Islam in Britain: Inclusive mosques

Friday, 23 November 2018

Inclusive mosques

Salma Haidrani, Style, The role of women in mosques is finally changing. Here’s why that matters Important initiative from MCB. "The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has announced a groundbreaking new scheme to train women to run mosques, after slamming the current lack of women in visible leadership positions as ‘unacceptable’." Good article.

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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