The Muslim Community and its Ethos
…discipline of work. This process of “becoming Muslim” requires a community not only of believers or Muslims but a community of human beings. While the “smaller” community of Muslims is…
Sectarianism in Saudi Arabia: The Challenges and Opportunities of Wasatiyya and Wataniyya
…to engage in a more positive approach to identity construction based on what they share in common, rather than what divides them. [1] Matthiesen, for example, has argued that the…
The Absence of Sectarianism in Senegal
…Press, 2013), 67. [3] For a sensationalist account of the massacres in Nigeria as a proxy for sectarianism in the Middle East see http://www.mintpressnews.com/saudi-arabia-takes-proxy-war-with-iran-to-nigeria-as-shias-are-brutalized/212629/. [4] Paul M. Lubeck, “Nigeria: Mapping…
A British Pioneer in the Study of Ethnic Relations: Muhammad Anwar
…the British Pakistani community and a committed Muslim, Anwar was recognised widely in the mainstream as an independent, non-partisan expert for his contributions – which eventually led to his being…
BAMI February 15 Convening: BLACK AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES: A SIMULTANEOUSLY LOCAL AND GLOBAL ASSESSMENT An In-Person Convening of Experts, Leaders, and Communities
…with an already functioning After Malcolm Archival Project. BAMI is a multi-year project involving research and interviews with members of various communities in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Visit themaydan.com…
A Place for Marxism in Traditionalist Fiqh: Engaging the Indonesian Thinker Muhammad Al-Fayyadl
…a tradition of Islamic communism gained relative prominence. However, the possibility of this Islamic brand of communism (along with all others) was annihilated in the nationwide politicide of communists in…
[Book Review] Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States by Su’ad Abdul Khabeer
…defending his words. Abdul Khabeer publicly commented on Yusuf’s comments. In a tweet, she stated: “I am highly critical of @hamzayusuf comments on race #RIS2016 & I still benefit from…
March 5-11- Islam in Media Roundup
…move human rights advocates say is another blow for the country’s persecuted minority communities, particularly the Ahmadi community Read More U.S. Foreign Policy and America’s Global Standing, Islam and Violence,…
Gaza in Context- A collaborative online teach-in series [Updates for Each Event will be on this page]
…| 10:15 PM Palestine LIVE ON: YOUTUBE.COM/JADALIYYA and Facebook.com/GMUMEIS Teach-In Session 09 Israel’s onslaught against Palestinians has raised a significant number of legal questions regarding the legality of the operation,…
Reassessing Japan’s Islam Policy (Kaikyō Seisaku) in China during the Early Twentieth Century
…that could bind differing communities together did not take into consideration the unique and complex circumstances that fragmented Muslim communities within China and Japan.” Business Ties The relationship between Muslim…