Vit Sisler's Blog (7)

http://www.digitalislam.eu/article.do?articleId=2550 This chapter analyzes video games and video clips with an Islamic emphasis and the various levels at which they convey ethical and moral values. Both video games and video clips have been neglected and marginalized by the ac… Continue

http://www.digitalislam.eu/article.do?articleId=2515 This article explores the ways in which Palestine is envisioned, and its representation constructed, in contemporary video games. At the same time, capitalizing on Bogost’s notion of “procedurality”, this article discuss… Continue

European Courts’ Authority Contested? The Case of Marriage and Divorce Fatwas On-line Vit Sisler http://www.digitalislam.eu/article.do?articleId=2350 This article explores Islamic websites providing normative content for European Muslim minorities. It focuses on four distinct Sunni websites and analyzes their fatwas, i.e. legal and religious recommendations issued in matters related to family law. Drawing from a… Continue

The Politics of Virtual Fatwa Counseling in the 21st Century Jens Kutscher http://www.digitalislam.eu/article.do?articleId=2349 A multitude of fatwa services sprung up on the Internet during the last few years and has grown since. One finds askimam.org, islamicity.com, islamonline.net, and islamqa.com among them. Yet it is not only these private Muslim jurisconsults who maintain websites, but also government-aff… Continue

“Gaining Knowledge”: Salafi Activism in German and Dutch Online Forums Carmen Becker http://www.digitalislam.eu/article.do?articleId=2348 Recent years have witnessed an expansion of Salafi activism into computer-mediated environments like online discussion forums. Forum activities are part of the activists' endeavor to access the religious sources (Quran and Sunnah) and, through these sources, the lives of the p… Continue

http://www.digitalislam.eu/article.do?articleId=1704 This article presents the ways in which Muslims and Arabs are represented and represent themselves in video games. First, it… Continue

Second Life and The Sacred: Islamic Space in a Virtual World Krystina Derrickson http://www.digitalislam.eu/article.do?articleId=1877 Islamic religious spaces are present in the multi-user virtual environment Second Life.… Continue