Apr 15, 2025
Before the Caliphate This blog post is part of the blog series After the Caliphate: Sovereignties and Subjectivities. By Marchella Ward i Blog 108 “A beginning is always left behind.” – Edward Said (1968, 1) In the words of the late, great, Shuhada Sadaqat,...
Apr 8, 2025
When is the Victory of God This blog post is part of the blog series After the Caliphate: Sovereignties and Subjectivities. By Basit Kareem Iqbal i Blog 107 Image: Qal’at Salah al-Din, Latakia Governorate, Syria. Picture taken by author in December 2004. The...
Apr 1, 2025
The Caliph’s Two Bodies? This blog post is part of the blog series After the Caliphate: Sovereignties and Subjectivities. By Adnan A. Husain i Blog 106 “My name is Shāh Ismā`īl. I am God’s mystery. I am the leader of all these ghāzīs./ My mother is Fātima, my...
