Muslims and the New Media

Scholars from an extensive range of academic disciplines have focused on Islam in cyberspace and the media, but there are few historical studies that have outlined how Muslim 'ulama' have discussed and debated the introduction and impact of these new media. Muslims and the New Media explores how the introduction of the latest information and communication technologies are mirroring changes and developments within society, as well as the Middle East's relationship to the West. Examining how reformist and conservative Muslim 'ulama' have discussed the printing press, photography, the broadcasting media (radio and television), the cinema, the telephone and the Internet, case studies provide a contextual background to the historical, social and cultural situations that have influenced theological discussions; focusing on how the 'ulama' have debated the 'usefulness' or 'dangers' of the information and communication media. By including both historical and contemporary examples, this book exposes historical trajectories as well as different (and often contested) positions in the Islamic debate about the new media.

Muslims and the New Media: Historical and Contemporary Debates

Larsson, Göran

Computers & Technology

Routledge

<p>Following the example of the rabbis, the author explores the webs of conceptual linkages within the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. He engages texts from contemporary Egyptian and Canaanite cultures that inform our understanding of the Exodus narrative. Larsson demonstrates that those dynamic words repeatedly come alive for succeeding generations of interpreters, culminating in his persistent and emphatic appeals to the hearts and intentions of his own readers.</p>

Bound for Freedom: The Book of Exodus in Jewish and Christian Traditions

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Hendrickson Pub

This book analyzes state policies towards Islam and Muslims in Sweden. It investigates mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion and compare these with goals formulated by the Muslims themselves. It describes the history of Islam in Sweden, policies of multiculturalism, how these policies have been experienced by Muslims and how integration can be promoted. It concludes with a discussion of future scenarios for the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims. The Swedish situation is discussed in relation to international debates of Islam and Muslims in the West.

Islam and Muslims in Sweden: Integration or Fragmentation? A Contextual Study (6) (Islam in der Lebenswelt Europa)

History

Sander, Åke

World

LIT Verlag

This volume deals with the medieval shu'ūbiyyah movement (in which non-Arab Muslims sought equality of power and status with Arabs) in al-Andalus, Muslim Spain. By analysing a letter composed by Ibn García during the 11th century, the tensions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims are discussed in detail. Symbols, stories and legends used in the shu'ūbiyyah corpus of writings are analysed in the light of the political and theological development in al-Andalus and the Muslim world. Authority, legitimacy and power are central both to the discussion of Ibn García's letter and the history of the shu'ūbiyyah movement.The first part gives the historical background to the history of al-Andalus. Ethnic conflicts and tensions related to authority and power are of special interest. The second part, gives a detailed analysis of Ibn García's shu'ūbiyyah letter in relation to the historical and contemporary situation in al-Andalus.

Ibn Garcia's Shu'Ubiyya Letter: Ethnic and Theological Tensions in Medieval Al-Andalus (MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN IBERIAN WORLD)

Europe

Brill Academic Pub

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