Political Islam and Global Media: The Boundaries of Religious Identity
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London; New York: Routledge (2016), xii, 288 pp.
Contains figures, tables, index
ISBN 9781138639577 (pbk); 9781315637129 (online)
Signature commbox: 10-Religion-E 2016
"The development of new and social networking sites, as well as the growth of transnational Arab television, has triggered a debate about the rise in transnational political and religious identification, as individuals and groups negotiate this new triad of media, religion and culture. This book examines the implications of new media on the rise of political Islam and on Islamic religious identity in the Arab Middle East and North Africa, as well as among Muslim Arab Diasporas. Undoubtedly, the process of globalization, especially in the field of media and ICTs, challenges the cultural and religious systems, particularly in terms of identity formation. Across the world, Arab Muslims have embraced new media not only as a source of information but also as a source of guidance and fatwas, thereby transforming Muslim practices and rituals. This volume brings together chapters from a range of specialists working in the field, presenting a variety of case studies on new media, identity formation and political Islam in Muslim communities both within and beyond the MENA region." (Publisher description)
Introduction / Noha Mellor, 1
I. THE RISE OF POLITICAL ISLAM
1 Legitimate singularities: Ennahdha in search of plural identities? / Ratiba Hadj-Moussa, Samar Ben Romdhane, 17
2 Social media as a new identity battleground: The cultural comeback in Tunisia after the revolution of 14 January 2011 / Noureddine Miladi, 34
3 Online aesthetics of martyrdom: A study of the Bahraini Arab Spring / Magdalena Karolak, 48
4 Rereading jihadi texts: Between subalternity and policy discourse / Andrew Hammond, 67
5 Friday khutba without borders: Constructing a Muslim audience / Ehab Galal, 86
II. RELIGIOUS ACTIVISM
6 The online response to the Quran-burning incidents / Ahmed Al-Rawi, 105
7 Working around the state: The micro-demise of authoritarianism in a digitally empowered Middle East / Deborah L. Wheeler, 122
8 Religious minorities in cyberspace: Identity and citizenship among European and British Muslims / Dalia Yousef, Rasha Abdulla, 138
9 British Arab youth: Reconstruction of virtual Islamic identities after the Arab Spring / Khalil Alagha, 158
10 Transnational media among the Muslim community in Europe / Khalil Rinnawi, 173
III. MEDIATED ISLAMIC PRACTICES
11 The new Saudi nationalism of the new Saudi media / Gilbert Ramsay, Sumayah Fatani, 187
12 The dynamics of the Saudi Twitterverse / Mohammed Ibahrine, 203
13 The neo-liberal Islamic preachers: 'It is not enough to believe, but you must act on your faith' / Nermeen Alazrak, Alamira Samah Saleh, 219
14 Fatwa online: Novel patterns of production and consumption / Roxanne D . Marcotte, 231
15 How Islamic is Islam Online counselling? / Mona Abdel-Fadil, 246
16 Islam in the news: The case of Al Jazeera Arabic and the Muslim Brotherhood / Mohammed-Ali Abunajela, Noha Mellor, 265
I. THE RISE OF POLITICAL ISLAM
1 Legitimate singularities: Ennahdha in search of plural identities? / Ratiba Hadj-Moussa, Samar Ben Romdhane, 17
2 Social media as a new identity battleground: The cultural comeback in Tunisia after the revolution of 14 January 2011 / Noureddine Miladi, 34
3 Online aesthetics of martyrdom: A study of the Bahraini Arab Spring / Magdalena Karolak, 48
4 Rereading jihadi texts: Between subalternity and policy discourse / Andrew Hammond, 67
5 Friday khutba without borders: Constructing a Muslim audience / Ehab Galal, 86
II. RELIGIOUS ACTIVISM
6 The online response to the Quran-burning incidents / Ahmed Al-Rawi, 105
7 Working around the state: The micro-demise of authoritarianism in a digitally empowered Middle East / Deborah L. Wheeler, 122
8 Religious minorities in cyberspace: Identity and citizenship among European and British Muslims / Dalia Yousef, Rasha Abdulla, 138
9 British Arab youth: Reconstruction of virtual Islamic identities after the Arab Spring / Khalil Alagha, 158
10 Transnational media among the Muslim community in Europe / Khalil Rinnawi, 173
III. MEDIATED ISLAMIC PRACTICES
11 The new Saudi nationalism of the new Saudi media / Gilbert Ramsay, Sumayah Fatani, 187
12 The dynamics of the Saudi Twitterverse / Mohammed Ibahrine, 203
13 The neo-liberal Islamic preachers: 'It is not enough to believe, but you must act on your faith' / Nermeen Alazrak, Alamira Samah Saleh, 219
14 Fatwa online: Novel patterns of production and consumption / Roxanne D . Marcotte, 231
15 How Islamic is Islam Online counselling? / Mona Abdel-Fadil, 246
16 Islam in the news: The case of Al Jazeera Arabic and the Muslim Brotherhood / Mohammed-Ali Abunajela, Noha Mellor, 265
