Last November 11, two British Muslims, purportedly members of an organization calling itself “Muslims Against Crusades” (MAC), were arrested under…
Poppies and Prophets
international affairs
Asecular revolution
Why have I chosen the term “asecular,” and not, say, “non-secular” or “post-secular,” to describe the power manifested by these…
Missed signals
At Muftah, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd reflects on how American observers may have overlooked the potential for political uprising, and eventual revolution,…
Arab and American revolutions in history
Thomas Farr, in his recent post, links the mass protests in the Arab world, combined with the persecution of Christian…
The power of a new political imagination
The Tunisian revolution, as a revolution of ordinary people, inspired the demonstrations in Egypt, leading to Mubarak’s fall. It has…
The elusive subject of revolution
Waking up to what looked like a new dawn, and not only in Egypt, a woman on Tahrir Square, who…
2011 UCSIA Summer School in Religion, Culture and Society
The UCSIA in Antwerp, Belgium, is calling for applications for its 2011 Summer School in Religion, Culture and Society. The…
Where lies wisdom, where folly?
Two recent developments provide good reason to revisit a debate that took place in these pages last year concerning the U.S.…
Space and resistance
It is illuminating to ponder the recent events in Cairo’s Midan al-Tahrir as we try to understand the relationship between…
Tariq Ramadan and Slavoj Žižek on the future of Egyptian politics
Tariq Ramadan and Slavoj Zizek on the future of Egyptian politics [video].