Excited to share my review of the legendary Cat Stevens’s new memoir. I reflect on how his legacy is shaped by the Rushdie fatwa controversy & what that says about Muslim identity, celebrity, and the politics of public redemption: arcmag.org/from-a-wild-...

From "24" to "Homeland," Muslim men on TV were often terrorists or villains. Now, shows like "Ramy" and "Man Like Mobeen" written by Muslims are telling nuanced stories of faith, identity, and everyday life, according to a scholar of Islam and gender. buff.ly/Tsz7Q7m

Check out my new piece in @us.theconversation.com on contemporary representations of gender and Muslim masculinity on television (also a glimpse into my current book project):

Tazeen M. Ali reviews 'Neo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics' by Walaa Quisay. readingreligion.org/978139950277...

I was featured on @npr.org ’s It’s Been a Minute, with host Brittany Luse and fellow scholar of religion, Nathan Lean @nathanlean.bsky.social , to discuss Islamophobia in the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory. The show aired yesterday and you can listen here: www.npr.org/2025/07/09/1...

Explore Arc's latest online journal piece on the shaping of a "Muslim Menace." @tazeenmali.bsky.social, author of “The Women’s Mosque of America,” writes about the racial hurdles Zohran Mamdani faced on the way to his Tuesday mayoral primary upset. Read more:

Last day to vote in NYC! I wrote about how #ZohranMamdani ‘s Shia identity & progressive politics have elicited Islamophobic backlash, revealing the establishment’s unease w/ the expanding influence of his incredible movement #NYCPrimary arcmag.org/zohran-mamda...

We had a great visit with @tazeenmali.bsky.social! We discussed her chapter on "Ramy", Islamophobia, and masculinity, featuring thoughtful responding remarks from Greenberg Fellow Alexander Cacciato '25. Dr. Ali also visited Prof. Ribovich's class to talk about television as pedagogy on religion.

It was such a delight to speak to @gregsoden.bsky.social on his Classical Ideas podcast!

Episode 322 of Classical Ideas Podcast discusses Islam in television! We discuss her forthcoming project Muslims on Screen, Ramy, Dubai Bling, and Muslim Matchmaker! Thanks @tazeenmali.bsky.social and @sacredwrites.bsky.social! Listen: linktr.ee/classicalideas

Excited to welcome @tazeenmali.bsky.social to campus on Wed. April 16. Dr. Ali will be participating in our Works-in-Progress lunch series, sharing a chapter from her upcoming book. Alexander Cacciato '25 will be her respondent. All are welcome to join us on Wed. April 16, 12-1:15 p.m. McCook 201.

My review of Hulu’s Muslim Matchmaker for Arc mag: arcmag.org/get-married-...

Ramadan Mubarak! For those interested in some light Ramadan reading or discussions of representation on TV, check out my open-access article “Representations of US Muslims in Hulu’s Ramy: Islamophobia, Religiosity, and Dating” in JRPC: online.ucpress.edu/jrpc/article...

Join us tomorrow for @tazeenmali.bsky.social “Performing Islamophobia: September 11th and the Specter of the Violent Muslim Man in Hulu's Ramy" Details: mavcor.yale.edu/node/20038

I had so much fun writing this piece on Dubai Bling - thank you to @publicbooks.bsky.social for giving it a home!

TOMORROW! Kicking off the publication of “Martyrs and Migrants” in March, I will be in conversation with Zainab Saleh at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies. Register at the link below! The book is available for pre-order now with @nyupress.bsky.social, use code NYUAU30 for 30% off!

Check out my conversation with the National Museum of American Religion on the life of Dr. Betty Shabazz, educator, civil rights advocate, and wife of Malcolm X. Available on YouTube and widely on other podcast platforms: m.youtube.com/watch?v=sgRA... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Looking forward to being a part of this cohort!