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Elon Musk, “Grooming Gangs” and British Muslims

Tech Billionaire Elon Musk has been trending again recently for his alleged Nazi salute at a Presidential inauguration rally for Donald Trump. Musk has a history of public provocation on his social media platform X and in recent times has shown support for the far-right in Europe. In December 2024 Musk, claimed that a majority of so-called […]

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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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British Muslims and the 2024 Elections

British Muslims have been active in mainstream politics for many decades through advocacy work and electoral participation. Digital activism has been a noticeable catalyst in how political issues are represented and activated with campaigning platforms such as the Muslim Vote, who have identified parliamentary candidates sympathetic to community concerns. Other advocacy sites such as the

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Exploring Relationships

This Digital British Islam archive collection explores the world of relationships and marriage apps. Muslim marriage apps are a relatively new occurrence as online platforms for meeting potential spouses, which have evolved from web-based services to multifeatured interfaces modelled on similar non-Muslim apps. Their emergence also coincides with the massive expansion of the global halal

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