Islam in Britain: Discussions on 'Extremism' and Politics (cont/d)

Saturday, 16 March 2024

Discussions on 'Extremism' and Politics (cont/d)

Some important comments (separately) from Zara Mohammed and Sayeeda Warsi:

🚨 WATCH | MCB Secretary-General, Zara Mohammed speaks to @SkyNews Mark Austin on the new extremism definition pic.twitter.com/vHNrhRAiKT
— MCB (@MuslimCouncil) March 15, 2024

Catching up on my listening this morning: this was an inciteful interview between @lewis_goodall and @SayeedaWarsi for the @TheNewsAgents. The word "arsonists" certainly jumped out ... https://t.co/nt5JJV3rVc
— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) March 16, 2024

After much consideration I decided to share publicly as chair of the government’s Islamophobia taskforce that we haven’t met in years.
On the UN day to combat #islamophobia it is imperative the critical work of the anti-Muslim hatred working group resumes
https://t.co/1i6Q5SqxxP
— Akeela Ahmed MBE (@AkeelaAhmed) March 15, 2024

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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