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There is no Hotoke (ไป) except Allah?: How Japanese Muslims Attempted to Comprehend Divinity in Islam
…็ไธป Shinshu “true Lord”) and compared Him to the Japanese “Kami” without any particular reservation. Tanaka also compares the Islamic doctrine that Allah has ninety-nine “ๆญฃๅ true names” – often…
Looking for Religion in South Asian Islamicate Sources
…religion fits here—but I think even the critique demonstrates analogous framing, rather than destroy the comparison. Most recently articulated by the late Shahab Ahmed in his lengthy and comprehensive tome,…
What does it mean to be a Muslim Woman? | Are all the leaders male?
…the co-founder of ‘From other to Center’, a multimedia archiving project. Noor has worked both domestically and abroad with marginalized communities, including women and children, afro-indigenous groups, refugees, undocumented communities,…
Islam in Media | Jan 4 – Jan 10
…success of so many Lebanese refugees. Read More China ‘Horrifying Beyond Words’: China Embassy Tweet on Uighur Women Rebuked Online Middle East Eye A tweet from Beijing’s embassy in the…
Voicing Queer Adjustments in a Progressive Muslim Community
Since January 2016, I’ve been conducting ethnographic research on the progressive Muslim community globally, both face to face in six North American groups and in three online groups. Some of…
Why the Muslim World Matters: Building a Home with the Homeless
…West and Islam. Dabashi’s commitment to resistance at all odds – he claims that Islam loses its liberatory potential whenever it comes to power, citing in one example something akin…
[Program and Registration) 2022 Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Sixth Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | Program | December 8, 2022 Thursday (all times are EST)- Online Registration Required | Register in…
Fourth Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at GMU | November 20, 2020 | Virtual Event
…their reviews of the books displayed below. Please register through the link above and join us online for this year’s Book Review Colloquium. Panel 1 | Politics, Jurisprudence and Law…
Shahed Amanullah- The Maydan Podcast
…role played by Muslims in the Silicon Valley venture capital scene; and how technology, social media, and new apps are changing the way Muslims think about their religious identity and…