Cyber Islamic Environments

Being a Insider/Outsider: Field Notes from a British Muslim Researcher

Cyber Islamic Environments, Digital Islam, Methodology, Research / /

  The distinction between ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders’ has been a subject of longstanding debate within Religious Studies and especially within multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies of Islam and Muslims. This issue poses  questions such as -can outsiders truly understand and interpret the faith of the Other? Is it possible for  insiders  to maintain objectivity when studying and representing […]

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Archiving British Muslim Digital Spaces

Archiving, Cyber Islamic Environments, Digital Islam, Methodology, Research / /

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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