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Tag: Islam

Challenging Cosmopolitanism
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Challenging Cosmopolitanism

posted by Emma at EUP October 4, 20185 min read1510 Views

The temptation to look longingly to idealised visions of Islamic cosmopolitanism as the antithesis to the militant communal solidarity associated…

The Qur'an and the Just Society
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

The Qur’an and the Just Society

posted by Emma at EUP November 27, 20174 min read2924 Views

I was standing in a library aisle in the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, my neck craning to…

The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Judging a book by its cover: designing ‘The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy’

posted by Emma at EUP May 2, 20175 min read1994 Views

Can the contents of an academic book be expressed by means other than words? In centuries past, it was common…

Photograph of Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament
Cultural Studies

The Woman on Westminster Bridge

posted by Naomi Farmer April 4, 20175 min read2683 Views

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

posted by Emma at EUP November 23, 201611 min read3091 Views

By Stefano Bonino First published on the LSE Religion and the Public Sphere blog – read the original article Far…

Deanna Womack
Cultural Studies

Images of Islam

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals May 3, 20164 min read4158 Views

By Deanna Ferree Womack Images of Islam abound these days, and many of them are troubling. Those who speak loudly…

Cultural Studies

Contemporary Muslims and the Challenge of Modernity(ies)

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals September 28, 201512 min read2139 Views

So when will Islam undergo a reformation? When will Muslims catch up with modernity and join the 21st century? Why…

Cultural Studies

The New Islamic Presence in Europe: Perspectives from Ireland

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals July 28, 201510 min read2725 Views

Western Europe experienced the immigration of people from a Muslim background after World War II who settled in countries like…

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