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Anthropology of user-generated connections and mobilization 0

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Anthropology of user-generated connections and mobilization

I have been thinking about online mobilization by social movements for quite some time now. It is clear by now that social movements (environmental, women, labor, religious, and so on) try to recruit and mobilize their constituency online by building and disseminating collective action frames and while participation in social movements back in the old days seem to have been limited to activists, today a broader group maybe involved in online mobilization. In order to understand the major impact of this, merely looking at content is not enough, the content must be related to larger frames ‘out there’ and user-generated connections; together they can explain user-generated mobilization.

NEW: ISIM Review on Closer 5

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NEW: ISIM Review on Closer

he International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) as an excellently performing, internationally leading institute in its field, the institute has been closed as per 1 January 2009, due to the lack of adequate funding. The ISIM Review carries research articles by scholars throughout the world, enabling its readers to follow trends in research and offering background information on current developments and events relevant to Islam and Muslim societies. On CLOSER you find an overview of all the ISIM Reviews (incl. Newsletter) over the years with links to the full issue or separate articles (from no. 13 onwards).

De Nederlandse Wereldomroep, maagdenvlies en een ontslagen Egyptische blogger 0

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De Nederlandse Wereldomroep, maagdenvlies en een ontslagen Egyptische blogger

Enige tijd terug liet de Nederlandse Wereldomroep een Arabische vertaling zien van een Chinese advertentie voor de Artificial Virginity Hymen kit. Amira al Tahawi, werkzaam voor de Wereldomroep, liet haar blog zien dat dit verhaal niet helemaal klopt. Het verhaal van de Wereldomroep bevatte volgens haar niet alleen onjuistheden, maar was haar ook kwetsend. Toen ze dit aanhanging maakte is ze, volgens eigen zeggen, ontslagen bij de Wereldomroep.