Follow my friends this Friday! An analysis of human-generated friendship recommendations by Garcia-Gavilanes, R, O'Hare, N, Aiello, L, Jaimes, A

Arabic oration in early Islam: religion, ritual, and rhetoric by Qutbuddin, T

“…Exquisite in rhetorical craftsmanship, these interactive speeches and sermons by the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632), Imam Ali (d. 661), and other political and military leaders were also the major vehicle of policymaking and persuasion, and the primary conduit for dissemination of ethical, religious, and legal teachings. The Friday sermon that is an intrinsic part of Muslim ritual across the globe in our present time has a long history rooted in the first Friday sermon delivered by Muhammad in Medina, and more broadly in these multifunctional orations of the early Islamic world. …”