Author name: Laura Jones

Digital British Islam Presents Keynote at BRAIS Conference 2025

The Digital British Islam team had the pleasure of being invited to deliver a keynote session at the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) annual conference this year. Team members Prof Gary R. Bunt (UWTSD), Prof Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (Coventry University), Dr Sadek Hamid (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Laura Jones (University of Edinburgh) delivered the […]

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Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion Symposium

On Wednesday 25th June 2025, the Digital British Islam team hosted a symposium on ‘Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion’ at Coventry University. The event was attended by over 30 academics and practitioners from diverse international contexts – including institutions in Germany, France, India, USA and the UK – who participated both online and

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Digital British Islam Presents Findings to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament)

On Wednesday 11th June, the Digital British Islam project, in partnership with the Muslim Council of Wales, held an important event with the Senedd to share findings and policy implications from the 3-year ESRC-funded project. During the event at The Pierhead, Project Investigator Professor Gary Bunt (University of Wales Trinity Saint David) and Research Fellow,

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Exploring Medicine, Mental Health and Alternative Therapies

The Medicine, Mental Health and Alternative Therapies collection on the Digital British Islam archive presents websites related largely to health and wellbeing. They can be broadly categorised into those aimed at Muslim practitioners and those aimed at Muslim patients. Types of websites covered include networks of Muslim practitioners, the most well-known of these being the

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Archiving British Muslim Digital Spaces

It is often said colloquially that when something is posted online, it becomes permanent – a fixed record that is always there to be referred back to. This can be seen especially in cases where people’s social media posts – often posted in the naivety of youth – are dredged up years later and used

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