History Speaks
The past, present, and future are intimately bound to one another. In short, history matters. History Speaks situates the Islamic intellectual tradition within its socio-political context and connects it to pertinent issues today. Join Saadia Yacoob as she speaks with Islamic studies scholars about their work on gender, Iaw, and theology in the Islamic tradition. In each episode we move across different time periods and regions to discuss how aspects of Islamic history speak to concerns today.
History Speaks EP14 | # Oscars # Animation # Racism # Speciesism | Roshan Iqbal with Natalie Khazaal
In this episode of History Speaks, I talk with Dr. Natalie Khazaal, Associate Professor in the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech. Drawing from her research, we explore how racism, speciesism, and cultural bias…
History Speaks EP 13 | Maryam/Mary in the Qur’an | Roshan Iqbal with Younus Mirza
In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Younus Mirza, founding director of the Barzinji Institute for Global Virtual Learning at Shenandoah University, about his recent book The Islamic Mary. Together,…
History Speaks EP 12 | Islamophobia, Zohran Mamdani, & US Muslims | Roshan Iqbal with Elliott Bazzano
In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Elliott Bazzano, Associate Professor at Le Moyne College, about Islamophobia, the election of Zohran Mamdani, and what his success means for U.S. Muslims….
History Speaks EP 11 | A Brief Guide to Shi’a Islam | Roshan Iqbal with Saba Fatima
In this episode, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Saba Fatima, Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, about her new book, A Brief Guide to Shia Islam: Beliefs, Practices, and Exemplars. Together, they…
History Speaks EP10 | Between Worlds: Muslim Women and Campus Life | Roshan Iqbal with Shabana Mir
In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal talks with Dr. Shabana Mir, Associate Professor of Anthropology at American Islamic College and author of the award-winning book Muslim American Women on Campus. Drawing from…
History Speaks EP9 | Karbala and Nobility | Roshan Iqbal with Cyrus Ali Zargar
What does it mean to act with nobility in the face of certain loss? In this episode of History Speaks, host Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Cyrus Ali Zargar, Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of…
History Speaks EP 8 | Inner Dimensions of Fasting | Roshan Iqbal with Celene Ibrahim, Oludamini Ogunnaike, and Younus Mirza
In this episode of History Speaks, Roshan Iqbal is joined by Celene Ibrahim, Oludamini Ogunnaike, and Younus Mirza to explore distinct fasting practices and their inner and outer dimensions in Islamic scholarship, especially focusing on…
History Speaks EP 7 | Storytelling, Virtue Ethics, and Rūmī | Roshan Iqbal with Cyrus Ali Zargar
In this episode of History Speaks, Roshan Iqbal speaks with Cyrus Zargar on the role of storytelling and virtue ethics in the work of Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, the 13th-century jurist, philosopher, poet, and polymath….
History Speaks EP 6 | Muslim History in the American Midwest | Tazeen Ali with Edward E. Curtis IV
In this episode of History Speaks, Tazeen M. Ali speaks with Edward E. Curtis IV about his recent book, Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest (NYU Press, 2022). They…
History Speaks EP 5 | Law, Education, Ethics | Tazeen Ali with Aria Nakissa
In this episode of History Speaks, Tazeen Ali speaks with Aria Nakissa about his recent book, The Anthropology of Islamic Law: Education, Ethics, and Legal Interpretation at Egypt’s al-Azhar (Oxford University Press, 2019). They discuss shifting pedagogical…
History Speaks EP 4 | Qur’an, Gender, Feminism | Roshan Iqbal with Celene Ibrahim and Hadia Mubarak
In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Celene Ibrahim and Dr. Hadia Mubarak on Gender as a lens to study the Qur’an, Muslim feminism, its contributions and challenges, the limits…
History Speaks EP 3 | Self and Society in Sufism | Saadia Yacoob with Oludamini Ogunnaike and Sara Abdel-Latif
In this episode of History Speaks, Saadia Yacoob speaks with Oludamini Ogunnaike and Sara Abdel-Latif about the self and society in Sufi thought from its early formative period in Nishapur to the early modern and…
History Speaks EP 2 | Local Traditions of Islamic Law | Saadia Yacoob with Matthew Steele and Mahmood Kooria
In this episode of History Speaks, Saadia Yacoob speaks with Matthew Steele and Mahmood Kooria about the Islamic legal traditions in Africa, South and Southeast Asia. They discuss the life of legal texts as they…
History Speaks EP 1 | Retrieving Silenced Voices | Saadia Yacoob with Pernilla Myrne and Laury Silvers
In this episode, Saadia Yacoob speaks with Pernilla Myrne and Laury Silvers about the limits of historical sources, the methods historians employ to uncover the lives of the marginalized in society, and the role of…