S2 Interview - Usamma Makdisi and "The Age of...

The creation of the PLO placed new pressures on both Fatah and the Arab National Movement. This episode dives into the dawn of the Palestinian thawra (revolution) era, and the operation that birthed it. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief- ...  Show more

1964 witnessed the creation of a Palestinian representative entity. Hidden behind this well documented historic event is the story of a decades long rivalry. This episode chronicles the way in which that rivalry shaped the nature of the Palestinian entity, and indirectly sparked ...  Show more

This episode covers the schism betweeen Sunnism and Shi’ism, detailing how historical circumstances and experiences are overlaid with theological significance. Focusing on the experience of the Muslim community during the early fitnas we discuss how political movements about legi ...  Show more

This webinar was a discussion around Fanar Haddad's latest book Understanding 'Sectarianism': Sunni-Shi'a Relations in the Modern Arab World. This book seeks to move the study of modern sectarian dynamics beyond analytically paralysing dichotomies by shifting the focus away from ...  Show more

Many Muslim debates regarding women are solely situated in legal or political frameworks. For example, we often find this tendency in conversations about women’s leadership in the mosque or the politics of veiling. Sa’diyya Shaikh, Professor of Religious Studies at the University ...  Show more

The "Arab Spring" shook the world in 2011, revealing profound dissatisfaction throughout the Middle East and North Africa, as people throughout the region took to the streets demanding dramatic political change. The uprisings have been analyzed by scholars, journalists, and other ...  Show more