Doctor Jan Ali
SENIOR LECTURER IN ISLAM & MODERNITY,
Languages, Interpreting and Translation (SoHCA)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of New South Wales
- MPolPub Macquarie University
- MA University of New South Wales
- BA University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Languages, Interpreting and Translation (SoHCA)
Contact
| Email: | jan.ali@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6126 |
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| Location: | 5.1.16 Bankstown |
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Biography
Dr Jan A. Ali is a Sociologist of Religion (Islam). He lectures in Islamic Studies in the School of Humanities and Languages and simultaneously holds a title as the Community and Research Analyst in the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies at the University of Western Sydney. His main sociological focus is on the study of existential Islam. In recent years Jan has been invited by a number of non-government organizations and government agencies in Sydney and Adelaide to deliver Public Lectures on Islamic Revivalism, Shar?iah, Terrorism, and various other important topics on Islam.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Ali.
Publications
Books
- Ali, J. (2012), 'Islamic Revivalism Encounters the Modern World: A Study of the Tabligh Jamaʿat', : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 9788120768437.
- Ali, J. (2012), 'Islamic Revivalism Encounters the Modern World : A Study of the Tabligh Jama'at', : Sterling 9788120768437.
Chapters in Books
- Ali, J. (2009), 'Tablighi Jama'at in Australia', History, Modernity and the Muslim World Between Europe and Asia, Melbourne University Press .
- Ali, J. (2002), 'A Comparative Study of the Emergence of Contemporary Islamic Revivalist Movements', New Sociology: Awareness, Analysis, Advocacy, UNSW Press .
Journal Articles
- Ali, J. (2012), 'Contemporary Islamic Revivalism: Key Perspectives', American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 38.
- Ali, J. (2012), 'Contemporary Islamic revivalism : key perspectives', American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 38.
- Ali, J. (2011), 'Piety Among Tablighi Women', Contemporary Islam, 23.
- Ali, J. (2011), 'A dual legal system in Australia: The formalization of Shari'a', Democracy and Security, 20.
- Ali, J. (2011), 'Teaching Islamic Studies in an Australian University', Perspectives: Teaching Islamic Studies in Higher Education, 8.
- Ali, J. (2010), 'Tablighi Jama'at and the 'Remaking' of the Muslim', Australian Religion Studies Review, 25.
- Ali, J. (2010), 'Tabligh Jama'at: A Transnational Movement of Islamic Faith Regeneration', European Journal of Economic and Political Studies, 29.
- Ali, J. (2008), 'The Utility of Participant Observation in Applied Sociological Research', NEXUS, 3.
- Ali, J. (2008), 'Muslim Citizens in the West: Promoting Social Inclusion', American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 3.
- Ali, J. (2004), 'Islam and Muslims in Fiji', Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 14.
- Ali, J. (2003), 'Islamic Revivalism: The Case of the Tablighi Jamaat', Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 9.
- Ali, J. (2001), 'Sleep Rough: A Participant Observer's View of Homelessness in Sydney', Australian Quarterly Journal of Contamporary Analysis, 3.
Conference Papers
- Ali, J. (2008), 'Muslims and Social Inclusion: The Australian Experience', The Muslim Experience Conference, National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies Australia, Melbourne University.
- Ali, J. (2008), 'The Tablighi Jama'at and Re-making of Muslim Australians', History, Modernity and the Muslim World Between Europe and Asia Symposium, Islam and the West Research Network in the Faculty of Arts, Sydney Uni..
- Ali, J. (2007), 'Tablighi Jama'at in Australia', Muslim Citizens in the West: Promoting Social Inclusion Fulbight Symposium, Centre for Muslim States & Societies, University of Western Aust, Perth.
- Ali, J. (2006), 'The Impact of Multiculturalism on Australian Society', 3rd International Conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Australia (IASA), Monash University, Melbourne.
- Ali, J. (2003), 'The Role of the Tablighi Jamaat in Reviving Islam in Australian Muslims', Celebrations, Causes and Consequences: Proceedings of a Conference Held at School of Sociology and Anthropology (UNSW), University of NSW, Sydney.
- Ali, J. (2003), 'Plural Islam in Australia', Postgraduate Conference - Creating Spaces: Interdisciplinary Writing in the Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra.
- Ali, J. (2003), 'Islam in the West', Sociological Association of Aotearoa/New Zreland Conference (SAANZC), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland.
Research
Previous Projects
| Title: | Effects of the NSWPS Counter-Radicalisation Community Engagement Model |
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| Years: | 2010-09-13 - 2011-09-12 |
| ID: | P00018730 |
| UWS Researchers: | Michael Kennedy, Kevin Dunn, Sanja Milivojevic and Jan Ali |
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Supervision
Current Supervision
| Title: | Religiosity and Luxury Goods Purchases Among Young Muslims in Indonesia: A Case Study of the Relationship between Religion and Consumer Behaviour |
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Media
Media Contact Details
| Media Officer: | UWS Media Unit |
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| Phone: | (02) 9678 7083 |
| Email: | media@uws.edu.au |
