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New Books in Islamic Studies

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Paul O’Connor, “Islam in Hong Kong: Muslims and Everyday Life in China’s World City” (Hong Kong UP, 2012)

2013/9/20

What does the everyday experience of Muslim minorities look like? We have often heard about what Mus

Nancy Khalek, “Damascus after the Muslim Conquest” (Oxford University Press, 2011)

2013/9/6

A top five finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religion Award, Damascus after the Mus

R. Kevin Jaques, “Ibn Hajar: Makers of Islamic Civilization” (I. B. Tauris, 2013)

2013/7/6

Robert Kevin Jaques‘ work, Ibn Hajar: Makers of Islamic Civilization (I. B. Tauris, 2013), focuses o

Mohammad Khalil, “Islam and the Fate of Others: The Salvation Question” (Oxford UP, 2012)

2013/6/11

In his book Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More

Justin Jones, “Shi’a Islam in Colonial India: Religion, Community and Sectarianism” (Cambridge UP, 2012)

2013/5/17

Justin Jones‘ book, Shi’a Islam in Colonial India: Religion, Community and Sectarianism (Cambridge U

Martin Nguyen, “Sufi Master and Qur’an Scholar: Abu’l-Qasim al-Qushayri and the Lata’if al-isharat” (Oxford University Press, 2012)

2013/5/13

The famous Abu’l-Qasim al-Qushayri (d. 465/1072) is well known as one of the most influential figure

Patrick Dunleavy, “The Fertile Soil of Jihad: Terrorism’s Prison Connection” (Potomac Books, 2011 )

2013/3/28

Patrick Dunleavy is the author of The Fertile Soil of Jihad: Terrorism’s Prison Connection (Potomac

Aaron Hughes, “Theorizing Islam: Disciplinary Deconstruction and Reconstruction” (Equinox, 2012)

2012/12/5

Many academics, especially in the aftermath of September 11th, have had to become a public authority

Juliane Hammer, “American Muslim Women, Religious Authority, and Activism: More Than a Prayer” (University of Texas Press, 2012)

2012/11/11

In 2005, Amina Wadud led a mixed-gender congregation of Muslims in prayer. This event became the foc

Karen Ruffle, “Gender, Sainthood, and Everyday Practice in South Asian Shi’ism” (University of North Carolina Press, 2011)

2012/10/10

What does a wedding in Karbala in the year 680 have to do with South Asian Muslims today? As it turn

Whitney Bodman, “The Poetics of Iblis: Narrative Theology in the Qur’an” (Harvard UP, 2011)

2012/9/19

The Qur’an is filled with stories. It chronicles the lives of prophets, the stories of believers and

Steve Kemper, “Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa” (Norton, 2012)

2012/7/20

Three years ago I travelled overland with my wife from Victoria Falls through Zambia, Malawi, Mozamb

Ann Elizabeth Mayer, “Islam and Human Rights: Traditions and Politics” (Westview Press, 2012)

2012/6/24

In the new edition to Islam and Human Rights: Traditions and Politics (Westview Press, 2012), Ann El

Sherine Hamdy, “Our Bodies Belong to God: Organ Transplants, Islam, and the Struggle for Human Dignity in Egypt” (University of California Press, 2012)

2012/6/20

One of the best things about co-hosting New Books in STS is the opportunity to discover books like t

Nabil Matar and Gerald MacLean, “Britain and the Islamic World, 1558-1713” (Oxford UP, 2011)

2012/3/14

Nineteenth-century observers would say that the British Empire was an Islamic one; be that as it may

Carl Ernst, "How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations" (UNC Press, 2011)

2012/2/27

Recent events revolving around the Qur'an, such as the accidental burning of it in Afghanistan or th

Parna Sengupta, “Pedagogy for Religion: Missionary Education and the Fashioning of Hindus and Muslims in Bengal” (University of California Press, 2011)

2012/1/24

What is the relationship between religion, secularization, and education? Parna Sengupta, Associate