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A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity (Princeton UP, 2024) by Mic
Love in Sufi Literature: Ibn ‘Ajiba’s Understanding of the Divine Word (Routledge, 2023) explores th
The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) links two semin
Simon Stjernholm's new book Sensing Islam: Engaging and Contesting the Senses in Muslim Religiosity
In this episode of Unlocking Academia, host Raja Aderdor speaks with Dr. Basma A. S. Dajani, Profess
The Birthplace of Jesus Is in Palestine: A Memoir (Wipf and Stock, 2024) is a narrative of a Christi
Secularism and Islam in Bangladesh: 50 Years After Independence (Routledge, 2025) comprehensively an
A powerful new history detailing the most significant military clashes between Islam and Christendom
Emilie Diouf of Brandeis English, whose monograph on genocide and trauma is forthcoming, joins John
What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic l
Quran Commentary and the Biblical Turn (de Gruyter, 2024) examines the exegetical relationship betwe
In this episode the Radio ReOrient hosts – Hizer Mir, Claudia Radiven, Saeed Khan and Chella Ward –
In this episode, Hizer Mir and Chella Ward talked to Ðermana Kuric about Bosnia and Muslimness, focu
How were Moroccan Muslim and Jewish cultures depicted in Spanish literature, journalism, and photogr
In this episode of Radio ReOrient, Claudia Radiven and Chella Ward spoke to Adi Saleem and Shanon Sh
Atiya Husain’s No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses t
When the Safavid dynasty, founded in 1501, built a state that championed Iranian identity and Twelve
Together, the adherents of Christianity and Islam make up over half of the world's population, and t
Abu Bakr al-Suli was an Abbasid polymath and table companion, as well as a legendary chess player. H
Syaifudin Zuhri’s book Wali Pitu and Muslim Pilgrimage in Bali, Indonesia: Inventing a Sacred Tradit
