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Videogame Development in the Middle East: Iran, the Arab World, and Beyond
Videogame producers in the Middle East face many challenges, which make local game development more difficult than in the US or Europe. This chapter discusses these challenges and identifies the particular production strategies...
Vit Sisler, 24 Jul 2013
Cyber Counselors: Online Fatwas, Arbitration Tribunals, and the Construction of Muslim Identity in the UK
This article explores four distinct websites providing normative content for Muslim minorities in the UK. It focuses on the connections between these Islamic websites and global and local Islamic institutions, the interactions...
Vit Sisler, 19 Nov 2012
Socializing on the Internet: Case Study of Internet Use Among University Students in the United Arab Emirates
This paper analyzes socializing on the Internet and attitudes towards the Internet as a medium of social interaction among university students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It stems from a larger research project conducted at...
Dominika Sokol and Vit Sisler, 27 Jul 2010
The Legality of Intellectual Property Rights under Islamic Law
Intellectual property rights are not regulated by Islamic law and jurisprudence per se. The issue is whether the principles of Islamic law can be constructed in a way to provide support for such protection. This paper assesses the...
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Video Games, Video Clips, and Islam: New Media and the Communication of Values
This chapter analyzes video games and video clips with an Islamic emphasis and the various levels at which they convey ethical and moral values. Both video games and video clips have been neglected and marginalized by the academy,...
Vit Sisler, 9 Nov 2009
Palestine in Pixels: The Holy Land, Arab-Israeli Conflict, and Reality Construction in Video Games
This article explores the ways in which Palestine is envisioned, and its representation constructed, in contemporary video games. At the same time, capitalizing on Bogost’s notion of “procedurality”, this article discusses the...
Vit Sisler, 19 Oct 2009
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This article explores Islamic websites providing normative content for European Muslim minorities. It focuses on four distinct Sunni websites and analyzes their fatwas, i.e. legal and religious recommendations issued in matters...
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