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Ahmet T. Kuru
@ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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Prof. of Political Science; Author of "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment"; webpage: ahmetkuru.sdsu.edu

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Nov 23
While Trump's victory reflects the age of populism, my article on populism, Islamism & nationalism has come out!
It explores Turkey, Egypt, S. Arabia, Iran & Malaysia in the global context.
Thanks to Muenster University for Open Access ($3,250)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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medyascope @medyascope.tv · Oct 22
Tarık Çelenk ile Sağduyu | Ahmet Kuru anlatıyor: Ulema - devlet ilişkileri çerçevesinde İslam medeniyeti krizi
Tarık Çelenk ile Sağduyu | Ahmet Kuru anlatıyor: Ulema – devlet ilişkileri çerçevesinde İslam medeniyeti krizi
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kuru, İslam dünyasının yüzyıllardır süren “geri kalmışlık” krizini değerlendirdi.
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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Oct 14
I spent an inspiring week in Morocco:
1.Presented on Islam & liberalism at Mont Pelerin Society meeting in Marrakech on 10/9 (panel led by @timurkuran.bsky.social & w Tarek Masoud)
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2.Kutubiyya Mosque (1158)
3.Also visited Fes w Jeremy Gunn
4.Al-Attarine Madrasa (1325)

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Tariq Modood @tariqmodood.bsky.social · Sep 26
This is out in print now.

With thanks to @ahmetkuru.bsky.social, @katadeney.bsky.social, @wilfriedswenden.bsky.social @sunelaegaard.bsky.social and Nomi Maya Stolzenburg
for their participation in this Review Symposium of my book with Thomas Sealy

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Sep 13
Thanks. The alliance between populist, religious & nationalist forces is the main challenge to secularism today.

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Aug 19
My Free Malaysia Today interview on religion-state separation in written & as a video summary: www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...
Crucial to keep state, religion apart in plural societies, says scholar
Ahmet T Kuru says that failing to disentangle these domains can lead to systemic dysfunction.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Aug 8
My article is part of a review symposium on @tariqmodood.bsky.social & T. Sealy's book "The New Governance of Religious Diversity" ( @politybooks.bsky.social) in Ethnicities journal.
Read the full symposium: journals.sagepub.com/page/etn/rev...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Aug 8
My new Ethnicities article: What type of secularism may govern religious diversity better in Syria & other cases? Why is the principle of separation crucial in the US & elsewhere? How did Protestant countries develop despite their clergy-state alliances?
researchgate.net/publication/...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Jul 2
My @jodemocracy.bsky.social article on Turkey's ideological past & possible future;
-Ataturk, Erdogan, secularists, Gulenists
-How international structure affects agency in Turkish politics?
-Can İmamoğlu restore Ataturk's legacy—in his own vision?
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Jun 27
Mamdani'nin New York seçim zaferinin ABD ve Türkiye için anlamını @yeniarayis.com'a yazdım.
Erdoğan, Kılıçdaroğlu, Bahçeli ve Öcalan 70 yaşın üzerinde.
ABD ve Türkiye'de siyasetteki tıkanmayı gençler aşabilir:
yeniarayis.com/yazi/genc-si...
Genç siyaset: Mamdani, ABD ve Türkiye
Hem ABD hem de Türkiye’de siyaset, yaşlılar tarafından domine edilmiş durumda ve gençler bu durumdan giderek daha fazla rahatsızlık duyuyor.
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Ferdowsi and Company | فردوسی و دوستان @ferdowsiandcompany.bsky.social · May 18
We talked extensively about @ahmetkuru.bsky.social 's 2019 book, Islam Authoritarianism & Underdevelopment (with many translation recently German Hindi & its ban in Malaysia) on the impediment of ulema state alliance to separation of church & state + its Sasanian roots. @cambridgeup.bsky.social

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Ferdowsi and Company | فردوسی و دوستان @ferdowsiandcompany.bsky.social · May 18
Dr. Michael Bonner & I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Dr. Ahmet T. Kuru professor of political science & director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies at @SDSU for an illuminating conversation about his scholarship. @ahmetkuru.bsky.social

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · May 13
Liberalizm, faşizmi ve sosyalizmi yendikten sonra, kendi küresel krizini nasıl doğurdu?
İslam neden rakip bir ideoloji değil? Batı'dan, Müslüman ülkelere, liberalizmin düşüşü ve popülizmin yükselişini @yeniarayis.com için yazdım:
yeniarayis.com/yazi/batidan...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Apr 18
My interview with Pakistani intellectual & journalist
@moeedpirzada.bsky.social
We discussed the Muslim world from history to present:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1db...
Moeed Pirzada with Prof. Ahmet Kuru of San Diego Univ: Rise & Fall of Muslim Mind & Power?
YouTube video by Iconoclasts with Moeed Pirzada
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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Apr 16
Thanks to Free Malaysia Today for its article on Malaysian Islamic Council's ban on my books & how my publishers Lestari Hikmah & IRF resisted:
www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...
Its video summary:

