Islam in Britain: Aya Hachem

Friday, 6 August 2021

Those responsible for the murder of Aya Hachem have now been sentenced. Some of the coverage of this tragic case is below:

ITV News, Aya Hachem: Seven men jailed for more than 200 years for murder of Blackburn law student

'I hope they rot in prison' says brother of those responsible for Aya Hachem's death.

Ibrahim Hachem was speaking outside court where sentencing was handed down.

Read more here: https://t.co/32WjD1m0JU pic.twitter.com/2yv2XcXPoE
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 5, 2021

The murder of Aya Hachem

A THREAD 🚨 pic.twitter.com/TMioQHlsr3
— Lancashire Police (@LancsPolice) August 5, 2021

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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