Stand Up Comedy, African American Islam, and Humor with Moses the Comic and Guangtian Ha

The Maydan Podcast · Stand Up Comedy, African American Islam, and Humor with Moses the Comic and Guangtian Ha In this episode Maydan Podcast’s Editor-in-Chief Ahmet Tekelioglu hosts Philadelphia comedian and entrepreneur Moses the Comic…

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The Ontology of the Soul Among Early Ashʿarī Theologians with Ahsen Nimet Cebeci

The Maydan Podcast · The Ontology of the Soul Among Early Ashʿarī Theologians with Ahsen Nimet Cebeci In this episode of Maydan Podcast, we host Ahsen Nimet Cebeci, a PhD Candidate at the Department of…

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Maria Dakake & Katrin Jomaa on Ummah: A New Paradigm for A Global World

Prof. Maria Dakake, Professor of Religion and Director of AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, hosts scholar Dr. Katrin Jomaa for a conversation on her recent title, Ummah: A New Paradigm…

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CSID Annual Conference and Democracy in MENA

In this guest episode of Maydan Podcast, our Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu hosts Dr. Radwan Masmoudi and Dr. Dalia Fahmy from the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID )for a conversation…

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Dr. Aminah Al-Deen with Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali on Black American Muslim Internationalism

Dr. Aminah Al-Deen, PI of Black Islam Internationalism Project (BAMI) at GMU’s AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies interviews Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali, a faculty member at Zaytuna College and founder of Lamppost Productions…

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Dr. Aminah Al-Deen with Okolo Rashid on Black American Muslim Internationalism

Dr. Aminah Al-Deen, PI of Black Islam Internationalism Project (BAMI) at GMU’s AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies interviews Okolo Rashid, Co-Founder, International Museum of Muslim Cultures on Black Islam in Mississippi and beyond. See…

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Dr. Aminah McCloud Al-Deen on the Black American Muslim Internationalism Project – Guest Episode

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 Black American Muslim Internationalism Project, supported…

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Rahina Muazu on Qur’an Recitation and Female Reciters in Nigeria- Special Guest Episode

In this solo episode, Rahina Muazu discusses Qur’an recitation and female reciters in Nigeria. She touches briefly on the history of Islam and Islamic knowledge in west Africa, particularly in Hausaland (what is today northern…

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[Maydan Podcast] Wikke Jansen & Ken Chitwood on The Muslims of Latin America & the Caribbean – Special Guest Episode

In this episode of Maydan Podcast, our guest host Wikke Jansen speaks with Ken Chitwood about his latest book, The Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean (Lynne Rienner, 2021). They discuss the role of…

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H. A. Hellyer & Peter Mandaville on Tradition, Traditionalism, and Muslim Politics – Special Guest Episode

In this episode of Maydan Podcast, CGIS Director Peter Mandaville speaks with H.A. Hellyer, a scholar and analyst unique in his experience in studying religious establishments worldwide and the halls of policy-making in the West….

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