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Apr 6
This is longer, English version of my analysis of books on Islam and the state (by @fivebooks.com): fivebooks.com/best-books/i...
Islam and the State
Best books on Islam and the state chosen by political scientist, Ahmet T. Kuru. Everything covered from earliest Islamic era to 21st century.
fivebooks.com

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Apr 5
تعرض مقالتي في @aljazeera.net.web.brid.gy أربعة كتب أساسية لفهم تاريخ الإسلام السياسي، من أطروحة عبد الرازق في فصل الدين عن الدولة، إلى تحليل ابن خلدون الاجتماعي، مروراً برؤية هودجسون التاريخية،
وصولاً إلى كتابي الإسلام والسلطوية والتأخر:
aja.ws/9xdk4n

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Institute of Intercultural & International Studies (InIIS) @iniis.bsky.social · Apr 3
In this InSIGHTs episode, we have Ahmet Kuru (@ahmetkuru.bsky.social) as guest to speak about the international journey of his "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment" (2019, Cambridge UP), about secularism and democracy debates in Muslim countries, etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=quT3...
InIIS InSIGHTS: "Islam, Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment" with Ahmet Kuru
YouTube video by InIIS
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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 28
What explains Turkey's political turmoil? Erdogan's dilemma between authoritarian power & economic crisis?
I discussed in a live interview with @bbcworldservice.bsky.social. Full video youtu.be/egll6c-wt4k
Ahmet Kuru BBC News: Imamoglu & Protests in Turkey
YouTube video by Ahmet T. Kuru
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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 27
"Trump appears to hold unchecked power for now — but three key factors could threaten his grip."
My op-ed on Trump and the new world disorder in Pakistan's leading Eng. newspaper Dawn:
dawn.com/news/1899650...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 26
What explains the mass political protests in Turkey? Who is Imamoglu, and why is he important? I gave a 5-minute live interview on Australia's ABC News Breakfast @abcnewsbot.bsky.social
Full video youtube.com/watch?v=Z-b6...

Written abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Turkish president’s rival formally charged with corruption | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 25
My publishers & I push back against Malaysian Islamic Council's ban on my books!
-My interview to Indonesia's NU Online:
nu.or.id/internasiona...
-Publisher LestariHikmah's statement @malaysiakini.bsky.social:
malaysiakini.com/news/738005
-Publisher IRFront's statement
irfront.org/post/mki-an-...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 22
Thanks for sharing my article @daviddewitt.bsky.social.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Mar 21
Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time buff.ly/eFfUAAl
@ahmetkuru.bsky.social, San Diego State University
Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
Long-serving, autocratic-leaning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to extend his tenure beyond constitutionally set term limit.
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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 21
Malaysia's Islamic Affairs Council MKI #JAKIM recommended banning my 2 books!
-Doesn't this prove my argument that the ulema-state alliance is anti-intellectual & stifles critical thinking?
-Their accusations are false. My books don't contradict Sunni Islam. Details:
www.facebook.com/dr.ahmettkur...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 14
My op-ed on Trump, 3 reasons for his weakness & new world disorder in Indonesia's leading newspaper @kompascom.bsky.social
"Trump dan Tatanan Dunia Baru"
kompas.id/artikel/trum...
English AI: kompas.id/artikel/en-t...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 11
Yeni Suriye mezhepçilik ve otoriterlik sorunlarını nasıl aşar? Eşit vatandaşlık ve katılımcı siyaset ideallerine nasıl ulaşır?
Şeriat ve laiklik nasıl bir rol oynar?
@yeniarayis.com yazım:
yeniarayis.com/yazi/yeni-su...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 11
Will the inherent tensions between Religion and Nationalism lead to the decline of Populism?
I discussed with @mucahitbilici.bsky.social in my @zahrainstitute.bsky.social webinar. We covered the US, France, Turkey, Israel, Russia, India & S. Arabia.
Full video youtube.com/watch?v=SqrN...
Populism, Islamism, and Nationalism: A New Partnership Worldwide
YouTube video by Zahra Institute
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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 8
My article on Populism, Religion & Nationalism transl. to Malay
"Islamisme dan Nasionalisme: Bagaimana Musuh Lama Menjadi Sekutu Baru?" I-II-III
irfront.org/post/islamis...
"Islamism and nationalism: how did old enemies become new allies?" @springer1842.bsky.social:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Ahmet T. Kuru @ahmetkuru.bsky.social · Mar 5
Trump ABD merkezli dünya düzenini lağvetti.
-ABD'de içe kapanmanın temelleri var mı?
-Trump ne kadar güçlü?
-Bu politikanın ekonomik sonuçları?
@yeniarayis.com yazım: yeniarayis.com/yazi/trump-v...