Uyghur Histories – By James A. Millward
James Millward on Rian Thum’s The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History Though Western media and political circles still tend to treat Islam in
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The Enemies of our Enemies: Islam in Nazi Germany – By Mehnaz M. Afridi
Mehnaz Afridi on Motadel’s Islam and Nazi Germany’s War The study of Muslims during World War II, Muslims and their role in the
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On Dreams and Disconnects: the Ambiguities of a Liberal Sage – By Suzanne Schneider
Suzanne Schneider on Michael Walzer’s The Paradox of Liberation In 1935, the British-run Government of Palestine convened a meeting between the Zionist National
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On the Origin of Caliphates – By Hamza M. Zafer
Hamza M. Zafer on Steven Judd’s Religious Scholars and the Umayyads In the late spring of 680 CE, Yazid bin Mu‘awiya from the
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The Sound of Meaning – By Vanessa De Gifis
Vanessa De Gifis on Karen Bauer’s edited volume, Aims, Methods, and Contexts of Qur’anic Exegesis We have all heard the philosophical question: If
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Hagiography and Hanbalism – By Tasi Perkins
Tasi Perkins on Ibn al-Jawzi’s Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal “All day long I hope for death. I’m afraid of being
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Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? Lessons from Medieval Interfaith Relations – By Alex J. Novikoff
Alex J. Novikoff on David Nirenberg’s Neighboring Faiths Good fences make good neighbors, or so insisted Robert Frost’s curt and uncompromising neighbor in
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Turning King to Messiah: The Islamic King in Central Asia and India – By Roy S. Fischel
Roy S. Fischel on A. Azfar Moin’s The Millennial Sovereign: Sacred Kingship and Sainthood in Islam Tales of kings have always ignited the
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Remembering and Forgetting the Persian Past – By Elizabeth Urban
Elizabeth Urban on Sarah Bowen Savant’s The New Muslims of Post-Conquest Iran: Tradition, Memory, and Conversion Scholars of early Islam are still seeking to
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The Arabic Bible before Islam – By Clare Wilde
Clare Wilde on Sidney H. Griffith’s The Bible in Arabic Non-Muslims, including Jews and Christians, have spoken Arabic since before the revelation of
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