Virtually Islamic: Naqshabandiyah Army

Monday, June 15, 2009

Al Naqshabandiya Army

CBS News, Al Naqshabandiya Army Announces Creation of “Jihadi Awakening Councils”, 12 Jun 09, "The Iraqi insurgent group al Naqshabandiya Army announced that it has signed “loyalty and honor agreements” with a number of tribal dignitaries and chiefs in southern Iraq. According to the terms of the agreements, those tribes would pledge allegiance to the Supreme Command For Jihad and Liberation, led by Saddam’s former deputy Izzet Ibrahim al Doury, and would “offer their sons to fight for the victory of Islam and liberate the country from any foreign occupying enemy.”"

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Naqshabandiyah Army

CBS News, Naqshabandiya Army Release New Compilation Video, 27 Apr 09 "The Iraqi insurgent group Naqshabandiyah Army released a 27-minute video showing a compilation of attacks on U.S. army vehicles in Iraq using RKG3 anti-tank grenades. The video included shots showing a whole arsenal of these grenades at a group’s depot. It also showed a group of new fighters receiving lessons by an instructor on efficient ways to use this weapon."

Research

Hashtag Islam

Gary R. Bunt's latest book 'Hashtag Islam: How Cyber Islamic Environments are Transforming Religious Authority' was published by the University of North Carolina Press in October 2018. See the University of North Carolina Catalogue page for more information

OUP University Scholarship Online edition 2019 (subscription)

New Delhi: Pentagon Press edition (Indian Subcontinent market)

Visit the Hashtag Islam page on VirtuallyIslamic.com for more information.

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Publishers Weekly, Understanding Islam...With Books includes reference to 'Hashtag Islam

"For contemporary Islam, the internet has become an empowering tool for religious teaching, mobilization, and networking. Hashtag Islam provides a clear and well-written focus on the impact of cyber-technologies on issues of faith and authority, offering insights into the ways in which the internet has become integrated into the dissemination of Islamic knowledge within global and local contexts. A key contribution that will attract students from an array of disciplines, including Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, and political science." Vahideh Golzard, University of Leeds

"Hashtag Islam--the newest work by one of the pioneers in reporting on Islam in cyberspace--reflects an incredible range of materials, views, and counterviews. It provides a valuable corrective to the tendency to focus on the negative and political uses of the internet and social media by jihadists without due consideration of the more everyday uses by all kinds of Muslims." Daniel Varisco, Qatar University."

“ … the sociological underpinnings of this work make for a touchstone for further investigation.” James Wetherbee, Library Journal, 'Spirituality and Religion', August 2018

“If you're interested in how Islamic identity is changing across the world as social media grows, pre-order @garybunt's excellent new volume.” Hussein Kesvani @HKesvani, 23 July 2018

""...by investigating how Muslim communities are utilizing (and being transformed by) the ongoing worldwide digital revolution, this work proves to be an important addition to literature on contemporary Islam." Publishers Weekly

Chapters in-press include a chapter on Islamic spirituality and the internet, and a chapter on the Qur'an and the internet. Details will be posted when the books are published.

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