Gaming Islam

two professors talk about videogames and their complicated relationship to Islam, Muslims, and the Middle East / @docstobar @profghen

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Do you want to hear more about Gaming Islam as well as other scholarship on games & Islamic history? Vote for our panels @sxsw and @SXSWEDU (links below)

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In the larger episode, we show how the indie game Heaven's Vault tries to push back against the image of the harem girl in its central character, Aliya Elasra. See the full episode here.

https://t.co/bh5lfGqX11

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Why do harem women & lustful sheiks appear so often in popular depictions of the East? We break down the Orientalist imaginations behind these sexual stereotypes.

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Watch the latest videos here:

https://t.co/ewzZEgXPJB

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How do media depict the differences between East & West? We talk about the binary differences that guide Orientalist representations in popular culture. In the larger episode, we discuss Heaven's Vault and how it compares with video games like Tomb Raider and Uncharted.

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New episode of Gaming Islam dropping soon!

In this episode, we talk about Inkle Studios' "Heaven's Vault"

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See how COD became entangled with the US Military Recruitment with professors Alireza Doostdar and Ghenwa Hayek from UChicago! 🎮
📷Watch the full video on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/yvDIEMC43A
#islam #gaming #callofduty #cod #universityofchicago #videogames

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See how COD proves itself to be another white saviorism with professors Alireza Doostdar and Ghenwa Hayek from UChicago! 🎮
📷Watch the full video on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/yvDIEMC43A

#islam #gaming #callofduty📷 #cod #universityofchicago #videogames #islamichistory

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See how COD draws inspirations from realworld events with professors Alireza Doostdar and Ghenwa Hayek from UChicago! 🎮✨
Watch the full video on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/yvDIEMCBT8

#islam #gaming #callofduty #cod #universityofchicago #videogames #islamichistory
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Explore how COD designed flags in the game and how they reflect real-world politics! 🎮✨ Watch the latest clip from our series "Gaming Islam" and dive deeper into our research. 📚

🔗 Our YouTube Channel: https://t.co/ewzZEgYnz9

#islam #gaming #callofduty #cod #videogames

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Check out the new clip from Gaming Islam by professors Alireza Doostdar and Ghenwa Hayek from the University of Chicago! 🎮
Our YouTube channel: https://t.co/yvDIEMCBT8

#islam #gaming #CallofDuty #cod #universityofchicago #videogames #islamichistory #culturalstudies

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Explore the world of "Gaming Islam" with professors Alireza Doostdar and Ghenwa Hayek from the University of Chicago! 🎮✨
🔗 Our main YouTube Channel: https://t.co/ewzZEgYnz9

#islam #gaming #callofduty #cod #universityofchicago #videogames #islamichistory #culturalstudies

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Join @swkkhan as she delves into gaming + representation. She’s joined by @UChicago's @docstobar + @profghen who share insights from their project Gaming Islam. They explore the portrayal of SW Asians, MENA + Muslims in Call of Duty. New ep out: https://t.co/pYGDuU79ko

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Hooray! Gaming Islam, a new docu-series I've been working on with profs-cum-gamers Ghenwa Hayek and Alireza Doostdar, has finally launched! This has been my oasis of respite when faced with the sheer Islamophobia and anti-Palestine sentiment we are seeing today.

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For more details about GAMING ISLAM, check out this thread from @docstobar, which breaks down Ep 1's analysis of imperialism, gender politics, martyrs, white saviors, and more in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare." Watch Ep 1 here: https://t.co/CPaoKn0eHd @gamingislamshow @profghen

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We are live!

Watch our first episode here:

https://t.co/VlutGGjIq1

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Gaming Islam's first episode drops tomorrow! @JacobMinkoff
"It's complicated"