Not Even Water
Not Even WaterSeries 2: Best Behaviour Please – Episode 3 of 5 This episode of Not Even Water had some interesting thoughts on content creation, along with an interview...
Copenhagen All-Female Mosque
James Jackson, Hyphen, The Nordic imama leading the fight for gender equality, 22 March 2023 “Sherin Khankan’s all-female mosque in Copenhagen has drawn support from a range of faiths...
‘Islamic Authority and Centres of Knowledge Production in Europe’
Masooda Bano, Journal of Muslims in Europe, 11:1, Islamic Authority and Centres of Knowledge Production in Europe, 2022 Another one for my reading list. “The centrality of the Qurʾan...
‘Digital Islam and Muslim Millennials’
Zaid, Bouziane, Jana Fedtke, Don Donghee Shin, Abdelmalek El Kadoussi, and Mohammed Ibahrine. 2022. “Digital Islam and Muslim Millennials: How Social Media Influencers Reimagine Religious Authority and Islamic Practices”...
Rebooting ‘digital persona’
So, I was interested in this story in terms of its implications for Islamic interpretation and legal authority (it’s not very clear cut on AI issues). Edina Harbinja, Lilian...
Al-Moubayed
The New Arab, Missing Saudi cleric ‘flees kingdom’ after controversial video, 8 Mar 2023“Emad Al-Moubayed, a preacher who allegedly criticised recent reforms in Saudi Arabia’s entertainment industry, posted a...
Towards AI Khutbah
Urooba Jamal, Hyphen, The ‘AI revolution’ is here. Could it soon be leading Friday prayers?, 20 Feb 2023 “OpenAI’s latest model appears to filter out content with an anti-Muslim...
Imam pay
Hyphen, Low pay and high demands: the UK is facing a shortage of full-time imamsInteresting article, long-standing issue (going back to my 90s research). It also refers to online...
‘Dirty Da’wah
Zeba Khan, Muslim Matters, “Dirty Da’wah – Insult In The Name Of Islam” (Part 1) “The internet can be a nasty place, especially for Muslims. Insults, misrepresentations, attacks against...
Qaradawi Profile
Bettina Gr채f, Newslines, Qaradawi and the Struggle for Modern Islam: Understanding the late Yusuf al-Qaradawi is key to understanding the struggles of modern Islam Bettina Gr채f co-edited with Jakob...