Albrecht Hermann Hofheinz

Faglige interesser
Bruk av internett i den arabiske verden. Jeg har gjennomført både online-forskning og feltarbeid i Marokko, Egypt og Sudan
- Reformbevegelser blant muslimer, særlig langtidsprosesser i de siste tre århundrene
- Islamsk mystikk (sufisme) og folketro, særlig i moderne tid
- Islam i Afrika, særlig arabiske håndskrifter fra Timbuktu i Nord-Mali
Undervisning
- ARA1110 - Arabisk språk 1
- ARA1120 - Arabisk språk 2
- ARA2010 - Arabisk D
- ARA2110 - Arabisk språk 3+4
- ARA4505 - Arabic Cyberspace
- ARA4118 - Arabic Manuscripts
- MES4010 - Readings in Middle East Studies
- MES4110 - Readings of Middle Eastern Texts
- MES4210 - Topics in Arabic Studies I
- MES4220 - Topics in Arabic Studies II
- MES4560 - Topics in Islamic Studies II
- MØNA1505 - Modern Middle East History
- Studieprogram for Asiatiske og afrikanske studier -master/doktorgradsveiledning
Pågående forskning
- Prosjektet "Timbuktu-manuskriptene" (pdf) arbeider for bevaring og formidling av afrikansk litterær kulturarv.
- Prosjektet "Internettbruk i den arabiske verden" (pdf) er opptatt av internetts virkning i den arabiske verden, med utgangspunkt i hvordan folk flest bruker internett.
Bakgrunn
Vitenskapelig utdannelse fra Universiteter i Berlin, Kairo, Tunis, og Bonn - islamske, arabiske og persiske studier, islamsk kunsthistorie, arabisk musikk, religionsvitenskap, tysk litteratur og språkvitenskap. 1996 dr.philos. fra Universitetet i Bergen på en sosial- og religionshistorisk avhandling om en islamsk reformbevegelse i det tidlige moderne Sudan som ble kåret til en av årets beste doktorgradsavhandlinger av Middle East Studies Association of North America.
Jobbet i flere år i humanitære og utviklingssamarbeid - Den internasjonale Røde Kors-komiteen, Forente Nasjoner, German Development Service i Sudan, Uganda, de palestinske områdene og Jemen. Hovedfokus var arbeid for krigs- og andre varetektsfanger, flyktninger og sivilbefolkningen rammet av krig og vold, samt evaluering og rådgiving innenfor god forvaltningspraksis og styre ved lov.
Etter retur til akademia, ansatt ved Institute for Advanced Study og Centre for Modern Oriental Studies i Berlin og tiltrådte stillingen ved UiO høsten 2004.
Priser
- Honorable Mention, Malcolm H. Kerr Dissertation Award in the Humanities, 1997, fra Middle East Studies Association of North America.
Publikasjoner
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2022). A Flame of Learning in the Winds of Change: Notes on the History of the Majādhīb of al-Qaḍārif. I Delong-Bas, Natana J. (Red.), Islam, Revival, & Reform: Redefining Tradition for the Twenty-First Century. Essays Inspired by John O. Voll. Syracuse University Press. ISSN 9780815637509. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2021). Young vs. Settled [a code of "In 2016"]. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 21(Themed section "In 2016"), s. 370–375. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2021). Male vs. Female [a code of "In 2016"]. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 21(Themed section "In 2016"), s. 316–335. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2021). Social Media [an array "In 2016"]. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 21(Themed section "In 2016"), s. 248–255. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2021). Red Sea Islands [an array of "In 2016"]. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 21(Themed section "In 2016"), s. 232–239. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2021). Mobile Phones [an array of "In 2016"]. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 21(Themed section "In 2016"), s. 186–195. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2021). Celebrities [an array of "In 2016"]. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 21(Themed section "In 2016"), s. 35–39. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann & Guth, Stephan (2021). Introduction [to themed section "In 2016: How it felt to live in the Arab World 5 years after the 'Arab Spring'"]. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 21(Themed section "In 2016"), s. 5–20. doi: 10.5617/jais.9481. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2019). Rāqī bi-akhlāqī. The Moral Turn: from Sufi Sheikhs to Facebook Groups? I Mayeur-Jaouen, Catherine (Red.), Adab and Modernity: A “Civilising Process”? (Sixteenth-Twenty-First Century). Brill Academic Publishers. ISSN 978-90-04-41599-7. s. 620–650. doi: 10.1163/9789004415997_023. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2018). The Islamic Eighteenth Century: A View from the Edge. I Zemmin, Florian; Stephan, Johannes & Corrado, Monica (Red.), Islam in der Moderne, Moderne im Islam: Eine Festschrift für Reinhard Schulze zum 65. Geburtstag. Brill Academic Publishers. ISSN 9789004364035. s. 234–253. doi: 10.1163/9789004364042_012. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2017). Baby Milk [an array of "In 2016"]. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 21(Themed section "In 2016").
