Rizwan Ahmad
@zabanwala.bsky.social
I am a sociolinguist interested in Urdu, Arabic,Hindi & English. Language identity and discrimination!
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New on Language-on-the-Move: fascinating longitudinal linguistic landscape study by @sarapatra.bsky.social and team, chronicling the shifts from Texan English to Qatari Arabic in a Middle Eastern university
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape
Sara Hillman, Aishwaryaa Kannan, and Tim Tizon *** Walking into the Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) building today feels different from just a year ago. As part of an ongoing proje…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New on Language-on-the-Move: fascinating longitudinal linguistic landscape study by @sarapatra.bsky.social and team, chronicling the shifts from Texan English to Qatari Arabic in a Middle Eastern university
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
Replugging an article of mine with Manish Thakur in which we discuss the words Chamar چمار and Miyan میاں. Chama, referring to untouchable Hindus, has been reclaimed as a term of pride. Miyan, referring to Muslims, on the other hand has undergone stigmatization.
amp.scroll.in/article/1070...
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Semantic journeys: How some communities turned words used as slurs as an assertion of pride
There are intricate social, cultural and political factors that shape the shifting outlines of what words mean.
https://amp.scroll.in/article/1070620/semantic-journeys-how-some-communities-turned-words-used-as-slurs-as-an-assertion-of-pride
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Replugging an article of mine with Manish Thakur in which we discuss the words Chamar چمار and Miyan میاں. Chama, referring to untouchable Hindus, has been reclaimed as a term of pride. Miyan, referring to Muslims, on the other hand has undergone stigmatization.
amp.scroll.in/article/1070...
amp.scroll.in/article/1070...
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New on Language-on-the-Move: the native speaker is dead and everything but, even so, there is such a thing as native listening and explicit instruction matters in language learning, as Andrea Pešková explains
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Native listening and learning new sounds
I hear what you don’t hear Have you ever listened to a language you don’t know and thought you recognized a word—only to realize later that you were completely mistaken? Our ears play tricks on us.…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New on Language-on-the-Move: the native speaker is dead and everything but, even so, there is such a thing as native listening and explicit instruction matters in language learning, as Andrea Pešková explains
www.languageonthemove.com/native-liste...
www.languageonthemove.com/native-liste...
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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..
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..
academic.oup.com/applij/advan...
It brings together many voices, places & perspectives
See below article & related special issue CfPs..
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My first post on this platform. Happy to share news about the Arabic edition of my book, Religion as Critique: Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace. The distinguished Translator is by Yasser Thabit.
Link to book on publisher's website:
www.dohainstitute.org/.../religion....
Link to book on publisher's website:
www.dohainstitute.org/.../religion....
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My first post on this platform. Happy to share news about the Arabic edition of my book, Religion as Critique: Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace. The distinguished Translator is by Yasser Thabit.
Link to book on publisher's website:
www.dohainstitute.org/.../religion....
Link to book on publisher's website:
www.dohainstitute.org/.../religion....
Didn’t see it until now. Nice seeing you all.
Just returned from #IAWE26_Giessen full of inspiration! A superb experience, especially as a full day was allocated to our sessions on #world #Englishes in the #Arab #Gulf #states (chapters in Kay Gallagher's edited book). @annamariedillon.bsky.social @drmvdhoven.bsky.social @zabanwala.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Didn’t see it until now. Nice seeing you all.
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Just returned from #IAWE26_Giessen full of inspiration! A superb experience, especially as a full day was allocated to our sessions on #world #Englishes in the #Arab #Gulf #states (chapters in Kay Gallagher's edited book). @annamariedillon.bsky.social @drmvdhoven.bsky.social @zabanwala.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Just returned from #IAWE26_Giessen full of inspiration! A superb experience, especially as a full day was allocated to our sessions on #world #Englishes in the #Arab #Gulf #states (chapters in Kay Gallagher's edited book). @annamariedillon.bsky.social @drmvdhoven.bsky.social @zabanwala.bsky.social
Take a look at my article:
New on Language-on-the-Move: an excursion into post-Soviet Central Asia, where Arabic language learning is undergoing a revival, by Mehrinigor Akhmedova and @zabanwala.bsky.social
www.languageonthemove.com/why-are-uzbe...
www.languageonthemove.com/why-are-uzbe...
January 16, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Take a look at my article:
Take a look like at our article on Arabic and it’s purported decline!
Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages, yet panics about its alleged decline are a mainstay of public debates.
In this new article on Language-on-the-Move, @zabanwala.bsky.social and Shaikha al-Hemaidi ask whether Arabic is under threat in GCC
www.languageonthemove.com/is-arabic-un...
In this new article on Language-on-the-Move, @zabanwala.bsky.social and Shaikha al-Hemaidi ask whether Arabic is under threat in GCC
www.languageonthemove.com/is-arabic-un...
December 11, 2023 at 2:31 PM
Take a look like at our article on Arabic and it’s purported decline!
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VU Amsterdam is advertising for a PHD position researching Law and Technology. Closing 16 December: workingat.vu.nl/ad/docent-on...
PhD (50%)/Lecturer (50%) Law and Technology (EU law and data) - 4. Working at VU
Are you looking to kick-start your academic career? This is your chance to teach to an (inter)national cohort of students, and pursue a PhD in law & tech with a team of supportive and enthusiastic col
workingat.vu.nl
December 8, 2023 at 2:50 PM
VU Amsterdam is advertising for a PHD position researching Law and Technology. Closing 16 December: workingat.vu.nl/ad/docent-on...
December 8, 2023 at 10:57 AM
November 28, 2023 at 5:17 PM
-On social media in India, Hindus often use Muslim handles to send hateful messages.
-Goal is to mislead authorities and spread hatred against Muslims.
-here is my article on Muslim names and discrimination.
www.languageonthemove.com/i-regret-hav...
-Goal is to mislead authorities and spread hatred against Muslims.
-here is my article on Muslim names and discrimination.
www.languageonthemove.com/i-regret-hav...
November 25, 2023 at 3:15 PM
-On social media in India, Hindus often use Muslim handles to send hateful messages.
-Goal is to mislead authorities and spread hatred against Muslims.
-here is my article on Muslim names and discrimination.
www.languageonthemove.com/i-regret-hav...
-Goal is to mislead authorities and spread hatred against Muslims.
-here is my article on Muslim names and discrimination.
www.languageonthemove.com/i-regret-hav...
Looking for stars on the blue sky!
November 25, 2023 at 7:57 AM
Looking for stars on the blue sky!