Politics

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British Muslim Podcasters: Gender Dynamics, Commodification and The Displacement of Traditional Islamic Authority

by Khadijah Elshayyal and Sadek Hamid This article links directly to the Digital British Islam: Podcast Archive. In recent years, the medium of the podcast has emerged as a platform of choice for a range of Muslim content creators. As new media platforms continue to grow, podcasting provides a convenient and relatively low-cost means of creating […]

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The Rise of Islamophobic Hate Crimes in the UK: Findings from the Home Office Report

Islamophobic incidents have doubled across Britain between 2012 and 2022 due to a combination of factors including increased far-right activity, toxic political discourse and the Brexit referendum campaign. This historical context underscores the fact that Islamophobia is not merely a reaction to recent events in the Middle East but has consistently increased for over a decade. The Home

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Exploring Political Dimensions

The Digital British Islam Political Organisations collection appears as part of the Digital British Islam project. This offers a taster of a range of different websites broadly categorised as political. The personal websites maintained by elected politicians generally follow a common model, often one adhering to a party’s template or guidelines. This type of website

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