Islam in Britain: Anger over Sara Khan appointment to lead UK counter-extremism commission

Middle East Eye, Anger over Sara Khan appointment to lead UK counter-extremism commission, 23 Jan 2018 opinions on this appointment from all sides, in relation to the Prevent strategy. "Campaigner described as 'a creation of and mouthpiece for the Home Office' as government faces criticism over controversial appointment." Also see The Guardian, Choice of new UK anti-extremism chief criticised as 'alarming', 24 Jan 2018 and BBC News, Controversy over new counter-extremism tsar Sara Khan, 25 Jan 2018

Islamic Algorithms

Gary R. Bunt is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David; Principal Investigator for the ESRC funded Digital British Islam project; Co-Investigator for the CHANSE funded Digital Islam Across Europe project.

Prof. Bunt's book Hashtag Islam: How Cyber Islamic Environments are Transforming Religious Authority was published in 2018. A new book, Islamic Algorithms, is out in May 2024.

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Thursday 25 January 2018

Anger over Sara Khan appointment to lead UK counter-extremism commission