Islam Dot Com: Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Cyberspace (The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication)

This Book Analyzes The Discourses And Deliberations In The Discussion Forums Of Three Of The Most Visited Islamic Websites. In Doing So, It Explores The Potential Impact Of The Islamic Public Sphere, And The Re-configuration Of The 'virtual Umma' (islamic Community) Online, On The Creation Of Multiple Identities And Resistances, Which Manifest Themselves Through Various Islamic Sites, Producing Varying Degrees Of Consensus, Divergence, And Negotiation In Multiple Contexts And Across Different Discourses. The Book Also Investigates The Extent To Which These Islamic Websites Have Provided A Venue For Muslims To Freely Engage In Vibrant Deliberations And Constructive Discussions Among Themselves, As Well As With 'others', Id Est, Non-muslims, About Various Political, Economic, Religious And Social Issues. The Public Sphere In An Islamic Context -- Religion In The Virtual Public Sphere: The Case Of Islam -- Is The Umma A Public Sphere? -- The Virtual Umma: Collective Identities In Cyberspace -- Islamic Websites: Divergent Identities In Cyberspace -- Virtual Islamic Discourses: Platforms For Consensus Or Sites Of Contention? Mohammed El-nawawy And Sahar Khamis. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [253]-263) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 Acknowledgment......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 1 The Public Sphere in an Islamic Context......Page 34 2 Religion in the Virtual Public Sphere: The Case of Islam......Page 66 3 Is the Umma a Public Sphere?......Page 92 4 The “Virtual Umma”: Collective Identities in Cyberspace......Page 124 5 Islamic Websites: Divergent Identities in Cyberspace......Page 176 6 Virtual Islamic Discourses: Platforms for Consensus or Sites of Contention?......Page 220 Notes......Page 230 Bibliography......Page 264 C......Page 276 F......Page 277 I......Page 278 R......Page 279 W......Page 280 This book analyzes the discourses and deliberations in the discussion forums of three of the most visited Islamic websites and investigates the extent to which they have provided a venue for Muslims to freely engage in discussion among themselves and with non-Muslims about political, economic, religious and social issues.