Ibrar Bhatt
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Ibrar Bhatt
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Linguistics, Education, Postdigital
https://ibrarspace.net
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From and back cover for the coming book ‘Heritage Literacy in the Lives of Chinese Muslims’.
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We are excited to have donated two pieces of Chinese Islamic artwork to the Al Mujadilah Centre, a unique women’s sacred space in Doha.

The pieces donated are:
1. Paper cut by Ma Jun (马俊): Peony motif associated with Gansu province around the divine epithet 'Allāh'
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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From and back cover for the coming book ‘Heritage Literacy in the Lives of Chinese Muslims’.
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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2. Calligraphy scroll by Ma Delong (马德龙). 185cm scroll depicting a verse in al-Baqara (2:208).

These were given to us during our project on Sino-Muslim heritage literacy, funded by @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
We are delighted to have found a suitable home for them
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December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We are excited to have donated two pieces of Chinese Islamic artwork to the Al Mujadilah Centre, a unique women’s sacred space in Doha.

The pieces donated are:
1. Paper cut by Ma Jun (马俊): Peony motif associated with Gansu province around the divine epithet 'Allāh'
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Check out my latest video: a three-way conversation with Syed Farid Alatas and Shuchen Xiang (项舒晨) on decolonisation in universities, held at the Society for Research into Higher Education:
youtu.be/DFXxvceAF20?...
In Conversation with Syed Farid Alatas, Ibrar Bhatt & Shuchen Xiang (held at the SRHE, London)
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July 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Check out my latest video: a three-way conversation with Syed Farid Alatas and Shuchen Xiang (项舒晨) on decolonisation in universities, held at the Society for Research into Higher Education:
youtu.be/DFXxvceAF20?...
In Conversation with Syed Farid Alatas, Ibrar Bhatt & Shuchen Xiang (held at the SRHE, London)
YouTube video by Ibrar Bhatt
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July 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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New publication alert! 🚨

Critiquing uncritical EDI in higher education

Points of Departure paper by Matt Lumb and Penny Jane Burke

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#HigherEducation #Equity #EDI
June 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Teaching to say ‘no’: pedagogies of refusal in the social sciences classroom (and beyond)

Enseñar a decir no: pedagogías del rechazo en el aula de ciencias sociales (y más allá)

By Jennifer Philippa Eggert et al.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#HigherEducation
June 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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It's out 🎉😊❤️ In 'Teaching to say "no"' (published now in
@teachinginhe.bsky.social) Jennifer P. Eggert,
@lewisturner.bsky.social
& I build on decolonial, indigenous scholarship to discuss how university teachers can teach their students how to refuse to engage in harmful research.

bit.ly/43XMzYG
Teaching to say ‘no’: pedagogies of refusal in the social sciences classroom (and beyond)
Although not new, debates about researchers’ refusal to engage in (potentially) unethical and harmful research have recently gained traction in the social sciences, stressing the need for researche...
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June 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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New podcast! 🚨

In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks to Claire Timperley (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand) about her article “Assessment as pedagogy”.

On Spotify:
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On Apple:
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June 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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We explore semiotic ideologies associated with particular self-naming practices on RED, incl tropes like ‘Doctoral Big Sister’ (博士姐姐), ‘research dog’ (科研狗; kē yán gǒu) & ethnic names & their cultural significance

Well done Alex, I enjoyed writing this with you

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Big sister, dog, and ethnic names: Semiotic ideologies of self-naming on Xiaohongshu (RED)
This paper examines the self-naming practices of international students on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu (‘Little Red Book’), focusing…
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June 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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📢 New publication, co-authored with my PhD student Alex Wang (王阳陆):

‘Big sister’ (姐姐), ‘Dog’ (狗) & ethnic names: Semiotic ideologies of self-naming on Xiaohongshu (Red)

This one is for all you 科研狗 ('research dogs') out there! 👇
June 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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This work has triggered a call for papers for a Special Issue on ‘A Sociolinguistics of Islam: Exploring Multilingualism & Meaning in Faith’:
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June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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This article’s ideas took shape through various talks, incl at Manchester China Institute, HBKU, Qatar University, Lancaster, HKUST & more. Data draw from China.
academic.oup.com/applij/advan...
Exploring a Sociolinguistics of Islam
Abstract. The ‘sociolinguistics of Islam’ refers to the exploration of how language and society intersect within contexts where the Islamic faith is the de
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June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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New article: 'Exploring a Sociolinguistics of Islam'. One of my most important pieces. Built on my research & enriched by collab with Othman Barnawi & Rizwan Ahmad
academic.oup.com/applij/advan...

It brings together many voices, places & perspectives
See below article & related special issue CfPs..
June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New article: 'Exploring a Sociolinguistics of Islam'. One of my most important pieces. Built on my research & enriched by collab with Othman Barnawi & Rizwan Ahmad
academic.oup.com/applij/advan...

It brings together many voices, places & perspectives
See below article & related special issue CfPs..
June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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📣 Upcoming event: On Wednesday 2 July we will be joined by Professor Syed Farid Alatas, Professor Shuchen Xiang and @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social to discuss Re-thinking Knowledge, Intellectual Canons, and the Decolonisation of Academia. Find out more and register here to join us: bit.ly/3HWKQtX
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June 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📢 New publication, co-authored with my PhD student Alex Wang (王阳陆):

‘Big sister’ (姐姐), ‘Dog’ (狗) & ethnic names: Semiotic ideologies of self-naming on Xiaohongshu (Red)

This one is for all you 科研狗 ('research dogs') out there! 👇
June 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Check out my latest podcast with Shuchen Xiang (项舒晨) about her article titled “Problematizing the critique of culture: an alternative Chinese hermeneutics for teaching the humanities”
New TiHE podcast! 📣

In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks to Shuchen Xiang (项舒晨) about her article titled “Problematizing the critique of culture: an alternative Chinese hermeneutics for teaching the humanities”

Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/77Ya...

Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
May 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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New TiHE podcast! 📣

In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks to Shuchen Xiang (项舒晨) about her article titled “Problematizing the critique of culture: an alternative Chinese hermeneutics for teaching the humanities”

Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/77Ya...

Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
May 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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New publication alert! 🚨

Studying critique locally and pluralistically: a comparative study of critique from a Kuwaiti cultural perspective

Points of Departure paper by Sara Alnufaishan and Ali Watfa

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#HigherEducation #Critique
April 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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New online collection! 🚨

Pedagogical Knowledge Enrichments: Critical Perspectives from the Nordic countries

This collection includes 14 earlier TiHE studies conducted in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland in the past five years

🇩🇰🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮

www.tandfonline.com/journals/cth...
Pedagogical Knowledge Enrichments: Critical Perspectives from the Nordic countries
Explore the article collection: Pedagogical Knowledge Enrichments: Critical Perspectives from the Nordic countries. Published in Teaching in Higher Education.
www.tandfonline.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM