[Maydan Podcast] A Common Word-Episode 1 | Younus Mirza Hosts Rachel Mikva
The Maydan Podcast · A Common Word | Episode 1- Younus Mirza Hosts Rachel Mikva One of the reasons I have been drawn to A Common Word and the Islamic Mary or Maryam in…
[Book Review] Prophet al-Khidr: Between the Qur’anic Text and Islamic Context by Irfan A. Omar | Reviewed by Zhenshan (Alex) Dong
The hermeneutical transcendence of the stories of al-Khidr appears as the resonance of faith in human yearning for the world beyond our reach. Professor Irfan A. Omar’s Prophet al-Khidr: Between the Qur’anic Tet and Islamic…
Book Display I June 2022
The following list of books includes 14 English-language titles published in June 2022 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and…
Book Display I May 2022
The following list of books includes 20 English-language titles published in May 2022 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and…
Book Display I April 2022
The following list of books includes 15 English-language titles published in April 2022 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and…
Book Display I March 2022
The following list of books includes 16 English-language titles published in March 2022 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and…
Book Display | February 2022
The following list of books includes 28 English-language titles published in January 2022 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and…
[Book Review] Anna Bigelow (ed.). Islam Through Objects | Reviewed by Yasmine Flodin-Ali
Anna Bigelow, ed. Islam through Objects. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. 264 pages. $31.45 paperback | Reviewed by Yasmine Flodin-Ali Islam Through Objects, edited by Anna Bigelow, was published in 2021 as part of…
Book Display I January 2022
The following list of books includes 34 English-language titles published in January 2022 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and…
Book Display | December 2021
The following list of books includes 38 English-language titles published in December 2021 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and…
Book Display | November 2021
The following list of books includes 26 English-language titles published in November 2021 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and…
Graduate Programs in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | US & Canada
The Maydan team presents the updated 2020/2021 version of this mapping/database resource to help future applicants in the fields of Religious/Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern/Near Eastern Studies in their application process. The map above includes…
Preparing for Comprehensive Exams in Near Eastern & Islamic Studies
Preparing for Comprehensive Exams in Near Eastern & Islamic Studies [Editor’s note]: Congratulations, you’ve finished your graduate coursework! If you’ve made it this far, you’ve completed more than your fair share of exams, tests, and…
Islamic Studies Panels & Events at AAR 2019 | 22-26 November, 2019- San Diego, California
As a resource for our readers, the Maydan presents panel, session, paper, and other events/reception information related to Islamic Studies at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in San Diego, California 22-26 November, 2019….
Book Display – March 2019
The following list of books includes English-language titles published in March 2019 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and emerging…