Interviews with Scholars of the Middle East about their New Books Support our show by becoming a pre
In the book, The Fatigue of the SharÄ«’a (Palgrave, 2012), Ahmad Atif Ahmad explores a centuries-old
Rebecca Williams‘ book Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views (Routledge, 2013) is one o
Joshua Mitchell is the author of Tocqueville in Arabia: Dilemmas in a Democratic Age (University of
In his brilliant new book, The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History (Cambr
How should one understand Islamic law outside of its application? What happens when we think about r
Al-QÄá¸Ä« al-Nu῾mÄn (d. 363/974) was the primary architect of IsmÄ῾īlÄ« jurisprudence which
What is the relationship between philosophy, mysticism, and scripture in the Islamic tradition? Moha
There are 13 million Jews in the world today. There are also 13 million Senegalese, 13 million Zambi
A top five finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religion Award, Damascus after the Mus
Hitler famously said about the Armenian genocide “Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation o
Robert Kevin Jaques‘ work, Ibn Hajar: Makers of Islamic Civilization (I. B. Tauris, 2013), focuses o
In his book Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More
The famous Abu’l-Qasim al-Qushayri (d. 465/1072) is well known as one of the most influential figure
Muzammil Hussain and Phillip Howard have authored Democracy’s Fourth Wave? Digital Media and the Ara
In Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance (Cambridge University Press, 201
In The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Ali Ansari traces
The Qur’an is filled with stories. It chronicles the lives of prophets, the stories of believers and
In Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad (Yale University Press, 2012), David Lesch uses his firstha
In The Arab World Unbound: Tapping into the Power of 350 Million Consumers (Jossey-Bass, 2012), Vija
