Follow me, Akhi : the online world of British Muslims /
Kesvani, Hussein,
Follow me, Akhi : the online world of British Muslims / Hussein Kesvani. - London : Hurst & Company, 2019. - xi, 273 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
What does it mean to be Muslim in Britain today? If the media is anything to go by, it has something to do with mosques, community leaders, whether you wear a veil, and what your views on religious extremists are. But as all our lives become increasingly entwined with our online presence, British Muslims are taking to social media to carve their own narratives and tell their own stories, challenging stereotypes along the way. 'Follow Me, Akhi' explores how young Muslims in Britain are using the internet to determine their own religious identity, both within their communities and as part of the country they live in. Entering a world of Muslim dating apps, social media influencers, online preachers, and LGBTQ and ex-Muslim groups, journalist Hussein Kesvani explores how British Islam has evolved into a multi-dimensional cultural identity that goes well beyond the confines of the mosque.
9781787381254 (pbk.) : �12.99
Muslims--Social life and customs--Great Britain--21st century.
Online social networks--Religious aspects--Islam.--Great Britain
Society.
Follow me, Akhi : the online world of British Muslims / Hussein Kesvani. - London : Hurst & Company, 2019. - xi, 273 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
What does it mean to be Muslim in Britain today? If the media is anything to go by, it has something to do with mosques, community leaders, whether you wear a veil, and what your views on religious extremists are. But as all our lives become increasingly entwined with our online presence, British Muslims are taking to social media to carve their own narratives and tell their own stories, challenging stereotypes along the way. 'Follow Me, Akhi' explores how young Muslims in Britain are using the internet to determine their own religious identity, both within their communities and as part of the country they live in. Entering a world of Muslim dating apps, social media influencers, online preachers, and LGBTQ and ex-Muslim groups, journalist Hussein Kesvani explores how British Islam has evolved into a multi-dimensional cultural identity that goes well beyond the confines of the mosque.
9781787381254 (pbk.) : �12.99
Muslims--Social life and customs--Great Britain--21st century.
Online social networks--Religious aspects--Islam.--Great Britain
Society.
