The Dawn of British Jihad

BBC Radio 4, The Dawn of British Jihad have yet to hear this. "In this programme, Mobeen Azhar sheds light on the people and organisations involved in this early wave of British involvement in Jihad - the youth organisations which helped send hundreds of young Brits to fight overseas."

Radio station shut down after broadcasting 25 hours of lectures by al-Qaeda recruiter

Independent, Radio station shut down after broadcasting 25 hours of lectures by al-Qaeda recruiter "Sheffield-based Iman FM claimed its staff were “not aware of the background” of American hate preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen in 2011."

The Islamists : The Compass, Islam, People and Power

BBC World Service, The Compass, The Islamists: The Compass, Islam, People and Power "What should the relationship be between Islam and the state? This is the question which dominates political debate in the Arab world. Many traditional Islamic scholars believe in the separation of religion and politics. For the Muslim Brotherhood though – the Arab world’s foremost social and political movement - the goal is to create an Islamic state."

Ghana’s Islamic online radio

Meet the Economics graduate who is CEO of Ghana’s Islamic online radio | Africanews "GH Islamic Radio (GIR) is an online radio that makes it easy for people all over the world to listen LIVE, to Islamic events, lectures, friday sermons etc. in the comfort of their home via the internet.

"People can listen via their website [islamicradiogh.com] and android App – fully created and managed by Shaibu – and is available for free on Google Play Store."

Radio station challenges ISIL in Mosul

aljazeera.com, Radio station challenges ISIL in Mosul "Despite the risks, Alghad FM broadcasts information and commentary into the ISIL stronghold via frontline transmitters."

Sunni-Shia: Islam Divided (radio programme)

BBC Radio 4, Sunni-Shia: Islam Divided "In the first of two programmes explaining the Sunni-Shia divide past and present, Tarek Osman tells the epic story of how Islam split after the death of the Prophet Mohammed."

'Voice of the Caliphate'

Zia-U-Rahman Hasrat, Noor Zahid, VOA, IS Radio Broadcasts Re-emerge in Afghanistan, 10 May 2016 "The radio channel, which broadcasts from a remote mobile transmitter in the mountains along the Pakistan border, has returned with new programming to its lineup. It can now be heard in the Arabic and Punjabi languages besides its former programs in Pashto and Dari, the two official languages of Afghanistan. The programs encourage people to join IS and air religious chanting."

The Battle of Ideas in the Middle East

BBC World Service, The Battle of Ideas in the Middle East - Part One "Kevin Connolly travels through the Middle East to look at different ways in which the Arab states in the region are confronting the ideas of the so-called Islamic State and how well-equipped they are to fight them" Worth listening to, as it relates to several themes associated with this blog, including online issues. Also see Kevin Connolly, BBC News, Battle of ideas at heart of fight against Islamic State

Islamic State's 'Radio Caliphate'

catchnews.com, Islamic State's Radio Caliphate, internet system in Afghanistan reportedly destroyed; But locals still hear broadcast

How Islamic is the So-Called Islamic State?

How Islamic is the So-Called Islamic State?, Beyond Belief - BBC Radio 4 



I caught some of this programme yesterday. It's available on iPlayer.

"The number of global jihadis is increasing, but Americans aren't necessarily less safe"

PRI, The number of global jihadis is increasing, but Americans aren't necessarily less safe, 4 Jun 2014

Little Chechnya on the Steppes

BBC Radio 4, Little Chechnya on the Steppes, "Award-winning travel writer Oliver Bullough journeys into the frozen heart of Central Asia to meet the 'White Hats'. This exiled community of Chechens survived everything that Stalin threw at them and now live an isolated and ascetic life on the steppes of Kazakhstan."

Stepping Stones of Islamic Spain

BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Stepping Stones of Islamic Spain, Episode 1

BBC bids farewell to its famous London Bush House

alarabiya.net, BBC bids farewell to its famous London Bush House great building - end of an era

Heart And Soul, The Trouble with Pakistan's White Stripe

BBC - BBC World Service Programmes - Heart And Soul, The Trouble with Pakistan's White Stripe, Episode 1

The Digital Human

BBC Radio 4, The Digital Human "Aleks Krotoski explores the digital world, looking at the urge to capture every image, experience and feeling for online eternity and how technology touches everything people do, both on and offline." I haven't heard all of these yet, but will be catching up on iPlayer in due course. The series includes a religion and the net programme (which I haven't heard).

'Sacred Lines' radio programme

CMRC Has New Radio Program on KGNU "The Center for Media, Religion and Culture and KGNU, an independent community radio in Boulder and Denver, are co-producing a quarterly radio program on the research of the center and the intersection of religion and the media in general. The program entitled, Sacred Lines debuted on April 5 with an introductory segment featuring Stewart Hoover and Nabil Echchaibi, interviewed by KGNU’s Maeve Conran." Some material relevant to this blog on this new programme, available on MP3 (with a series to follow), including some references to Islam and the net.

'Use modern information media to spread Islam’s message: Al-Asheikh'

P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News, Use modern information media to spread Islam’s message: Al-Asheikh, 26 May 2011 "Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh has emphasized the need for utilizing modern information media including the Internet and FM radio stations to spread the message of Islam."

also points to www.alssunnahnet.com, which has got some interesting features. I'll take a closer look at a later time.

Hip-hop and Islam

Moniza Khokhar, elanthemag.com, Is Hip Hop Helping the Public Image of Muslims? "With the current polarization of opinions in mainstream America about the Muslim American community, I see various discussions on Islam, Muslims and our culture. But what’s most surprising is when listening to hip hop stations particularly these days I hear a lot of references to my people and in turn my beliefs. Now, given public opinion isn’t so favorable about Islam (roughly about 38% say they have an unfavorable opinion about Islam), I think this is pretty risky and bold for the hip hop community to continue their support for Muslims."

'The Shi'a religious parade standard'

BBC Radio 4, A History of the World in 100 Objects - Tolerance and Intolerance - 1. The Shi'a religious parade standard, 28 Sep 2010 "Neil MacGregor's world history as told through things. This week he is exploring the development and co-existence of faiths across the globe around 400 years ago, looking at objects from India and Central America, Europe and Indonesia that embody the political consequences of belief. Today he is with a remarkable object from Shia Iran, that in the 16th Century was open to the co-existence of faiths. The object he has chosen is a symbol of Shia faith, a standard or Alam that was carried at the front of Shia processions. They were often so tall and heavy that they would require great physical strength to handle. Neil visits religious sites in Isfahan to reflect on the spiritual climate of the time. Hossein Pourtahmasbi, from the Iranian community in London and a former alam carrier, describes the tradition. And the Iranian historian Haleh Afshar reflects on the shifting position of Shia Islam within Iran over the centuries."

A 15'00 radio programme, well worth checking out (apparently available to listen again until 2099)