From cyberjihad to Habermas: understanding Muslim identity and resistance online

The past two decades have witnessed a proliferation of efforts to examine the impact of the Internet on structures of Islamic identity and authority across the Muslim world. John Sidel reviews Islam Dot Com, and finds that it provides a careful and critical reading of discussions and debates among Muslim internet users. Islam Dot Com: Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Cyberspace. Mohammed el-Nawawy and Sahar Khamis. Palgrave Macmillan. Paperback Edition. June 2011.