In recent years, the right wing’s increased outward animosity towards Islam and Muslims has driven Muslims to become disillusioned with the conservative Republican party. Continue reading Reconsidering the Liberal Asylum
This piece is part two of a three part policy report on the secularization of the Muslim mind. Continue reading The US State and the Making of a Secular Islam
This piece is part one of a three part policy report on the secularization of the Muslim mind. This report aims to highlight a subtle yet existential threat to the Muslim community in America: an assault on the Muslim mind. Continue reading The Secularization of the Muslim Mind
Rather than providing useful insights about Islamic politics itself, dominant Western representations of political Islam merely reflect the anxieties of the intellectual and ideological milieu producing them. Continue reading Deconstructing Western Representations of Political Islam
A Book Review of The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity’s Moral Predicament by Wael Hallaq. For a beginner, The Impossible State (henceforth referred to as TIS) is an incomprehensible tome. Continue reading Musings on The Impossible State
The Qur’an was revealed by the Angel Jibril (Gabriel) to the Prophet ﷺ in the cave of Hira. The Angel Jibril began with the injunction, “Read.” Continue reading Harnessing the Pioneer Spirit of the Muslim
One of the greatest political challenges Islam faces is the relationship between religion and state, a political construct that dominates and tolerates no rival. Continue reading Reclaiming the Islamic Political Tradition: Reflections after ISIS
