Review of 'One Day in the Haram':

Leslie Felperin, Guardian, One Day in the Haram review – a fascinating glimpse inside Islam's holiest site, 6 Sep 2018

"A trip to the mosque’s social media office offers an insight into how modern technology is used to service ancient traditions, and that tension between old and new is woven throughout the movie, which is in itself an artefact representative of that duality."

I discuss the issue of social media and pilgrimage in 'Hashtag Islam'.

I'm looking forward to seeing this. As it stands in the UK, it is only available on Amazon Prime at present. I'm hoping that a DVD release is imminent.

Tags: Pilgrimage, hajj, Films, umrah, Social media

Hajj Representation

08 September 2018 16:32 Filed in: Religious Authority | Social Media

It's been interesting to review the output of CIC Saudi Arabia on Twitter during Hajj 2018, presenting human stories within the hajj. Some examples are below (check my @garybunt Twitter feed for more):

The following video isn't on theYouTube channel yet, but here's a Twitter link: in contemporary times, the long distance journey to hajj on foot becomes all the more remarkable #hajj CIC Saudi Arabia, [@CICSaudi], "Hajj is over but for Othman AlShahin the journey is not over yet. The man who walked 450km to Hajj (the equivalent distance of #Paris to #Geneva) is now on his way home by foot. "

Tags: Saudi Internet, hajj

COVID-19: Updated

COVID-19 coverage/issues relating specifically to Muslims and the internet: this section of the blog is now effectively a timeline of key concerns associated with COVID-19. Expect some writing of this in due course, and also a webinar of work-in-progress (in September). Discover More…

Tags: COVID-19, Qom, UAE, Oman, Fatwa, Medicine, hajj, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Internet, KSA, Palestine, Ireland, Sokoto, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Canadian Muslims, Shi'ism, Iran Internet, Indonesia, Singapore, UAE internet, Kurdish internet, Kurdistan, UAE, Prayer, Ritual, Shrines, Shi'ism, Mosques

Gary R. Bunt

'Hashtag Islam: How Cyber-Islamic Environments Are Transforming Religious Authority'

Editions

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2018

New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2019

Pentagon Press edition - Hashtag Islam

Oxford University Press: Oxford Index Edition (Subscription)

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