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

1 Comment / Digital Islam, Politics, Research, Women / /

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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Methodological Musings on Studying Religion Online

Methodology, Research / /

We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power. Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) A few of you will have come across my edited volume with Dr Suha Shakkour on Digital Methodologies in the Sociology of Religion (Bloomsbury

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Exploring Lifestyle

Halal, Research / /

This DBI Lifestyle collection profiles some of the most prominent British Muslim lifestyle websites currently operating online and includes two of the UK’s earliest halal meat verification services. The halal meat industry in the UK alone is worth nearly 5 billion pounds and is growing every year and the demand for halal food products has led

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Exploring Islam, Academia and Research

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

The Islam, Academia & Research collection forms part of Digital British Islam’s (DBI) archive. It represents a work-in-progress. The focus here is on the study of Islam and Muslims in higher education, which is relevant in informing central themes of DBI’s work, as well as fulfilling a need to archive and record the diverse work

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Exploring Ramadan 1445

Archiving, Charities, Digital Islam, Podcasts, Ramadan, Religious Authority, Research, Women / /

This article can be read in conjunction with Digital British Islam’s Ramadan 1445 Collection. Ramadan is a month of worship but also a month of community, and in terms of religious and communal activity, it surpasses by far the rest of the year for Muslims in Britain and globally. And just as mosques and homes

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Exploring Finance and Business

Archiving, Cyber Islamic Environments, Digital Islam, Islamic Finance, Religious Authority, Research / /

The Digital British Islam Finance and Business collection explores the remarkable growth of Islamic financial and business products and services in the UK. The Muslim population, comprising a diverse and economically active demographic, has driven the demand for financial services aligned with Islamic principles. The desire for ethical and Shari’a-compliant financial solutions has created a

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Exploring Mosques and Mosque Organisations

Cyber Islamic Environments, Digital Islam, Mosques, Movements, Organisations, Religious Authority, Research / /

This Digital British Islam archive represents a compilation of selected Mosques and mosque organisations from across the UK’s geographical spread as well as ethnic, cultural, religious and social markers from within Britain’s diverse Muslim communities. The content within these websites can tell us something about their respective institutions and organisations. For larger mosques, websites act

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Exploring Religious Authority

Archiving, Cyber Islamic Environments, Digital Islam, Religious Authority, Research / /

The Religious Authority collection released as part of the Digital British Islam project, focusing on a key driver within cyber-Islamic environments at many levels. Cyber-Islamic environments is an umbrella concept for diverse and evolving online internet media identified (or self-identified) as affiliated with Islam and Muslims. The collection intends to present snapshot iterations of key

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Exploring British Muslim Education Organisations

Archiving, Cyber Islamic Environments, Digital Islam, Education, Gender, Movements, Organisations, Religious Authority, Research / /

Education is a significant driver of development in Muslim communities in the UK and much of this activity is represented online. The Digital British Islam collection on Education seeks to take a snapshot of online educational institutions. The first British Muslim educational initiatives grew out of attempts by the first generation of communities who settled

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Exploring British Muslim Advocacy Organisations

Archiving, Cyber Islamic Environments, Digital Islam, Movements, Organisations, Religious Authority, Research / /

The intention of this section of the Digital British Islam archive is to explore British Muslim organisations, which are increasingly visible as social actors. The growth of this sector is partly due to the work of various advocacy agencies that have emerged over a number of decades. Jørgen Nielsen has provided a useful typology of

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