I’m delighted to share that my book, co-authored with Heng Wang, Heritage Literacy in the Lives of Chinese Muslims, will be published by Bloomsbury in April 2026 (see here). The book grows out of sustained ethnographic fieldwork across China, and from a developing programme of research on language, […]
Earlier this month (February 2026) I had the pleasure of going to Amman, Jordan, to spend time at the Applied Sciences University (ASU) as part of the ‘Arab Scholars Research Acceleration Programme’ (ASRAP). It was a rich few days of discussion, mentoring, and scholarly exchange. A Lecture on […]
I am excited to announce a Call for Papers for a forthcoming special issue in the Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development, which I will co-edit with Othman Barnawi and Rizwan Ahmad. The special issue theme is ‘A Sociolinguistics of Islam: Exploring Multilingualism & Meaning in Faith’ and […]
I am excited to announce a new podcast series for our journal, Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives. The series is called ‘Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Conversations’ and features authors who have contributed to the journal, offering deeper insights into their work, and engaging in broader conversations […]
I am delighted to announce the publication of my new article, co-authored with Zhen Li [李蓁], titled “Towards Understanding Heritage Literacy” (see link). This research provides a fresh perspective on the intersection of heritage and linguistics, introducing and defining the concept of heritage literacy through an ethnographic study […]
I had a great time recording a podcast with Tazin Abdullah as part of the Language On The Move series, in collaboration with the New Books Network. You can listen to it here: https://newbooksnetwork.com/a-semiotics-of-muslimness-in-china Alternatively, you can also find the podcast on the Language On The Move website […]
I am pleased to be co-editing another special issue for the journal ‘Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives’. Below is Call for Papers which is taken from a post from journal blog. Why get critical about critique? In the 21st century, we believe we are living through an epochal […]
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