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Guth, Stephan; Chiti, Elena & Hofheinz, Albrecht (2017). Arrays of Egyptian and Tunisian Everyday-Worlds: An update on the project "In 2016—How it felt to live in the Arab World five years after the 'Arab Spring'”. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 17, s. 455–508. doi: 10.5617/jais.6130. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Guth, Stephan & Hofheinz, Albrecht (2017). Introduction: From "Issues" to "Arrays". Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 17, s. 457–462. doi: 10.5617/jais.6131. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2017). Baby Milk. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 17, s. 466–469. doi: 10.5617/jais.6133. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2017). Broken Walls: Challenges to Patriarchal Authority in the Eyes of Sudanese Social Media Actors. Die Welt des Islams. ISSN 0043-2539. 57(3-4), s. 278–302. doi: 10.1163/15700607-05734p02. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2016). #Sisi_vs_Youth, or: Who Has a Voice in Egypt? Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies. ISSN 0806-198X. 16, s. 327–348. doi: 10.5617/jais.4755. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Internet. I Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard A. & Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (Red.), Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. ISSN 978-0-8108-6180-0. s. 216–217. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Soziale Medien im Arabischen Frühling. I Schneiders, Thorsten Gerald (Red.), Der arabische Frühling: Hintergründe und Analysen. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISSN 978-3658011734. s. 117–125. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-01174-1_7. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Nextopia? Beyond Revolution 2.0. Oriente Moderno. ISSN 0030-5472. N.S. 91. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Nextopia? Beyond Revolution 2.0. International Journal of Communication. ISSN 1932-8036. 5, s. 1417–1434. doi: 10.1163/22138617-09101005. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2010). The elusive quest for revolution: What about the ‘next generation’? I Sudweeks, Fay; Hrachovec, Herbert & Ess, Charles (Red.), Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication 2010. School of Information Technology, Murdoch University. ISSN 978-0-86905-966-1. s. 187–197.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2010). A history of Allah.com. I Brügger, Niels (Red.), Web History. Peter Lang Publishing Group. ISSN 9781433104688. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht Hermann (2022). A Flame of Learning in the Winds of Change: Notes on the History of the Majādhīb of al-Qaḍārif. I Delong-Bas, Natana J. (Red.), Islam, Revival, & Reform: Redefining Tradition for the Twenty-First Century. Essays Inspired by John O. Voll. Syracuse University Press. ISSN 9780815637509. s. 84–138. doi: 10.2307/j.ctv2fwfzp9.7. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2019). Rex Seán O’Fahey (1943-2019). Sudan & Nubia : the Sudan Archaeological Research Society bulletin. ISSN 1369-5770. 23, s. 212–214.
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Guth, Stephan; Hofheinz, Albrecht & Chiti, Elena (2018). In 2016 -- How it felt to live in the Arab World five years after the "Arab Spring".
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Guth, Stephan (2018). In 2016: Life in the Arab World after the ‘Arab Spring’. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2018). Social Media Buzz in 2016.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2018). Social Media.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2018). Meikal Mumin and Kees Versteegh (eds.). The Arabic Script in Africa: Studies in the Use of a Writing System. Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 71. Leiden: Brill, 2014. xx, 400 pp. €142.00, hardback; €137.00, e-book. Islamic Africa. ISSN 2333-262X. 9(1), s. 118–122. doi: 10.1163/21540993-00901008.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2017). Baby Milk.
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Guth, Stephan; Hofheinz, Albrecht & Haugen, Toril Kristin Viken (2017). Lagar "leksikon" over året 2016: Livet i Egypt og Tunisia fem år etter. [Tidsskrift]. Apollon.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2016). Blasphemy among Muslims.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2016). Daring to Transgress: The Growing Visibility of Blasphemy and Atheism in the Current Arab Public.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2016). Social Media Five Years after the “Arab Spring”—Some General Remarks.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2016). A Look Back on Generation Stuck: of Dreams Repressed, of Seeking a Way Out.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2015). Brave New Sudan.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2014). Rāqī bi-akhlāqī, or: The Moral Turn, from Sufi Shaykhs to Facebook groups.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2014). #WhyIHateIkhwan. Islamist-secular polarization in Egyptian social media.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2014). How did the Arabic Twittersphere react to Obama’s speech outlining his strategy against IS?
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2014). Landslide.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2014). Regime of fear, 2.0.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2014). Tunisia – Egypt: who won?
