Amid the conflict currently underway in Egypt—between state authorities led by the military-backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood and their…
Searching for the church of Islam
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The Muslim Marvel
At Religion Dispatches, TIF editorial associate Wei Zhu reviews the landmark first issue of Ms. Marvel, which features a teenaged Muslim girl…
The future of political Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Egyptian politics
Shortly after the late Omar Suleiman, the Hosni Mubarak era head of Egypt’s military intelligence, had been appointed vice president…
Political Islam becomes less political
For the past few years, much of the scholarly literature on Islamist movements has danced around the “participation/ moderation” idea:…
Egypt after the coup
On July 3, 2013, after four days of intense public protests, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was removed, by force, from…
The Charter of Quebec Values
On November 7th, 2013, on the heels of a heated public debate about the role of religion in public life,…
Religion in European migration studies
In recent years, religion has come back to the research agenda of the European social sciences with full strength. Important…
What is religion in China? A brief history
The complex and ever-changing relationship between the Chinese state and the nation’s religions stretches back thousands of years. While the…
Law’s fragile state
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship opening at Williams College
Williams College has posted an opportunity in the Department of Religion. The college seeks a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Islam…