Author: Mona Abdel-Fadil

Constructing and Consuming Gender through Media

10 May 2016

Constructing and Consuming Gender through Media
Mona Abdel-Fadil Editorial Gender is constructed, performed and consumed through media in multiple ways. In this special issue of CyberOrient, we aim to bring together research on a range of Middle Eastern and Muslim cultural media products. In addition, a couple of the articles and essays shed light on the ways in which gender and gender activism may be enacted online in a variety of ways. The overarching…

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Letā€™s Talk About Sex: Counselling Muslim Selves Online

10 May 2016

Letā€™s Talk About Sex: Counselling Muslim Selves Online
Mona Abdel-Fadil Article Islam Online Arabic, and particularly the counselling service Problems and Solutions, received harsh critique for being too ā€˜openā€™ or even ā€˜unā€“Islamicā€™ in their views and dealings with sensitive topics, not least with regards to sexuality. The counselling service Problems and Solutions can be considered the emblem of Islam Onlineā€™s efforts to unite secular and Islamic perspectives and relate to contemporary Muslimsā€™ real lives and problems.…

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Sowing the Seeds of The Message: Islamist Women Activists Before, During, and After the Egyptian Revolution

10 May 2014

Sowing the Seeds of The Message: Islamist Women Activists Before, During, and After the Egyptian Revolution
Mona Abdel-Fadil Article This article focuses on the activities and experiences of a group of Islamist women activists, socialized within the ranks of Islam Online Arabic (IOL). These activists engaged in a range of significant social, political, and media practices, before, during and after the ousting of Mubarak; as individuals, as journalists, as counsellors, as agenda setters and creators of media campaigns. Drawing on longitudinal and ethnographic research,…

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The Islam-Online Crisis: A Battle of Wasatiyya vs. Salafi Ideologies?

10 May 2011

The Islam-Online Crisis: A Battle of Wasatiyya vs. Salafi Ideologies?
Mona Abdel-Fadil Article Islam Online has been one of the most prominent and stable Islamic websites since it was founded in 1997. However, in March 2010 Islam Online suffered a major crisis, which has come to be known as 'the IOL-Crisis'. This is a suitable case for exploring whether multiple layers of authority are at play in online religious communities(Campbell 2007). At the time of the crisis, I…

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