Nurullah, Abu Sadat
Social Structure and Policy
Email: nurullah@ualberta.ca
Web: http://nurullah1.com/
Research Interests
Media Sociology and Cybersociology; Globalization; Social Change; Sociology of Youth; Sociology of Culture & Identity; Social Psychology; Sociology of Religion
Refereed Publications
Nurullah, A. S. (2009, in press). The Cell Phone as an Agent of Social Change. Rocky Mountain Communication Review, 6 (1).
Nurullah, A. S. (2009, Forthcoming). Exploring Cyberfriendship Formation among Malaysian Youth. Journal of Communication Studies.
Imam, S. S., Nurullah, A. S., Makol-Abdul, P. R., Rahman, S. A., & Noon, H. M. (2009). Spiritual and Psychological Health of Malaysian Youths. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 20, pp. 85-101.
Nurullah, A. S. (2008). Globalisation as a Challenge to Islamic Cultural Identity. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 3 (6), pp. 45-52.
Nurullah, A. S. (2006). Ijtihâd and Creative/Critical Thinking: A New Look into Islamic Creativity. The Islamic Quarterly, 50 (2), pp. 153-173.
Osmani, N. M., & Nurullah, A. S. (2005). Islamic Cultural Identity: Formation, Crisis and Solution in a Globalized World Perspective. Studies on Islam, 2 (2), pp. 47-68.
Academic Presentations (selected)
Ahmed, S., Nurullah, A. S., & Sarkar, S. (2008). The Use of SMS and Language Transformation in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the International Conference on Democracy, the ‘New World Order’ and English Studies. Dhaka: East West University, Bangladesh, 12–13 December 2008.
Nurullah, A. S. (2008). Adolescents, cell Phone, and Social Change. Paper presented at the W. David Pierce Research Colloquium. Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta, Canada, November 1, 2008.
Nurullah, A. S. (2008). Globalisation as a Challenge to Islamic Culture and Identity. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Prato, Tuscany, Italy, 22nd – 25th July 2008.
Osmani, N. M., & Nurullah, A. S. (2008). Media, Religion, and Cultural Identity: Portrayal of Muslims in the Global Media. Paper presented at the International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2008 (ICoSSH’08). Penang: University Sains Malaysia, 18th – 20th June 2008.
Kabir, K. S., Nurullah, A. S., & Yeasmeen, F. (2008). Perspective on Growing Private Higher Education in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the International Seminar on Higher Education in the Muslim World: Challenges and Prospects. Kuala Lumpur: International Institute for Muslim Unity, IIUM, 24th – 25th March 2008.
Nurullah, A. S. (2007). The Sociology of Cyberspace: Youth Online Networking and Cyberfriendship Formation. Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association. Penang, Malaysia, 19th–21st November 2007.
Imam, S. S., Makol-Abdul, P. R., Rahman, S. A., & Nurullah, A. S. (2007). Gender and Motivations for Street Racing in Malaysia: The Case of Mat Rempit and Minah Rempit. Paper presented at the International Conference on the Status of Muslim Women in Contemporary Societies: Realities and Prospects. Kuala Lumpur: International Institute for Muslim Unity, IIUM, 14th – 16th August.
Nurullah, A. S. (2007). The Dynamics of Islamic Cultural Identity in the Age of Globalization. Paper presented at the International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2007. Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 13th – 15th March 2007.
Makol-Abdul, P. R., Imam, S. S., Rahman, S. A., & Nurullah, A. S. (2007). Sexual Health Education at School: A Survey of Parents’ Attitudes in Selected Malaysian Villages. Paper presented at the National Conference on Sex Education. Kuala Lumpur: International Islamic University Malaysia, 10th – 11th February 2007.
Osmani, N. M., & Nurullah, A. S. (2006). Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah and ‘Ilm Al-‘Umran: An Objective Analysis. Paper presented at the International Conference on Ibn Khaldun’s Legacy and its Contemporary Significance. Kuala Lumpur: ISTAC, 20th – 22nd November 2006.
Awards & Grants
2008. Demographic Scholarship for MA Students. University of Alberta
2008 – 2009. Graduate Assistantship Award, University of Alberta
2008 – 2009. Graduate Intern Tuition Supplement, University of Alberta
Membership
2008 – Present. Member, American Sociological Association (ASA)
Member, ASA’s Section on Communication and Information Technologies
2006 – Present. Member, Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
Supervisor Dr. Harvey Krahn