Aug 14, 2017
The Black Prince and Coloniality Comments by Uzma Jamil i Blog 12 Source: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duleep_Singh) The Black Prince is a film about Maharaja Duleep Singh and the British Empire, set in the late 1800s. It is based on real life events. Duleep...
Aug 14, 2017
Coloniality and Liberal Angst in Pakistan Comments by Junaid Ahmad i Blog 13 As Pakistan approaches the 70th anniversary of its independence, Nawaz Sharif Pakistan’ Prime Minister and leader of its leading political party stepped down last month. It was the third...
Aug 14, 2017
The Meaning of Pakistan Comments by S. Sayyid i Blog 14 Richard Bulliet observes that without the Islamic Revolution, Iran would be a very similar country to Pakistan. That is, Iran would be a country dominated by an elite that is globally integrated,...
Aug 3, 2017
Has Politics Let Us Off the Hook? Comments by Ruth Mas i Blog 11 Source: (http://www.alchemywebsite.com) This post is part of a broader conversation on scholarship in Islamic Studies that was sparked by two recent articles, one by Omid Safi and one by Aaron...
Jul 20, 2017
Omar Khadr: A Muslim Between Canada and the West 0 Comments by Uzma Jamil i Blog 10 20 July 2017 Canada | Omar Khadr Omar Khadr has had a lot written about him in the past decade, but particularly so in the weeks since he received a $10.5 million settlement from...