Islam in Britain: 'Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils'

Monday 8 April 2013

'Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils'

BBC One - Panorama, Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils "Panorama goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain's Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts. Some women reveal they have suffered domestic violence ignored by these councils as campaigners say it is time to tackle the parallel legal system which can run counter to British law." This is now 'forthcoming', having been rescheduled because of Baroness Thatcher's death

Islamic Algorithms

Gary R. Bunt is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David; Principal Investigator for the ESRC funded Digital British Islam project; Co-Investigator for the CHANSE funded Digital Islam Across Europe project.

Prof. Bunt's book Hashtag Islam: How Cyber Islamic Environments are Transforming Religious Authority was published in 2018. A new book, Islamic Algorithms, is out in May 2024.

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