Islamic Art History: The Myth of Secularity
Wendy M.K. Shaw in Conversation Art history is often presented as a field cleansed of religious impulses during the process of modernity. This
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Leonard Schwartz & Kathleen Eamon Toward a Poetics of the Middle East Crisis
Poet Leonard Schwartz and philosopher Kathleen Eamon discuss Schwartz’s new book “The New Babel: Toward a Poetics of the Middle East Crisis.”
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Omid Safi on American Muslims and the 2016 Election
Professor Omid Safi reflects on the choices facing American Muslims in light of the 2016 Presidential election. Safi is a columnist for On Being and
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Amr al-Azm on the Syrian Civil War
How did the conflict in Syria begin? What does the future hold for the Syrian people? In this wide-ranging interview, Sarah Eltantawi speaks
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Contemporary Islam Considered: Students Encountering Islam in the Classroom
What happens when nine regular American students do nothing but study Islam and the Middle East for four months? Listen in for this
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Contemporary Islam Considered: Amina Wadud
A special Ramadan conversation on the spiritual state of Muslims today with renowned theologian, scholar and social justice activist, Dr. Amina Wadud.
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Contemporary Islam Considered: Elizabeth Kassab
Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab joins Sarah Eltantawi to talk about the role of the intellectual and intellectual production in a tumultuous Arab world. Dr.
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Contemporary Islam Considered: A Deep Look into ISIS
Princeton Professor Bernard Haykel joins Sarah Eltantawi to discuss ISIS’s origins, genealogy, and aims. Haykel is Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Director of
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Contemporary Islam Considered: What’s at Stake in the Upcoming Nigerian Elections?
Contemporary Islam Considered brings high-level analysis to issues affecting the Muslim-majority world, in conversation with some of the world’s leading experts in their
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