As the nascent field of English-language Islamic philosophy and theology grows, it has become popular to draw parallels between modern thought and classical kalām. Classical kalām is often distinguished from post-classical kalām historically and methodologically:…
In early February 2021, I heard of the passing of Dr. Malik Badri, a Sudanese Muslim psychologist who left an indelible mark on the field of Islamic psychology. The tributes that poured in represented what…
The Maydan Podcast is a production of The Maydan, with dedicated themes around Islamic Studies and related fields. Maydan is an online publication of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George…
Why do two people read the same text and arrive at different conclusions? What does it mean to follow scripture? What roles and limitations do scholars face when interpreting a text? What happens when scholarly…
Zahra Institute Launches Online Kurdish Studies Certificate Program, First of Its Kind in the United States Zahra Institute announced the launch of its Online Kurdish Studies Certificate Program. An interdisciplinary initiative, the eight-week certificate program…
Post-colonial and decolonial theory produced in the Western and Westernized academy tends to be soft on the Left and hard on the Right. Although some scholars, such as Ramon Grosfoguel,[i] state that they wish to…
Classical Kalām and the Laws of Logic
Islam, Disease and Sex: The Legacy of Malik Badri
Maydan Podcast Launches with Generous Funding from the Henry Luce Foundation
Traditional Ulama, Salafism, and Religious Authority
Zahra Institute Launches Online Kurdish Studies Certificate Program (Application Deadline- March 19, 2021)
Decolonizing the Left and the Right: Muslim Mistrust of Foxes and Wolves
Post-colonial and decolonial theory produced in the Western and Westernized academy tends to be soft on the Left and hard on the Right. Although some scholars, such as Ramon Grosfoguel,[i] state that they wish to…
In Gendered Morality (2019) Zahra Ayubi asks what it is to be a (good) human. To answer this question, the author delves into the classical texts of three foundational thinkers in this “unified” tradition: Kimiya-…
Johanna Pink’s Muslim Qurʾānic Interpretation Today examines the context in which modern Qurʾānic interpretations takes place and how these contexts shape the style and contents of Qur’anic exegesis. With the goal of presenting a transregional…
Alexander Hayes speaks with Prof. Martin Nguyen from Fairfield University on his scholarship and his recent book, Modern Muslim Theology: Engaging God and the World with Faith and Imagination (Rowman and Littlefield, 2018). The…
[Maydan Book Forum] Andrew March, The Caliphate of Man: Popular Sovereignty in Modern Islamic Thought (Harvard University Press, 2019) Andrew March | Ovamir Anjum | M. Owais Khan | Sohaira Siddiqui | Andrew March- Response…
Dr. Davood Feirahi, Iranian professor of political science and reform-minded Muslim clergyman, died on November 11, 2020 at age 56 due to a coronavirus infection. He was a leading figure in Islamic political thought, writing…
We are living amid crises. The deterioration of the metaphysical universe under modernity and the current denigration of biological life at a planetary scale forces us to rethink who we are as human beings. The…
In the twenty-first century academic world, a surge of literature is being produced on Islam, especially on its primary sources —the noble Qur’an and Hadith/ Seerah. Globally reputed publishers—such as Ashgate, Brill, Cambridge, Edinburg, Harvard,…
Rumee Ahmed is a brilliant Islamic legal expert at the University of British Columbia. He is both traditionally and academically trained. His book “Sharia Compliant: A User’s Guide to Hacking Islamic Law” was published in…
Introduction There is a color line in the Muslim world. How and why? While there are multiple forms of racism based on notions of color and ethnicity that exist within the Muslim world – such…
