Abstract

(Forced) methodological adaptations and disruptions made to criminological qualitative research during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada created much chaos in the world of interpretive methodologies, especially with regard to marginalized populations. This chapter explores with in-depth qualitative online Islamophobic research experiences across gender lines of South Asian Muslim youth (18–30 years) who wear Muslim markers or not. This research utilized an interpretive exploratory framework. Semi-structured interviews using online platforms, like Google Meet or Zoom, were conducted with Muslim men and women. The research team comprised two females who identified as Muslims and one Muslim male researcher. The current chapter aims to navigate the research space of (forced) adaptations, encounters, and challenges faced by researchers and participants using online platforms as a tool for mobilizing knowledge about gendered Islamophobia. Issues surrounding recruitment, (lack of) rapport building, reflexivity, intersectionality, insider-outsider status, privacy concerns, honorarium distribution, and online screen time fatigue, as well as emerging research needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be considered. I posit a manifesto for newly established online criminological qualitative research that may help facilitate research with marginalized populations on gender and Islamophobia.