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Islamic Studies

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Islamic Scholarly Exchange in Central Asia, 1747-1917

  • Rian Thum
  • 6 minute read
A review of The Persianate Sphere during the Age of Empires: Islamic Scholars and Networks of Exchange in Central Asia,…
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Mobility and Senses of Belonging among the Fatani People

  • Francis R. Bradley
  • 5 minute read
A review of Be-longing: Fatanis in Makkah and Jawi, by Muhammad Arafat bin Mohamad. Muhammad Arafat bin Mohamad offers an…
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Cambodian Cham Identities in a Global Age

  • William Noseworthy
  • 4 minute read
A review of From the Khmer Rouge to Hambali: Cham Identities in a Global Age, by Kok-Thay Eng. The Cambodian…
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Negotiating Tradition, Authority, and Sovereignty in Pakistan

  • Niloufer Siddiqui
  • 5 minute read
A review of The ‘Ulamā’ and the State: Negotiating Tradition, Authority and Sovereignty in Contemporary Pakistan, by Mashal Saif The…
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Memory and Textualization in Early Modern Persian Ismāʿīlism

  • James Pickett
  • 5 minute read
A review of The Legendary Biographies of Nāṣir-i Khusraw: Memory and Textualization in Early Modern Persian Ismāʿīlism, by Daniel Beben.…
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The Architecture and Spatial Components of Mosques in China

  • Brendan Newlon
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  • 6 minute read
A review of The Traditional Chinese Style Mosque, by Sadiq Javer. The first chapter, also the Introduction, describes the scope…
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The National Archives of Afghanistan

  • Waleed Ziad
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A review of the Archif-e Milli (National Archives) in Afghanistan, Kabul. The Archif-e Milli in central Kabul is the appropriate…
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Gender, Authority, and Islam in Suburban Chicago

  • Eman Abdelhadi
  • 8 minute read
A review of The Construction of American Islam: Gender, Authority, and Tradition in Suburban Chicago, by Justine Howe. Justine Howe’s…
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Environmentalism in Iran

  • Nurcan Atalan Helicke
  • 5 minute read
A review of Remaking Nature in Iran: Environmentalism, Science and the Nation, by Satoshi Abe. Satoshi Abe’s dissertation Remaking Nature…
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Iranian Religious Intellectuals and the “Islamist Left”

  • Rasmus Elling
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A review of Disenchanting Political Theology in Post-Revolutionary Iran: Reform, Religious Intellectualism and the Death of Utopia, by Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi.…
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