Nov 18, 2025
Forever Ending Islam By Shehla Khan i Blog 124 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 published volume, Waning...
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,...
Nov 15, 2024
An Idol and an Ideal By Marchella Ward i Blog 99 Image: Mada’in Saleh (source Wiki Commons). On top of a rock in a desert valley about 400km outside of Medina sits a rather curious sculpture. Najma (2020) is cross-legged, her palms placed on her knees facing...
Apr 30, 2024
Towards A Historiography of Terrorism By Marchella Ward i Blog 93 Image: Darwin tree – On the Origin of Species – Wikipedia On the 10th April 2024, three children under the age of 10 were killed as they travelled with their families to visit relatives...
