academia
“Islamist terrorism” and “jihadis”
Terminology concerns apply to academic discussion as well … Discover More…
MA Islamic Studies
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
Important new report released on Islam and Muslims on UK University Campuses: Perceptions and Challenges Discover More…
Canada: Right-wing Extremism Online
19 June 2020 16:30 Filed in: Canada | Canadian Muslims | Right wing terrorism | Anti-Muslim Prejudice | Anti-Semitism | YouTube
Online resources for MENA studies
27 May 2020 16:19 Filed in: academia | MENA Internet
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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…
'Islamic State' 2020
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New book on al-Awlaki
New book on Anwar al-Awlaki Discover More…
'Shaykh Google'
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
Farrah Sheikh, ResearchGate, Korean Muslims: Shaping Islamic Discourse and Identities Online, European Journal of Korean Studies Discover More…
Research Issues
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
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 Filed in: academia | Research | al-Qaeda | Afghanistan | Jihad | Radicalisation | Abdallah Azzam
Research: France, Muslims & Net
- Mohamed Sakho Jimbira, Sens Public, Mobiliser les réseaux socionumériques
Salafi-Sufi online contestations
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Yasir Qadhi Analysed
27 November 2019 18:52 Filed in: Gender | Sex and Sexuality | Yasir Qadhi | Religious Authority | American Muslims | academia
AAR on Studying Religion
29 October 2019 11:37 Filed in: academia
Hijab and Social Media
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…
AICIS Conference
02 September 2019 17:31 Filed in: Indonesia Internet | Indonesia | Conferences | academia | Gary R. Bunt Publications
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 Filed in: hajj | Research | umrah | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Internet | Gary R. Bunt Publications | British Muslims | academia
A collection of links and resources associated with Hajj 2019/1440 Discover More…
Content Removal Issues
01 July 2019 17:31 Filed in: Censorship | 'Islamic State' | Content removal | Radicalisation | academia | Research
Conference - AICIS 2019
21 June 2019 17:12 Filed in: Conferences | Indonesia Internet | academia | Research | Education | Gary R. Bunt Publications
Muslim Pilgrimage in the Modern World
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 Filed in: Khaled Abou El Fadl | academia | Saudi Arabia | human rights | Religious Authority | YouTube
From Battlefront to Cyberspace
06 June 2019 17:52 Filed in: Research | Jihad | 'Islamic State' | Radicalisation | Reading List | academia
Questia: 'Hashtag Islam'
31 May 2019 14:04 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | Ebooks
'Cyber Sufis'
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…
New Muslim Public Digital Spheres
Bibliographical information for researchers on Islam and Muslims online: Discover More…
BL's Oldest Qur'an
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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