British Muslims online
Also, Celebrities for Jesus
It’s WorldPride in my neck of the woods, which means Sydney is filled with unusually buff and well-groomed folks from all over the world. Even the heat and the rain has not dampened the very happy, very horny atmosphere.
As a result, I’ve been very busy with social things, but also work things, so I’m not doing a full edition this week. I did make quite a lot of radio though, much of it about religion and the internet, so I’m calling it a win.
I guest-hosted the Religion and Ethics Report, which is probably the most high-profile thing I’ve done in my career since one of my videos was featured on the front page of YouTube in 2008(?)
In this episode I spoke with:
- Dr Mehmet Ozalp about how the religious authorities in Türkiye have responded to the earthquakes there
- Dr Stephen Carlson about the Vatican’s Rome Call for AI Ethics
- Katelyn Beaty about her book Celebrities for Jesus
Then today I was on Soul Search with Meredith Lake interviewing Hussein Kesvani (of Trashfuture and 10,000 Posts podcasts) about young British Muslims online. Hussein’s book Follow Me Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims was a good read, and I really enjoyed our conversation.
Before my interview with Hussein, Meredith and I have a chat about religion and the internet, and why I’m particularly interested in this area. I think it all turned out really well!
And that’s all from me today. If it is still Ash Wednesday where you are, please remember to contemplate your inevitable death.
Have a good one, everyone! Memento mori!