On the blog Feminist Law Professors I found a reference to one of the most interesting books I read lately: “The Body and the Screen: Theories of Internet Spectatorship” by Michele White. White goes further then just ‘simply’ analyze the content of websites but she engages in a very thorough analysis of how websites render […]Continue Reading →
Interesting paper from Bettina Gräf on Arab Media & Society about Islamonline.net This paper gives an overview of the history and operations of IslamOnline.net, one of the most-visited Arabic/ English Islamic web portals which issue fatwas.[i] The body behind IslamOnline (IOL) is the Al-Balagh Cultural Society in Qatar, which was established in 1997 on the […]Continue Reading →
UPDATED! See below I few days ago I wrote about Anne Franks picture with a keffiyah on a t-shirt. It is not only to be seen on t-shirts but also on free greeting cards from Boomerang: This card has caused quite a stir. First a CIDI, Jewish interest group, has protested against these cards, claiming […]Continue Reading →
Youth groups to tackle controversial Dutch film – Turkish Daily News Jan 24, 2008 Youth organizations mobilize to tackle the possible reactions against Dutch right-winger’s movie that denounces the Koran. In light of the crisis sparked by the publication of cartoons of Prophet Mohammad in a Danish newspaper two years ago, this movie might cause […]Continue Reading →
Rechtspraak.nl – uitspraak hofstadzaak Hof: ‘Hofstadgroep’ geen terroristische organisatie De strafkamer van het Gerechtshof ’s-Gravenhage heeft vandaag in hoger beroep uitspraak gedaan in de zogenoemde “Hofstadzaak”. Het hof heeft – anders dan de Rechtbank in eerste aanleg -geoordeeld dat er bij de Hofstadgroep geen sprake is van een criminele en terroristische organisatie, omdaContinue Reading →
Anthropologist Ted Swedenburg is always on the look out for interesting keffiyeh / kufiya / kaffiyeh / palestinian scarf (palestijnen sjaal) art or streetwear and last friday he found this: Prints & The Revolution is an online shop specialized in street art and (I’m just guessing) they have found some (commercial) inspiration in that and […]Continue Reading →
