How is the practice of religious rituals already a political act and a movement of justice? What do bodies share between themselves as they learn and convey rituals and genres? Is this mode of teaching…
Maydan Book forum on Rethinking Marital and Sexual Ethics in Islamic Law: The Case of Temporary Marriage, (Lexington Books/ Bloomsbury, 2023) by Roshan Iqbal. ISBN 9781793606280; ix+120 pages; hardback $144.85 Judd King | Fatima Razvi |…
As Donald Trump commemorated the 250th day of his second presidential term by ordering the National Guard to invade Portland, over 7000 people gathered in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania to eat halal food. Vendors lined the festival…
On June 28, 1971, the Supreme Court of the United States did something it had spent nearly a year trying to avoid: it sided with a Muslim. In Clay v. United States, the justices unanimously…
With its unique context, skillful execution, and monumental calling, Palestinian literature is an inspiring and fertile ground for study. In my own Arabic courses, it is by far the most popular subject. This term, the…
The Maydan Podcast · A Common Word | EP 10- Younus Mirza with Deanna Womack | Re-Inventing Islam I have always wondered about the roots of modern day Islamophobia? When did it start? How did…
Resourcing Ritualization: Transference and Spiritual Sovereignty in the Islamic Tradition
BOOK FORUM on Rethinking Marital and Sexual Ethics in Islamic Law: The Case of Temporary Marriage by Roshan Iqbal | Contributions from Judd King, Fatima Razvi, and Roshan Iqbal
“More than a Celebration of Food” at the Philly Halal Food Festival
A Class Honored by the First Amendment: Muhammad Ali and the Covenantal Future of American Islam at 250
From Tragedy to Genocide: Palestinian literature gives birth to Gaza Literature
[Podcast] A Common Word | EP 10- Younus Mirza with Deanna Womack | Re-Inventing Islam
The Maydan Podcast · A Common Word | EP 10- Younus Mirza with Deanna Womack | Re-Inventing Islam I have always wondered about the roots of modern day Islamophobia? When did it start? How did…
The Maydan Podcast · History Speaks EP 18 | Shi’a Islam in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe | Roshan Iqbal with Akif Tahiiev In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal is joined by Dr….
The Maydan Podcast · A Common Word | EP 9- Younus Mirza with Khairudin Aljunied on Islam in Southeast Asia When I first started my graduate education, I was attracted to the framework…
The Maydan Podcast · History Speaks EP 17 | Imagining the Muslim Malcom X | Roshan Iqbal with Martin Nguyen In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal sits down with Dr. Martin Nguyen, author…
The processes that, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, led to the collapse of socialist regimes across European countries did not bypass Yugoslavia.[1] The socialist state, which emerged from the legacy of the partisan…
Being bullied in school is a painful experience. When this injury is inflicted by teachers, though, it reaches another level. Your trust in adults who are supposed to nurture, guide and protect you is fundamentally…
The Maydan Podcast · A Common Word | EP 8- Younus Mirza with Amir Hussain When I was writing The Islamic Mary, I became further interested in the field of Christian and Muslim dialogue and its…
The Maydan Podcast · History Speaks EP 15 | Animals in the Qur’an | Roshan Iqbal with Sarra Tlili In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Sarra Tlili, author of…
Soon after Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals annulled Ataturk’s 1934 decision to convert Hagia Sophia into a museum, President Erdogan, flanked by the Turkish flag and a photo of the museum’s interior, delivered a speech…
The Maydan Podcast · History Speaks EP10 | Between Worlds: Muslim Women and Campus Life: Roshan Iqbal with Sahabana Mir In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal talks with Dr. Shabana Mir,…
In Pejaten, a neighborhood of South Jakarta, tucked behind alleyways that blur the lines between domestic and communal life, a man named Abeb begins his day not with speech, but with presence. He opens the…
The Maydan Podcast · History Speaks – Episode 9- Karbala and Nobility What does it mean to act with nobility in the face of certain loss? In this episode of History Speaks, host Roshan Iqbal speaks…
“They just can’t get past [that I am] Black… and formerly incarcerated. It’s like, ‘Okay, well, that’s who Malcolm [X] was. You say you love Malcolm—I’m one of his sons… You say you love him,…
The Maydan Podcast · A Common Word | Episode 4- Younus Mirza Hosts Jordan Denari Duffner While writing my book the Islamic Mary, I came across various works on Christian-Muslim relations, in particular…
For a year now, I have been working with friends and colleagues to establish a museum of Muslim cultural heritage in Albania, an initiative led by the Konak Institute, a volunteer-based project founded a year…
