The Troubling Case of ‘Dalit Muslims’

The Troubling Case of ‘Dalit Muslims’

The Troubling Case of ‘Dalit Muslims’ By Salwa Yahya i Blog 125   Image credit: maktoobmedia.com Far from being outdated modes of self/group identifications, both caste and religion continue to hold significant sway in the sociopolitical life of modern...
Forever Ending Islam

Forever Ending Islam

Forever Ending Islam By Shehla Khan i Blog 124   Image credit: Pexels Faisal Devji’s essay in the Open Magazine (August 2025) entitled ‘The End of Islam’ and subtitled ‘Is the religion’s journey as an agent of history over?’, introduces readers to his recently...
Reading Islam as Language

Reading Islam as Language

Reading Islam as Language By Ehsan Shahwahid i Blog 123   Image Credit: Pexels Hasbun-Allahu-wa-Ni’mal-Wakil.. That repeating cry keeps on striking us. Mothers losing their children, boys-girls losing their parents and families losing their homes. The whole city...
What is the Epistemology of a Genocide?

What is the Epistemology of a Genocide?

What is the Epistemology of a Genocide? Reflection on ReOrient and Critical Muslim Studies. By Ruth Mas i Blog 122   Image Credit: ReOrient Journal A fateful decade has passed since ReOrient: The Journal of Critical Muslim Studies was founded. Created to engage with...
How Not to Fight Islamophobia

How Not to Fight Islamophobia

How Not to Fight Islamophobia By Shaheen Kattiparambil i Blog 121   Image Credit: 17 United Against Islamophobia, Felton Davis, Wikimedia Commons  Year after year, campaigns emerge urging Muslims to fight Islamophobia through better stories, counternarratives,...