Political Islam and Global Media: The boundaries of religious identity / Edition 1

by Noha Mellor, Khalil Rinnawi

Overview

The development of new and social networking sites, as well as the growth of transnational Arab television, has triggered a debate about the rise in transnational political and religious identification, as individuals and groups negotiate this new triad of media, religion and culture.

This book examines the implications of new media on the rise of political Islam and on Islamic religious identity in the Arab Middle East and North Africa, as well as among Muslim Arab Diasporas. Undoubtedly, the process of globalization, especially in the field of media and ICTs, challenges the cultural and religious systems, particularly in terms of identity formation. Across the world, Arab Muslims have embraced new media not only as a source of information but also as a source of guidance and fatwas, thereby transforming Muslim practices and rituals. This volume brings together chapters from a range of specialists working in the field, presenting a variety of case studies on new media, identity formation and political Islam in Muslim communities both within and beyond the MENA region.

Offering new insight into the influence of media exposure on national, political, and cultural boundaries of the Islamic identity, this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle Eastern politics, specifically political Islam and political communication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138639539
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/15/2016
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Noha Mellor is Professor of Media at the University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. She has authored several books as well as journal articles about Arab media.

Khalil Rinnawi is Lecturer at the College of Management in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Table of Contents

Introduction Noha Mellor

Part I - The rise of political Islam

Legitimate Singularities: Ennahdha in Search of Plural Identities? Ratiba Hadj-Moussa, Samar Ben Romdhane

Social Media as the New Identity Battleground Noureddine Miladi

Online aesthetics of martyrdom: A study of the Bahraini Arab Spring Magdalena Karolak

ISIS and Saudi Arabia: Post-colonial religious authority Andrew Hammond

Friday Khutba without borders: constructing a Muslim audience Ehab Galal

Part II - Religious activism

The online response to the Quran burning incidents Ahmed Rawi

Working around the State Deborah L. Wheeler

Religious Minorities in Cyberspace Dalia Yousef and Rasha Abdulla

British Arab youth - reconstruction of virtual Islamic identities after the Arab Spring Khalil Al-Agh

The revival of Muslim identity vs. Arab identity Khalil Rinnawi