributes to radicalism among young RI Muslims: Study
25 February 2019 17:55
Digitised Manuscripts
22 February 2019 12:22
'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan'
22 February 2019 12:15
'State of Social Media: Middle East 2018'
18 February 2019 12:55
Tablighi Jama'at/Zakir Naik Research
08 February 2019 15:14
'The Unlikely Connection Between Trump and Ayatollah Khomeini'
29 January 2019 14:48
Social media and the 'Arab Uprising'
25 January 2019 16:25
Digital Piety in Bangladesh: A Psychosocial Analysis
14 January 2019 17:12
New book: 'A Critique of the Abrogation Theory'
04 January 2019 12:00
My former student, Jasser Auda, has a new book out: Jasser Auda & Adil Salahi, A Critique of the Abrogation Theory in Islam (Goodreads page)
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Digital Religion
04 January 2019 11:55
Digital Qur'an MSS Tweet
04 January 2019 11:38
Manuscripts | Digital Resources and Projects in Islamic Studies
21 December 2018 17:24
Gille Kepel's Analysis
14 December 2018 16:48
How Islamic is "Islamic Studies"?
10 December 2018 16:13
YouTube, How Islamic is "Islamic Studies"? Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, Distinguished Lecture
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Jihadology
10 December 2018 14:35
True Origins of ISIS
30 November 2018 16:03
Building pictures of online activity
30 November 2018 15:40
Panel on social media and information war in the Middle East
21 November 2018 15:34
Mawlid Celebration
21 November 2018 12:44
Omid Safi, OneBeing, The Celebration of Mawlid, The Birthday of the Prophet article from 2015, but relevant at the moment too.
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Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy
15 November 2018 13:34
CPF
12 November 2018 17:07
'Defending Scholarship'
06 November 2018 17:21
Google Scholar issues
12 October 2018 12:15
Benefits of Google scholar, and their implications Discover More…
Counter-Islamophobia Toolkit
28 September 2018 12:46
Middle East Eye, Muslims in Europe facing 'hostility in everyday life', Islamophobia study finds "European academics and policy makers came together at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday to launch what they describe as a "toolkit" to tackle Islamophobia across the continent." Toolkit link here: Counter-Islamophobia Toolkit – Prof. Ian Law, Dr Amina Easat-Daas and Prof. S. Sayyid