Ahmed situates hacking as faithful work for the Muslim, and also as deeply anchored in Islamic jurisprudential traditions. Fiqh (Islamic…
Islamic law as “code”: Language, system, power
technology
Future imperfect
This is all there is. “This” is bodies that don’t work the way we want. Historical subjects who were never…
Tick-tick
What is the present if not the now of a meantime—this moment as breach? To live time in the breach…
Millennial storytelling
The Immanent Frame editor-at-large Nathan Schneider recently talked to radio host Krista Tippett for her Peabody Award-winning show “On Being.”
Vinyl prayers
Prayer may be an act of gratitude after the fact. It may be a weapon, a request to heal the…
Religion and modern communication
There has been considerable amount of research on how commodification and the Internet are transforming the religious lives of young…
Technology and Jewish prayers
Recently, in The Atlantic, Alan Jacobs interviewed Ahron Varady and discussed how technology can aid traditional religious practices.
Is technology good for religion?
At The Washington Post, Lisa Miller argues that, contrary to the beliefs of religious figures and political pundits, technology is good for religion.
Sikh Coalition’s airport profiling app
The Sikh Coalition, a civil-rights advocacy group with offices in New York, California, and Washington, D.C., released an app called…
Why does Google matter?
Amidst growing concerns about Google's power and its potential for monopolistic practices, I'm reminded of a 2008 article by Nicholas…