Hizer Mir
@hizmir.bsky.social
Lecturer in Sociology (University of Leeds)- Interested in Critical Muslim Studies, Decoloniality, religion and secularism, Islamophobia, the Far Right and the Manosphere. Podcast host for Radio ReOrient.
Enjoys gaming, anime and GNX
Enjoys gaming, anime and GNX
My latest: A contribution to "The Political Economy of Dissent" volume edited by Peter Blunt, Cecilia Escobar and Vlassis Missos. Honoured to be included alongside scholars such as Noam Chonsky and Yanis Varoufakis.
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My latest: A contribution to "The Political Economy of Dissent" volume edited by Peter Blunt, Cecilia Escobar and Vlassis Missos. Honoured to be included alongside scholars such as Noam Chonsky and Yanis Varoufakis.
My latest: A review of Michael Muhammad Knight's "Sufi Deleuze: Secretions of Islamic Atheism"
jstor.org/stable/4883444…
jstor.org/stable/4883444…
https://jstor.org/stable/4883444…
September 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My latest: A review of Michael Muhammad Knight's "Sufi Deleuze: Secretions of Islamic Atheism"
jstor.org/stable/4883444…
jstor.org/stable/4883444…
The ReOrientations blog, part of the Critical Muslim Studies project, has published a pedagogical pack for teaching Islamophobia. The pack primarily draws on resources produced by ReOrient and the Critical Muslim Studies project.
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criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk/teaching-isl...
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criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk/teaching-isl...
Teaching Islamophobia* - Critical Muslim Studies
On the occasion of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia on 15th March, the ReOrientations blog has published a pedagogical pack for teaching Islamophobia. The pack primarily draws on resources...
criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The ReOrientations blog, part of the Critical Muslim Studies project, has published a pedagogical pack for teaching Islamophobia. The pack primarily draws on resources produced by ReOrient and the Critical Muslim Studies project.
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criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk/teaching-isl...
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criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk/teaching-isl...
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Can't believe that the US political party that was OK with capitulating to committing genocide is OK with capitulating to fascism, nobody could've seen this coming
March 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Can't believe that the US political party that was OK with capitulating to committing genocide is OK with capitulating to fascism, nobody could've seen this coming
The fourth episode of the new season of Radio ReOrient is now available.In this episode Saeed Khan and myself take a trip to Muslim Sicily, via a new book edited by Nuha Alshaar and a contributor to the book, Shainool Jiwa.
newbooksnetwork.com/muslim-sicily
newbooksnetwork.com/muslim-sicily
Exploring Muslim Sicily with Nuha Alshaar and Shainool Jiwa - New Books Network
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March 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The fourth episode of the new season of Radio ReOrient is now available.In this episode Saeed Khan and myself take a trip to Muslim Sicily, via a new book edited by Nuha Alshaar and a contributor to the book, Shainool Jiwa.
newbooksnetwork.com/muslim-sicily
newbooksnetwork.com/muslim-sicily
The third episode of this season of Radio ReOrient is now available! In this episode, Saeed Khan and Chella Ward sat down with Dr Aliyah Khan to discuss Muslimness in the Caribbean, drawing on Aliyah’s book Far From Mecca and ongoing important work in this area.
newbooksnetwork.com/aliyah-khan-...
newbooksnetwork.com/aliyah-khan-...
Aliyah Khan on the Muslim Caribbean - New Books Network
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March 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The third episode of this season of Radio ReOrient is now available! In this episode, Saeed Khan and Chella Ward sat down with Dr Aliyah Khan to discuss Muslimness in the Caribbean, drawing on Aliyah’s book Far From Mecca and ongoing important work in this area.
newbooksnetwork.com/aliyah-khan-...
newbooksnetwork.com/aliyah-khan-...
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The idea that US standing globally plummeted with that White House meeting is hilarious. It plummeted to "openly genocidal apartheid evil" over the last two years globally. That meeting just got it to plummet in the remaining like 25 Western countries that used to have shared interests with the US.
March 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The idea that US standing globally plummeted with that White House meeting is hilarious. It plummeted to "openly genocidal apartheid evil" over the last two years globally. That meeting just got it to plummet in the remaining like 25 Western countries that used to have shared interests with the US.
Ramadan Mubarak All!
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ramadan Mubarak All!
Dallas fans, and Nico himself, will be haunted by this photo for decades to come.
#basketballsky #basketball
#basketballsky #basketball
February 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Dallas fans, and Nico himself, will be haunted by this photo for decades to come.
