In May 2017, the Israeli Knesset passed the nation-state bill in its first round. This bill emphasizes Israel being Jewish…
Category: Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Judging a book by its cover: Designing ‘The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy’
Can the contents of an academic book be expressed by means other than words? In centuries past, it was common…
A woman walks across a bridge. She is looking at her mobile. She seems to be in a hurry. Close…
By Stefanie Van de Peer Negotiating Dissidence: The Pioneering Women of Arab Documentary is publishing this month, and it’s a significant…
By Tahir Abbas Turkey is a beguiling country. It straddles one of the most important geopolitical fault lines in the…
By Necati Polat Who are the Gülenists ostensibly behind the failed Turkey coup of last July, when, for the first time…
By J.N.C Hill The start of the Arab Spring has raised numerous searching questions about the study of the Maghreb….
“There are Muslims in China? I didn’t know that.” Yes, indeed, there are—possibly as many as 25-30 million souls—and they…
By Deanna Ferree Womack Images of Islam abound these days, and many of them are troubling. Those who speak loudly…
Written by Ghada Karmi, this extract is one of a hundred featured in Being Palestinian: Personal Reflections on Palestinian Identity in…