Articles

Islamophobia and Proximities to Whiteness: Organizing Outside of The Brown Muslim Subject

Islamophobia and Proximities to Whiteness: Organizing Outside of The Brown Muslim Subject

Article by Nadiya Ali, Lucy El-Sherif, and Hawa Mire. The existing …

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Boko Haram-ISWAP and the Growing Footprint of Islamic State (IS) in Africa

Boko Haram-ISWAP and the Growing Footprint of Islamic State (IS) in Africa

Article by Atta Barkindo, Published in Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses, …

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The Problem of Early Islamic Diversity in Anatolia: Rethinking Dervish Piety Through Pantheistic Ideas

The Problem of Early Islamic Diversity in Anatolia: Rethinking Dervish Piety Through Pantheistic Ideas

Article by Resul Ay. Published in The Muslim World, Vol. 113, …

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For the Love of Islam US Foreign Policy Islamophilia

For the Love of Islam: US Foreign Policy, Islamophilia, and the Islam Centennial 14

This article explores the historical and lingering effects of US government …

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Nearness to God Danish Muslims and Taqwa

Nearness to God: Danish Muslims and Taqwa-Infused Faith Frames

his article advocates for an increased attention to how piously striving …

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Anglophone Islam

Anglophone Islam: A New Conceptual Category

The field of ‘Islamic Studies’, like ‘Religious Studies’, is a broad-church. …

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Joseph Campbell Shiism and the Karbala Narrative

Joseph Campbell, Shiʿism, and the Karbala Narrative

While Islam, like any major religion, should have its own mythos, the …

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Postures of Disbelief Secularism and Postcolonialism

Postures of Disbelief: Secularism and Postcolonialism in Tabish Khair’s Novel

In this essay the author explores the place of secularism in …

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From Nearly White to Brown Nation Identity

From Nearly White to Brown: Nation, Identity, and the Racialization of Muslim Americans

Authors: Amílcar Antonio Barreto and Omar K. Sindi Published in: Culture and Religion …

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Growing up as a Muslim Youth in an Age of Islamophobia

Growing up as a Muslim Youth in an Age of Islamophobia: A Systematic Review of Literature

In the West, Islam has been historically ‘othered’ as a religion …

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The Muslim: Islamophobia as Disembodiment

The Muslim: Islamophobia as Disembodiment

Islamophobia is not just a fear of people ascribing to the …

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Rise of Islamophobia in France

Muslims’ Coherent Strategy Against the Rise of Islamophobia in France

Islamophobia is one of today’s most divisive terms. Some claim that …

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