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Uthman ibn Abi Bakr Diqna. I Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard A. & Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (Red.), Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. ISSN 978-0-8108-6180-0. s. 448–449. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Shadhiliya. I Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard A. & Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (Red.), Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. ISSN 978-0-8108-6180-0. s. 379–380. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Majadhib. I Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard A. & Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (Red.), Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. ISSN 978-0-8108-6180-0. s. 283–284. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). al-Damer. I Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard A. & Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (Red.), Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. ISSN 978-0-8108-6180-0. s. 119–120. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Ahmad ibn Idris. I Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard A. & Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (Red.), Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. ISSN 978-0-8108-6180-0. s. 56–56. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Abdullah al-Tayyib. I Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard A. & Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (Red.), Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. ISSN 978-0-8108-6180-0. s. 41–41. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Allah.com – a Trajectory.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). #WhyIHateIkhwan. Islamist-secular polarization in Egyptian social media.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). #WhyIHateIkhwan. Islamist-secular polarization in Egyptian social media.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Islamic studies in Germany: an overview.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Lohne, Jenny-Linn (2013). Fem drept og flere skadet etter nye kamper i Egypt. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Bergseng, Anne (2013). Tror turistene vil vende tilbake til Egypt. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). From the high skies, or: the lie of the land – a view from the edge.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). Out-Reach.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). En attendant… le salut.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). Who owns the revolution? A contested anniversary.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). Egypt: Election results vs November Facebook popularity.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). Social Media in the ‘Arab Spring’ — field observations from Egypt. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). Social Media in the ‘Arab Spring’ — the example of Egypt.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). Sosiale mediers rolle i den egyptiske revolusjonen.
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Ohlander, Erik S.; Ballanfat, Paul; Ephrat, Daphna; Hofheinz, Albrecht & Kılıç, Mahmud Erol (2012). From the Editors. Journal of Sufi Studies. ISSN 2210-5948. 1(1), s. 1–2.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). New Media, Religion and Gender. Comment on the presentation by Mia Lövheim.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Utvik, Bjørn Olav (2012). Egypt one year after: Military rule in guise of democracy? Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Revolution II.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Reichmuth, Christoph (2011). Sieg der Frommen trifft Tourismus. [Avis]. Neue Luzerner Zeitung. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Mohammed, Ferhad (2011). (on the significance of South Sudan’s independence for the future of non-Arab people in the Arab states). [Internett]. Gulan Media.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht; Akerhaug, Lars & Skevik, Erlend (2011). Øyenvitne til VG Nett: Folk løper forbi med sårede. [Internett]. VG Nett.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Nextopia? Beyond Revolution 2.0.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Meringolo, Azzurra (2011). «Il web ha dato coraggio alla rivoluzione araba». [Avis]. Il Messaggero. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Schmalband: Ägypter nutzen das Internet per Modem. [Internett]. golem.de: IT-News für Profis. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Havdal Tangenes, Anders (2011). Håp om frihet og fremtid: opptøyene i Egypt. [Avis]. Under Dusken. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Den første Facebook-revolusjonen? [Internett]. ABC Nyheter. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Die Welt schaut zu – Islamwissenschaftler über das Internet in der arabischen Welt. [Radio]. Deutschlandfunk: Informationen am Morgen. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Falkenberg Mikkelsen, Sigurd (2011). NRK P2 Kulturnytt: [om sosiale mediers rolle i demonstrasjonene i Egypt]. [Radio]. NRK P2.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Kuttet hele internett: Egyptiske myndigheter har sperret befolkningens tilgang til internett i påvente av demonstrasjoner etter fredagsbønnen. [Internett]. ABC Nyheter.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2011). Korrespondenten: Sosiale medier i Tunisias folkerevolusjon. [TV]. TV2.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht & Wiedemann, Charlotte (2010). Islamic Manuscripts from Mali: From Holes in the Sand to a Digital Library. [Internett]. qantara.de. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2010). The elusive quest for revolution: What about the 'next generation'? Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2009). Fī taʿāwun norwēǧī saʿūdī: Naql ṭullāb wa-ṭālibāt min Iskandināfiyā li-taʿallum al-lugha al-ʿarabiyya fī Jidda. [Avis]. al-Madīna - al-Arbiʿāʾ.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2009). Fī istikhdām al-Internet fī al-ʿĀlam al-ʿArabī. [Radio]. Deutsche Welle (DW-RADIO/DW-WORLD/Arabic).
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2009). “Den nubiske apekatt”. [Radio]. NRK P1 “Her og nå”.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2009). Response to Fredrick Bäck, Islamic groups on the internet in Finland.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2016). Policy Brief: Broken Walls: Challenges to Patriarchal Authority in the Eyes of Sudanese Social Media Actors. UiO: Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2016). Broken Walls: Challenges to patriarchal authority in the eyes of Sudanese social media actors. UiO: Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2015). Withdrawal from Taḥrīr? Voices from the social media on the fate of the revolution, the wall of fear, and the role of individual actors in post-coup Egypt. Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2014). #WhyIHateIkhwan. Islamist-secular polarisation in Egyptian social media. Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo.
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2013). Social Media in the 'Arab Spring': The Example of Egypt. University of Oslo. Vis sammendrag
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Hofheinz, Albrecht (2012). Social Media in the ‘Arab Spring’ — the example of Egypt. The New Middle East. Vis sammendrag
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Myrvold, Pernille; Moubarak, Mary Boulos & Hofheinz, Albrecht (2010). RAPPORT utarbeidet til Universitets- og høgskolerådet (HRS): Sammenligning av bruken av bokstavkarakterer for emnene ARA103 (UiB) og ARA1120 (UiO) høsten 2010. Universitets- og høgskolerådet (UHR) . Vis sammendrag