An interview with Abdulaziz Sachedina on His Life and Scholarship
…that I would be serving the Aga Khan community once I graduated with my Ph.D. At this time, Aga Khan was determined to increase Islamic literacy in his community, and…
3-9 June Islam in Media Roundup
…compound Al Jazeera Marking Jerusalem Day, when Israelis celebrate their occupation of East Jerusalem after the 1967 war, Israeli forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound along with hundreds of ultra-nationalist…
A Confessional Scholar: Fazlur Rahman and the Origins of his “Major Themes of the Qur’an”
…[12] Other famous works in this category would be Muhammad al-Ghazali’s Thematic Commentary of the Qur’an. Muhammad al-Ghazali, Thematic Commentary of the Qur’an, trans. A. A. Shamis (Herndon, VA: International…
“The Ambivalence of Islam in US Foreign Policy” by Peter Mandaville
…the Obama administration. Prof. Mandaville discusses the complex and at times contradictory approaches to Islam and Muslims that characterized U.S. foreign policy in the context of the 2009 Cairo speech,…
January 8-14
…Gradual Resurgence in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan AlJazeera Azerbaijani musician Fargana Gasimova discusses the relative increase of mosques, attendance, and religious participation compared the Soviet era crackdowns on Islamic practices. Read More…
Islam in Media Roundup | 16 December – 22 December
…nod to Dajjal, a false prophet in Islamic theology comparable to the Antichrist. Read More Muslim, Jewish Women Come Together to Promote Tolerance, Understanding Daily Herald “It is astounding how…
Islam in Media Roundup | March 23 – March 29
…and the Rise of the New Populists.” Read More Somalis Over-Represented Among Coronavirus Victims in Stockholm, as COVID-19 Reaches Blighted Areas Sputnik News Members of the Somali community complained that…
Fall 2020 Journal Roundup
…and the Far Right) Religion Compass (Three Issues) Sociology of Islam (Special issue: Halal Markets in non-Muslim Secular Societies: Halal as Brand, Halal as practice) Studia Islamica (Special Issue: Bulletin…
Fall 2016 Journal Roundup
…Comparative Poetics Al-Masaq Al-Qantara Al-Shajarah Al-‘Usur al-Wusta Arab Law Quarterly Arab Studies Journal Arab Studies Quarterly Arabic Sciences and Philosophy Arabica (Two Issues) Asian Affairs British Journal of Middle Eastern…
Islam in Media Roundup | 18 May – 24 May 2020
…Muslims in China face widespread persecution and surveillance. Now those living in the UK say they’re being spied on, too. Read More Photo Contest Asks Rohingya Community to Document Their…