New Books Network Podcast on TEDified Islam - Jasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath with Jaclyn Michael

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Jasbeer Mamalipurath’s TEDified Islam: Postsecular Storytelling in New Media (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) is the first in-depth examination of the TED Talk phenomenon and, in particular, how Islam and Muslim experiences are represented in these talks. Mamalipurath argues that TED Talks on Islam are part of a larger postsecular (the secular's renewed interest in faith) discourse. The book examines the perspectives of Muslim and non-Muslim TED viewers about TED's storytelling strategies. Finally, the book studies aspects of the authority that both Muslim and non-Muslim TED speakers represent and embody as ‘spokespersons of Islam.’ By doing so, this book offers an empirical and context-oriented understanding of postsecular storytelling by problematizing secular translations of Islam that are part of this TED talk universe.

Period21 Nov 2025

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  • TitleNew Books Network Podcast on TEDified Islam - Jasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath with Jaclyn Michael
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNew Books Network
    Media typeOther
    Duration/Length/Size1 hour
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date21/11/2025
    Producer/AuthorJasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath with Jaclyn Michael
    URLhttps://newbooksnetwork.com/tedified-islam
    PersonsJasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath

Keywords

  • TED Talk
  • Islam
  • Secular
  • Post-secularism
  • Books
  • Podcast