#basketballsky #basketball
#basketballsky #basketball
Saw a tik tok recently in which Gill Scott-Heron explained what he meant by "the revolution will not be televised". It is a liberal idiom pointing to change simply coming from within individuals. Reminds me of the third verse of J Cole's "High for Hours"
The revolution will be televised.
The revolution will be televised.
February 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Saw a tik tok recently in which Gill Scott-Heron explained what he meant by "the revolution will not be televised". It is a liberal idiom pointing to change simply coming from within individuals. Reminds me of the third verse of J Cole's "High for Hours"
The revolution will be televised.
The revolution will be televised.
The second episode of the new season of Radio ReOrient is here! In this episode, Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid talked to Adnan Husain about some of the challenges involved in reorienting history.
newbooksnetwork.com/adnan-husain
newbooksnetwork.com/adnan-husain
Adnan Husain - New Books Network
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February 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The second episode of the new season of Radio ReOrient is here! In this episode, Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid talked to Adnan Husain about some of the challenges involved in reorienting history.
newbooksnetwork.com/adnan-husain
newbooksnetwork.com/adnan-husain
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"The UAE and Saudi Arabia" - which are both heavily involved in arming for the killing in Sudan "are positioning themselves to benefit from the fallout of the war."
Boycott the UAE. Boycott Saudi Arabia.
Boycott the UAE. Boycott Saudi Arabia.
Feel like you know nothing about Sudan? I sat down with the team at Prospect Magazine to talk about the conflict, and why it’s NOT a forgotten war, but an invisibilised one: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...
Sudan’s ‘war of opportunity’, with Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Is Sudan really the “forgotten war”? Former broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied breaks down the situation and explains which countries are positioning th...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"The UAE and Saudi Arabia" - which are both heavily involved in arming for the killing in Sudan "are positioning themselves to benefit from the fallout of the war."
Boycott the UAE. Boycott Saudi Arabia.
Boycott the UAE. Boycott Saudi Arabia.
Vance defending free speech in Europe while suppressing free speech at home is the same as Lord Cromer, in the late 19th/early 20th C. telling Egyptians about the rights of women whilst being president of the Men’s League for Opposing the Suffrage of Women’ at home.
Coloniality applied in Europe.
Coloniality applied in Europe.
February 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Vance defending free speech in Europe while suppressing free speech at home is the same as Lord Cromer, in the late 19th/early 20th C. telling Egyptians about the rights of women whilst being president of the Men’s League for Opposing the Suffrage of Women’ at home.
Coloniality applied in Europe.
Coloniality applied in Europe.
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We launched the Society for the Study of the Past yesterday at our Palestine event - a response to the fact that our disciplinary associations have failed us. It’s already looking like the only club I want to be in… More coming soon, but for now check it out here: societyforthestudyofthepast.com
Society for the Study of the Past
A new history of the world...
societyforthestudyofthepast.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
We launched the Society for the Study of the Past yesterday at our Palestine event - a response to the fact that our disciplinary associations have failed us. It’s already looking like the only club I want to be in… More coming soon, but for now check it out here: societyforthestudyofthepast.com
The first episode of the new season of Radio ReOrient, part of the @reorient.bsky.social project is now available! You can listen to the episode here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6JI0...
open.spotify.com/episode/6JI0...
February 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The first episode of the new season of Radio ReOrient, part of the @reorient.bsky.social project is now available! You can listen to the episode here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6JI0...
open.spotify.com/episode/6JI0...
Choose 31 video games that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 27
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 27
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
February 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Choose 31 video games that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 27
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 27
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
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Me in 1999: “That South Park movie was wacky, imagining an American imperialism so deranged that they decide to invade Canada in a crusade of censorship. 😂”
Me in 2025: 😐
Me in 2025: 😐
February 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Me in 1999: “That South Park movie was wacky, imagining an American imperialism so deranged that they decide to invade Canada in a crusade of censorship. 😂”
Me in 2025: 😐
Me in 2025: 😐
The book I’m moving on to…
February 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The book I’m moving on to…
The review I’ve been writing of this book has been submitted and accepted! I can finally move on!
Currently reading through this work for a review... the main question I have so far is why... what work does bringing Sufism and Deleuze into conversation do for Muslims now? I'm early in the work so hoping this becomes clearer.
February 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The review I’ve been writing of this book has been submitted and accepted! I can finally move on!
Choose 31 video games that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 26
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 26
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
February 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Choose 31 video games that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 26
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 26
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
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"The halftime show was boring."
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
February 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"The halftime show was boring."
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
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thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
Choose 31 video games that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 25
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 25
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
February 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Choose 31 video games that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 25
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️
One game per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just an image.
Day 25
#GameSky #VideoGames #gaming #games 👾🎮🕹️