By Galina M. Yemelianova 1) There are both narrow and broad notions of Central Asia. The narrow one relates to…
Tag: Islam
The temptation to look longingly to idealised visions of Islamic cosmopolitanism as the antithesis to the militant communal solidarity associated…
I was standing in a library aisle in the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, my neck craning to…
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…
Politics, Philosophy and Religion
Muslims in Scotland: Demographic, social and cultural characteristics
By Stefano Bonino First published on the LSE Religion and the Public Sphere blog – read the original article Far…
By Deanna Ferree Womack Images of Islam abound these days, and many of them are troubling. Those who speak loudly…
So when will Islam undergo a reformation? When will Muslims catch up with modernity and join the 21st century? Why…
Western Europe experienced the immigration of people from a Muslim background after World War II who settled in countries like…