The article “Civic Suspicion and Moral Sorting: Islamophobia, Folkbildning, and the Defunding of Muslim Civil Society in Sweden” examines how Sweden’s celebrated welfare model is shifting from the inclusive folkhemmet (people’s home) toward a racialized “governance of suspicion.”

Read the special issue in the Islamophobia Studies Journal (Vol. 9, Issue 2) out now: “Sweden’s Governance of Suspicion: Islamophobia and Conditional Belonging”: www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

Full article: Negotiating the State: Citizenship and Political Theology in the Thought of Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Rachid al-Ghannouchi www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Can democratic pluralism align with Islamic jurisprudence? This article examines how Yusuf al-Qaradawi's legalistic approach and Rachid al-Ghannouchi's pluralist vision offer contrasting paths within contemporary Islamist thought.

The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 marked the end of British colonial control and meddling in Egypt. Led by the Free Officers, it was a bloodless coup against King Farouk, setting the stage for a new era of governance-- with General Naguib as president, reforms and purges began...

Many Salafi groups sometimes operate outside state frameworks, emphasizing religion over ethnicity or tribe in shaping citizenship. Their communitarian approach highlights how faith defines identity in socio-political opposition. Some groups engage in parliamentary and local politics.

What is Islamism? As a contested sociopolitical concept, it is debated in both Muslim and non-Muslim majority contexts and academic settings. At its core, it reflects activism rooted in the belief that public and political life should align with its proponents' interpretation of Islamic principles.

Islamist activism has been a part of the Middle East & North Africa for a century by this time. Why? This thesis explores the motivations behind middle-class support for the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, using insights from a range of social movement theories. 👇

Why do social movements for democracy sometimes end in civil war? A new book bridges three key areas—social movements, democratization, and civil wars—to explore the fragile balance between democratization and conflict. This book uncovers causal mechanisms behind these transitions.👇

The wasaṭī (middle-ground revivialist) approach to fiqh al-aqalliyyāt (minority jurisprudence) balances between tradition & pragmatism, offering fatwas to help Muslim minorities adapt to non-Muslim maj. societies. Yet, its focus on Western Muslims overlooks global Muslim minority contexts worldwide.

Hamas, a unique social movement organization (SMO), blends resistance and governance. While aligned with dismantling Israeli settlements and advocating for a Palestinian state, it also competes politically with Fatah. The analysis below challenges sensationalist understandings of the organization.

French documentary "Les Salafistes" from 2016, offers rare interviews with jihadist militants, but its lack of context reduces complex realities to stereotypes. A missed chance to challenge simplistic narratives about radicalism in North Africa. Simplistic explanations don’t solve complex problems.

Takfirism, rooted in early Islamic heresiology, involves excommunicating Muslims over perceived violations of belief or law. ISIS's ideology weaponizes this concept. ISIS, understood here as neo-Khārijites, tried to enforce their apocalyptic worldview between ca 2013-2019 in parts of Iraq ans Syria.

"The Political Theology of Malcolm X: Between Human Dignity and Returning the Gaze" is a text on Malcolm's ideas that resonate globally, inspiring those seeking justice and dignity. His world is centered on freedom, equity, and human dignity: see 👉

Political theology as an analytical lens can help map out global challenges, such as violent aggressions and injustices. It may develop imaginaries focused on justice and sacrifice which have potential to generate sustainability of dignified human life. see short text here 👉 doi.org/10.3390/rel1...

Salafism is a diverse movement across socio-political contexts. This study dives into some motivations that drive Salafi mobilization, enriching our understanding of its appeal. This study examines lectures, writings, and fieldwork (2009–13) from MENA & Europe. See here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/muwo...

This chapter discusses Wasati Islamists' notions of citizenship and ways in which they combine tradition and political reform in the MENA region. Wasatis balance the rights discourses with acts of citizenship under immensely difficult circumstances. See here 👉 www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Is modernity compatible with Islamic tradition? My article explores this age-old question, challenging the entire premise of this loaded question. The analysis examines a few key arguments on ethics, freedom, and beliefs in transforming Muslim-majority societies. see 👉 doi.org/10.18352/221...

ISIS' takfīrī-based violence represents a narrow Khārijite-like political strategy mixed with some Salafi-inspired principles. They construct a cosmic struggle between its members and all others. Read "Theology of Violence-oriented Takfirism as a Political Theory" 👉 library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...

How can open public spaces foster Islamic revival? This article examines the 2022 FIFA World Cup as a model of Muslim civility in action—where hospitality, compassion, and justice bridged cultures, tackled Islamophobia, and reimagined Islamic ethics. #MuslimCivility see 👉 doi.org/10.31436/sha...

Malcolm X's radical claim on freedom has stimulated collective consciousness and search for freedom of ethnic and Muslim minorities beyond the U.S. Islam’s role in his idea of liberation is captured partly by his search for authenticity. See here 👉 doi.org/10.1163/9789...

Islamic Studies are in constant methodological flux. My chapter unpacks a phenomenological understanding of Muslimness within the field of Islamic Studies. Phenomenological approach in the study of lived Islam offers a way out of the current morass in Islamic Studies.

"Islam as Method"- thesis represents "a multi-dimensional approach that serves as" a framework and strategy that allows "committed Muslims to reclaim their agency and produce coherent, ethical knowledge aligned with their values and historical experiences." See here 👉: doi.org/10.2298/FID2...