My doctoral research examines how Muslim publics find voice, identity, and inclusion across contemporary media environments — from local radio to social platforms.
Thesis
Mediating the Muslim Public Sphere — Voice, Identity & Inclusion in Contemporary Media Environments (successfully defended)
Three-Article Structure
- Community Radio — Fever FM (Yorkshire): how a community broadcaster mediates Muslim voice and belonging in a UK local context.
- Digital Deliberation — Sablat Oman: how online spaces host and shape Omani public discourse.
- Gendered Religious Authority Online — SROFIs on Instagram: how religious authority is claimed, contested, and gendered on visual social media.
Broader Interests
Gulf and Arab media systems, community and public-sphere media, digital religious authority, media and identity.