![]() Nevertheless, despite the great interest in the issue of the Islamic revival and Islamism generally, hardly any attention has been paid to the linguistic aspects of this phenomenon, either in Arabic linguistics or sociology. If we accept that language is a “social semiotic” (Halliday 1978) and a form of “social practice” (Fairclough 2001: 16), we can expect it to both reflect and contribute to shaping current Islamic practices. ![]() ![]() ![]() * This article is based on ongoing research for the forthcoming thesis Writing Islamism: rhetoric and (.)ġIn what ways is language shaping the contemporary Islamic revival in the Arab world? This question is the point of departure for the present article. ![]()
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