by Walter Feldman Love is the Way and the Path of our Prophet. We are Love’s children, and Love is…
Category: Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
by Scott Weiner What is a tribe? Social scientists have long been interested in tribes, but political science has struggled…
In this great interview from New Books in National Security, Omar Ashour, author of How ISIS Fights: Military Tactics in…
by Elisabeth Özdalga The core of her new book Pulpit, Mosque and Nation, author Elisabeth Özdalga explores five key aspects…
Cultural History
Folk Songs as Communication, Resistance, Lament, and Entertainment Among Women in Northeastern Afghanistan
By Wolayat Tabasum Niroo In the northeastern provinces of Afghanistan, talented women sing folk songs to entertain each other in…
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Architectural Matrices: Uncovering the History of the Ghurid Dynasty
Via Discovery & Inspiration, a podcast from the National Humanities Center In this short podcast from the National Humanities Center,…
In this interview, author and archaeologist Warwick Ball discusses his travels and research that led to his new book, The…
by Shivan Mahendrarajah The Taliban are back in power, ushering in renewed fears of destruction of cultural heritages. Their first…
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Scythian Gold: An Extract from The Eurasian Steppe by Warwick Ball
In this exclusive extract from chapter 6 of The Eurasian Steppe, author and archaeologist Warwick Ball explores the material culture…
In this interview, John Renard, author of Rumi: A Life in Pictures (out now from the Edinburgh Studies in Islamic…