Drawing on BaʿAlawī thought and practice, Musa Alkadzim discusses wilāya in the context of Jakarta's Ba'Alawi communities with attention to ureban religious life, ethical formation, nearness, and barakah. Read on The Maydan: 🔗 themaydan.com/2025/07/the-fo…

"Their conversation is framed by a larger question: what does it mean to belong when your presence is always marked?" I really enjoyed this conversation with my friend Dr. Roshan Iqbal about my book. Give it a listen and share with your networks. themaydan.com/podcasts/histo…

themaydan.com/podcasts/histo… In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal talks with Dr. Shabana Mir in this world as a traveler, Associate Professor of Anthropology at American Islamic College and author of the award-winning book Muslim American Women on Campus. Drawing from rich

Through our live courses, public lectures, deep dive recordings, journal and book series with Brill, and Library of Islamic Classics with Fons Vitae, we offer meaningful and transformative avenues to engage with the best traditions of scholarship in Islamic thought.

The Maydan welcomes Tokat Institute which promises to significantly contribute to the broader field of Islamic Studies!

The Maydan Thank you, The Maydan, for the kind welcome! We’re honored to be part of the conversation and look forward to contributing meaningfully to the field of Islamic studies alongside such a respected platform.

A must-read on urban space & memory. "‘Something to See Rather Than Use": The Hagia Sophia District’s Musealisation | Niels Lee explores how the Hagia Sophia district’s transformation reflects deeper tensions between spirituality, politics, and tourism in Turkey. 🔗

RIP, via UptownBerber - what a loss for Islamic studies at large.

In this episode, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Saba Fatima, Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, about her new book, A Brief Guide to Shia Islam: Beliefs, Practices, and Exemplars. Together, they explore the core tenets, rich traditions, and

Join us next month with Zaid Adhami

In a must-read review essay, Contesting Orthodoxy: Salafism, Wahhabism, and the Making of Modern Islam, Faheem A. Hussain engages three monographs by Raihan Ismail , Cole Bunzel , and Aaron Rock-Singer . Read: themaydan.com/2025/09/contes… #IslamicThought #Salafism #Wahhabism

Grateful for this thoughtful review

In this piece I explore Salafism through 3 brilliant academic books by Raihan Ismail, Cole Bunzel and Aaron Rock-Singer and argue that the divide between Salafism and Sunni tradition can be bridged, and in so many ways already has, through a cultural process of Salafisation.

What a fascinating review in The Maydan on Orthodoxy.

Salafism is more than a synonym for extremism—it’s a force that has shaped modern Islam. In The Maydan I show how it’s a contested, evolving tradition—drawing on three first-rate academic books from Raihan Ismail, Cole Bunzel & Aaron Rock-Singer. 🧵 🔗 themaydan.com/2025/09/contes…

📚 Calling all grad students in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies! The Maydan / @ACGISGM at GMU invites you to apply to the 8th Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium (Virtual, Dec 18, 2025). ⁠— Review a recent monograph (Jan 2024–June 2025) ⁠— Present in 20-min panel +

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