OBL HD
Islamic Discourse in Russia
The sound of religion
Forthcoming Webinar
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Beyond Banglatown
“Islamist terrorism” and “jihadis”
Research on Muslim Women
MA Islamic Studies
Islam and Muslims on UK University Campuses: Perceptions and Challenges
'IS' on Facebook
'IS'/COVID-19 Narratives
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Husham al Hashimi
Indonesian Cyber Islam
Shi’a Minorities in the Contemporary World
Webinar
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Manuscripts Online
'Shaykh Google'
Korean Muslims Online
CyberOrient
Research Issues
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 …
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'IS' Libya
New Book on Jihad
Research: France, Muslims & Net
- Mohamed Sakho Jimbira, Sens Public, Mobiliser les réseaux socionumériques
Net slang
Islamophobia research
KSA Hacking Allegations
KSA Bot Army
Internet Censorship 2020
Global Network on Extremism and Technology
Cyber Sufis - Interview
Extreme Digital Speech
#Disinformation
Arab Fashion Heritage Online
Religious Tolerance
Cyber Islamic Environments
Here's a piece in Geotimes by Ahmad Munawwir which takes a retrospective look at some of my earlier research (in Indonesian)
Discover More…Jihadism 101
Black Muslim History
Many Muslims listed by World-Check without evidence
IS TikTok
AICIS2019 Round-up
Discover More…Conclusion of an interesting week in Jakarta at AICIS2019:
Hijab and Social Media
Recording Ritual
Balkan Radicalisation Issues
Hajj 2019/1440
International Cyber Terrorism Regulation Project
UN on 'IS'
New book: 'Tweeted Heresies'
Cytrec Conference
Content Removal
Content Removal Issues
MENA Survey
Conference - AICIS 2019
Religious Authority and the net
Mediating Islam
Bangladesh Big Data
Muslim Pilgrimage in the Modern World
From Battlefront to Cyberspace
New & Noted: America & Islam
Hussein Kesvani Interview
Meeting an 'Islamophobic troll'
Far-right 'Fake News'
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Profile
'IS' Research
Muslim Millennials Online
China Surveillance
- Isobel Cockerell, Wired, Inside China's Massive Surveillance Operation [important article]
'IS' round-up
'Cyber Sufis'
UK Muslims in cyberspace
Net Counter-terrorism
Virtually Islamic Archive
Virtually Islamic Archive overview - 19 years and counting …
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Religious Authority Online
'Hashtag Islam' & MCW Interfaith
I had the privilege to attend the Muslim Council of Wales Annual Interfaith Dinner on 26 March 2019. I presented Dr Rowan Williams (102nd Archbishop of Canterbury) and Prof. Saleem Kidwai (Muslim Council of Wales Secretary General) with copies of 'Hashtag Islam'.
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Hate Groups Online
'Cassette Tap Revolution'
Online Manipulation
New Muslim Public Digital Spheres
IS - Analysis
'The Dark Side of Social Media'
Hashtag Islam
Islamic State's caliphate online
Internet contributes to radicalism among young RI Muslims: Study
Digitised Manuscripts
'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan'
Religion as Critique
Book Launch - Religion as Critique by Irfan Ahmad . Another book in the University of North Carolina Press Islamic Civilizations & Muslim Networks Series (of which I'm a part of), which has been published in India by OUP.
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Digital Piety in Bangladesh: A Psychosocial Analysis
Populism, Extremism and New Media
New book: 'A Critique of the Abrogation Theory'
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Digital Qur'an MSS Tweet
Pew Research findings
Manuscripts | Digital Resources and Projects in Islamic Studies
Abu Ali al-Anbari
Assessing Outcomes of Online Campaigns Countering Violent Extremism
How Islamic is "Islamic Studies"?
I haven't seen this in fully yet. Discover More…
Jihadology
IS 'History'
Long read, with lots of interesting detail. I haven't gone through it all yet. Discover More…
Jihadology Access Concerns
Racial bias: report
True Origins of ISIS
Building pictures of online activity
Research on Reddit
Panel on social media and information war in the Middle East
Building Resilience to Extremism and Exploitation
Report on Fake News +
Research on search data
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UNC Press Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks 15th Anniversary
'Hashtag Islam' at AAR
'Hashtag Islam' at AAR (UNC Press Stand) - given I couldn't make it in person …
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'Hashtag Islam'
Publishers Weekly, Faith Matters: Religion & Spirituality Spotlight 2018 refers to 'Hashtag Islam' Discover More…
Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy
South Asia Edition: 'Hashtag Islam'
My book 'Hashtag Islam' is now available to order in the Indian sub-continent from Pentagon Press. This is a special edition (hardback) with a different cover.
ISBN: 9789386618627
It's also available via the usual bookshops, and from Amazon
Click below to see a larger version of the cover:
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Facebook admits it was used to 'incite offline violence' in Myanmar
Asian Image, 'Criminalising thoughts': How Muslims are being targeted in new Counter-terrorism bill
The Cost of Crying Victory: Policy Implications of the Islamic State’s Territorial Collapse
'Defending Scholarship'
ISIS still a 'problem' online
Islam in Britain blog
Identity and 'Islamophobia'
Social media linkage to this interesting article/opinion piece.
"I'm white and English. I've never faced racism in my life. I became a Muslim, then people would hurl abuse as I was no longer white," tweeted Christopher John George. "I never knew how bad it felt until I was on the other side… it is DISGUSTING."
"His tweet illuminates not only how Islamophobia is a virulent form of racism, but also narrates an untold story of the Muslim experience in western societies today - the story of how white converts to Islam are now considered by some racists as traitors to their race."
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Academydd o’r Drindod Dewi Sant yn canolbwyntio ar Islam yn y seiberofod ar gyhoeddiad ei lyfr newydd
"Mae cyhoeddiad rhyngwladol sy’n canolbwyntio ar sut mae amgylchoedd seiber-Islamaidd yn trawsnewid awdurdod crefyddol wedi cael ei gyhoeddi gan academydd o gampws y brifysgol yn Llambed. " Discover More…
UWTSD Academic focusses on Islam in cyberspace with new book release
"An international publication focussing on how cyber-Islamic environments are transforming religious authority has been released by a UWTSD Lampeter based academic."
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South Asia edition - Hashtag Islam
Hashtag Islam NOOK ebook
Hashtag Islam - UK
Trump and Far-Right
Digital Middle East
Research Archive
Google Scholar issues
Follow Me, Akhi.
Hussein Kesvani, Follow Me, Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims, Hurst & Co
"What does it mean to be Muslim in Britain today? If the media is anything to go by, it has something to do with mosques, community leaders, whether you wear a veil, and what your views on religious extremists are. But as all our lives become increasingly entwined with our online presence, British Muslims are taking to social media to carve their own narratives and tell their own stories, challenging stereotypes along the way."
Looking forward to seeing this.
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Hashtag Islam
Book details
Related Research
I was interested to see information on this book, published in 2017. I haven't read it yet (just ordered a copy). Dr Richard Nielsen is also working on issues associated with religious authority and the internet. I will update on the book once I have read it.
Counter-Islamophobia Toolkit
FlockWatch
Important research tool discussed by its developer, which allows for language flexibility in data capture. I haven't tried FlockWatch yet.
Prisons and Radicalisation
Useful summary with links to reports.
Islamic Studies Pathways - Revived
Building Resilience for Terrorism Researchers
While this is not my immediate area, I appreciate many of the points made by Peter King in this article relating to methodology and subject related 'fatigue' and stress.