Book Review: Performing Piety: Singers and Actors in Egypt’s Islamic…
Anthropologist Karin van Nieuwkerk’s latest book-length study addresses thephenomenon, widely discussed in Egyptian media since…
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Book Review: Taking to the Streets: The Transformation of Arab Activism
This edited volume consists of ten case studies framed by an introductionwritten by the two editors and a postscript written by…
Book Review: The Islamic Utopia: The Illusion of Reform in Saudi Arabia
This book is an interesting exposition of the reform discourse and reformironies in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia … a…
Islam’s Encounter with English and Ismail al-Faruqi’s Concept of Islamic…
In the past, many Muslims maintained strong reservations aboutusing English as a means of communication, interaction, and…
Book Review: The Future of Islam
For John L. Esposito, writing on Islam and Muslim politics has been both a“profession and a vocation” for over three decades.…
Book Review: Between Reason and Revelation: Twin Wisdoms Reconciled. An…
Nasir-i Khusraw (d. 469/1077), who was appointed by the Fatimid imam al-Mustansir bi’llah (d. 487/1094) as the ḥujjat and chief…
Book Review: Women, Leadership, and Mosques: Changes in Contemporary…
Edited by Masooda Bano and Hilary Kalmbach, Women, Leadership, andMosques: Changes in Contemporary Islamic Authority is a…
Book Review: Pax Syriana: Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon
There has rarely been a dull period in Lebanon’s post-Ottoman political history.Its central geographic, if not political,…
Book Review: The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian…
In his most recent work, The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of ModernU. S.-Iranian Relations, Ervand Abrahamian…
Turkish Islamism in the Post-gezi Park Era
The Gezi Park protests have stirred serious controversy both inside and outside Turkey on the JDP’s ruling style and ideology. By…
Western Arabo-Islamophobia: Where and When Will It End?
Islam has been under intensive ongoing crusade for centuries. It has been made into what might be called the cause of all the…
Islamism and Democratization in Indonesia Post-Reformation Era:…
In general, this paper will explore features and patterns of Islamism in Indonesia after the downfall of Suharto’s regime in…
Book Review: The Arab Awakening: Islam and the New Middle East, Tariq…
This book discusses the current situations in the Middle East and how the changes affected the people and the future of the…
Rethinking the ‘Arab Spring’: The Root Causes of the Tunisian Jasmine…
This article reviews the events of 2010-2011 Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions with specific attention to the background of…
The Ultimate Objective of Islamic Political Actors: A Conceptual Analysis…
This research was performed in order to study the ultimate objective of Islamic political actors based on selected Hadith of the…
Islamic Spirituality Movement and Its Implications on Social and Political…
In the nineteenth century, Islamic religious movements fell into three groups: First, those advocating salvation through…
Feminism and Modern Islamic Politics: The Fact and the Fallacy
Islam is perceived as a religion that relegates women in different spheres of life. This informs the Islamic feminists’…
A Review on Writings on Religious Tolerance in Malaysia
Living in a multi-religious and multi-cultural country like Malaysia is a very challenging experience. It requires understanding…
A Comparative Analysis of the Theological Polemics of Muslim Brotherhood…
The experience of the Muslim Ummah in the 19th and 20th centuries has given rise to various revivalist thoughts aimed at…
Analysing the Institution of Caliphate in the Context of Political…
The Caliphate is an important concept for Muslims, especially for those who have been experiencing turmoil, disorder and…