Is secular feminism feasible in the Middle East and throughout the Muslim-majority nations of the world? Isobel Coleman, a Senior…
Islamic feminism
Islamic politics
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism
John Calvert, Professor of History at Creighton University and a specialist in political Islam, in hisforthcoming biography of Sayyid Qutb,…
“Why Americans should care about Ahmadiyya Muslims”
Naseem Mahdi, vice president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, hopes to call attention to the Ahmadiyya movement as a…
Tamara Sonn on The Future of Islam
Tamara Sonn, Professor of Religion and Humanities at the College of William and Mary, reviews The Future of Islam, by…
Iran’s clerical mobilization
The Iranian regime has decided to further curtail dissident opinion among its youth. A few days after cultural authorities "issued guidelines…
Nasr Abu Zayd, a liberal Egyptian Qur’anic scholar, dies at 66
Nasr Abu Zayd, a liberal Egyptian Qur'anic scholar, died yesterday in a Cairo hospital. He had been living in exile…
Jihad, fitna, and Muslims in Mumbai
While the dichotomy of "moderate" Muslims and "extremists" is prevalent in many media representations, this binary hides more than it…
The challenge of creating change
Abdullahi An-Na‘im's Islam and the Secular State has rightfully received a great deal of attention and commentary. A prominent Muslim…
Preaching to the converted
Islam and The Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a is avowedly didactic, aiming to persuade Muslims in public debate…
“Call it X”
I am grateful for the kind and thoughtful comments posted at The Immanent Frame about Islam and the Secular State.…