William Barylo is a Sociologist and visual artist using film and photography to explore issues around race, class, gender and belief through the perspective of decoloniality, restorative justice and stewardship. He looks at how grassroots initiatives in Europe and North America navigate societal challenges and find ways to resist, heal and flourish. Committed to diverting power from the ivory tower and developing practical solutions through his research findings, he co-creates fictions, documentaries and experimental works with community artists and activists.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Hair Straighteners Chapter 2: Faithfolk Ain't Kinfolk Chapter 3: Making Muslims Great Again: Alt-Bros, Alpha Muslims, and Supremacists Chapter 4: Wounds and Helplines Chapter 5: Green Deen and Stewardship Chapter 6: Praying Alone: Collapse and Revival of the Muslim Community Chapter 7: I Was Just Following the Trend: Art of the Oppressed or Oppressive Culture? Chapter 8: Spaces of Nurture and Resistance Conclusion

William Barylo is a Sociologist and visual artist using film and photography to explore issues around race, class, gender and belief through the perspective of decoloniality, restorative justice and stewardship. He looks at how grassroots initiatives in Europe and North America navigate societal challenges and find ways to resist, heal and flourish. Committed to diverting power from the ivory tower and developing practical solutions through his research findings, he co-creates fictions, documentaries and experimental works with community artists and activists.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Hair Straighteners Chapter 2: Faithfolk Ain't Kinfolk Chapter 3: Making Muslims Great Again: Alt-Bros, Alpha Muslims, and Supremacists Chapter 4: Wounds and Helplines Chapter 5: Green Deen and Stewardship Chapter 6: Praying Alone: Collapse and Revival of the Muslim Community Chapter 7: I Was Just Following the Trend: Art of the Oppressed or Oppressive Culture? Chapter 8: Spaces of Nurture and Resistance Conclusion

William Barylo is a Sociologist and visual artist using film and photography to explore issues around race, class, gender and belief through the perspective of decoloniality, restorative justice and stewardship. He looks at how grassroots initiatives in Europe and North America navigate societal challenges and find ways to resist, heal and flourish. Committed to diverting power from the ivory tower and developing practical solutions through his research findings, he co-creates fictions, documentaries and experimental works with community artists and activists.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Hair Straighteners Chapter 2: Faithfolk Ain't Kinfolk Chapter 3: Making Muslims Great Again: Alt-Bros, Alpha Muslims, and Supremacists Chapter 4: Wounds and Helplines Chapter 5: Green Deen and Stewardship Chapter 6: Praying Alone: Collapse and Revival of the Muslim Community Chapter 7: I Was Just Following the Trend: Art of the Oppressed or Oppressive Culture? Chapter 8: Spaces of Nurture and Resistance Conclusion