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The Forgotten Space of Islam: Home, Care, and Sacred Nearness

By Musa Alkadzim  //  July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

In Pejaten, a neighborhood of South Jakarta, tucked behind alleyways that blur the lines between domestic and communal life, a man named Abeb begins his day not with speech, but with presence. He opens the…

British Muslim Podcasters: Gender Dynamics, Commodification, and Displacement of Traditional Islamic Authority

By Khadijah Elshayyal and Sadek Hamid  //  November 19, 2024November 22, 2024

It has been said that podcasts are to radio what online streaming has become to television, the main difference being that most podcasts are free to access.  Recent years have seen the medium of the…

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