December 4-10
…to re-tweet anti-Muslim videos from the far-right ultra nationalist group Britain First last week. Read More Hasan Minhaj Tackles Islamophobia with Comedy The Johns-Hopkins Newsletter Discussing statistics, values, and stereotypes,…
January 29- February 4
…As Iranian Women Protest Compulsory Cover-Up Reuters Fighting the ideology behind the compulsory hijab, Iranian women, lead by activist Masih Alinejad, are holding their hijabs aloft across social media. Read…
[IMTF] The Ethics of Place & The Production of Space
…the freedom of thought in this new context affect women’s access to the mosque in their communities? What do we know about the seminal masjid and its ethics of place?…
The Black American Muslim Internationalism Project
https://soundcloud.com/themaydan/dr-aminah-mccloud-al-deen-on-the-black-american-muslim-internationalism-project-guest-episode?si=6e1069ae5f664306b4edfd2c596bc500&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing In this episode of the Maydan Podcast, our editor-in-chief, Dr. Ahmet Tekelioglu speaks with a new GMU faculty member, Dr. Aminah McCloud Al-Deen who joined Mason to lead the…
Dr. Aminah Al-Deen with Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali on Black American Muslim Internationalism
…and founder of Lamppost Productions on his journey in scholarship, time in Philadelphia, Morocco, and beyond. See more about BAMI at themaydan.com/category/bami/and learn more about Dr. Ali’s scholarship at binhamidali.com/…
The Divided Muslim Vote in Uttar Pradesh
…Muslims is complex because Islam does not recognize caste identities. However, the 1980 Mandal Commission found 82 Other-Backward Caste (OBC) groups among Muslims in India. According to the Commission, most…
December 25-31
…Center is Latest in Terrorist Campaign Against Shiites The Washington Post In the latest attack in a terrorist campaign against the minority ethnic Shiite community that has intensified over the…
Book Display – October 2017
…who are searching for compelling sources to enrich their studies, as well as university professors and course instructors looking to add fresh material to their syllabi. Check back monthly for…
Book Display – June 2018
…Studies, EconomicsRegion: Middle East Languages of Religion: Exploring the Politics of the Sacred Editor: Sipra MukherjeePublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2018Discipline: Politics, Religious StudiesRegion: Global The New Testament in Muslim Eyes Author: Shabbir…
[Book Review] Female Islamic Education Movements: The Re-Democratisation of Islamic Knowledge by Masooda Bano [Reviewed by Ida Nitter]
Masooda Bano, Female Islamic Education Movements: The Re-Democratisation of Islamic Knowledge (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2017) 262 pages. $99.99 hardback. “The women’s turnout at Tahajjud prayer during the last…