Simon Wolfgang Fuchs
@simonwfuchs.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Islam in South Asia and the Middle East at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem // Author of "In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi'ism between Pakistan and the Middle East" (UNC Press, 2019) // www.simonwolfgangfuchs.com
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my book, _Islamic Ethics and Spiritual Sovereignty: Genres of Tradition in Muslim South Asia_, will be published by @undpress.bsky.social in June 2026
i'm going through the proofs, and don't see any typos in the epilogue, so sharing this 3-page essay here
undpress.nd.edu/978026821090...
i'm going through the proofs, and don't see any typos in the epilogue, so sharing this 3-page essay here
undpress.nd.edu/978026821090...
January 2, 2026 at 1:46 AM
my book, _Islamic Ethics and Spiritual Sovereignty: Genres of Tradition in Muslim South Asia_, will be published by @undpress.bsky.social in June 2026
i'm going through the proofs, and don't see any typos in the epilogue, so sharing this 3-page essay here
undpress.nd.edu/978026821090...
i'm going through the proofs, and don't see any typos in the epilogue, so sharing this 3-page essay here
undpress.nd.edu/978026821090...
(1/5) Eine der spannendsten Initiativen des Jahres: Eine Gruppe von Abiturienten der Walter-Gropius-Schule in Berlin-Neukölln hat im Laufe von 2025 einen beeindruckenden Podcast zu Israel und Palästina auf die Beine gestellt. 51 Episoden an Interviews mit international renommierten
December 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
(1/5) Eine der spannendsten Initiativen des Jahres: Eine Gruppe von Abiturienten der Walter-Gropius-Schule in Berlin-Neukölln hat im Laufe von 2025 einen beeindruckenden Podcast zu Israel und Palästina auf die Beine gestellt. 51 Episoden an Interviews mit international renommierten
Mit dem NDR habe ich heute Morgen über Netanjahus Besuch bei Trump in Florida gesprochen.
www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
Islamwissenschaftler Fuchs: Treffen war für Netanjahu ein Erfolg
Trump habe Netanjahu zur historischen Figur stilisiert, erklärte Islamwissenschaftler Simon Wolfgang Fuchs.
www.ndr.de
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Mit dem NDR habe ich heute Morgen über Netanjahus Besuch bei Trump in Florida gesprochen.
www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
The New York Times carefully documents how a Palestinian state is systematically made impossible - and dispels the myth that only a few "extremist" settlers are the problem in the West Bank.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank (Gift Article)
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The New York Times carefully documents how a Palestinian state is systematically made impossible - and dispels the myth that only a few "extremist" settlers are the problem in the West Bank.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A fantastic resource for teaching! A new primary source collection of 83 translated texts on "Global Histories of 20th Century MENA" (edited by Cyrus Schayegh, Geneva) went online as part of Exeter University's Digital Archive of the Middle East:
humanities-collections.exeter.ac.uk/dame/s/en/it...
humanities-collections.exeter.ac.uk/dame/s/en/it...
Global Histories of MENA in the 20th Century - A Primary Source Collection - Digital Archive of the Middle East
humanities-collections.exeter.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A fantastic resource for teaching! A new primary source collection of 83 translated texts on "Global Histories of 20th Century MENA" (edited by Cyrus Schayegh, Geneva) went online as part of Exeter University's Digital Archive of the Middle East:
humanities-collections.exeter.ac.uk/dame/s/en/it...
humanities-collections.exeter.ac.uk/dame/s/en/it...
Perhaps the whole project of arming criminals and (reportedly) ISIS-linked elements to fight Hamas was not such a great idea from the start...
Leader of Israel-backed Gaza Militia Killed in Clashes, Security Source Says
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Leader of Israel-backed Gaza Militia Killed in Clashes, Security Source Says
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Leader of Israel-backed Gaza militia killed in clashes, security source says
Yasser Abu Shabab, Leader of the 'Anti-Terror Service' Militia in Gaza, Has Died in Clashes, a Security Source Said. Abu Shabab Was Critical of Hamas, and His Group Was Accused of Looting Aid. An Isra...
www.haaretz.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Perhaps the whole project of arming criminals and (reportedly) ISIS-linked elements to fight Hamas was not such a great idea from the start...
Leader of Israel-backed Gaza Militia Killed in Clashes, Security Source Says
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Leader of Israel-backed Gaza Militia Killed in Clashes, Security Source Says
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Such a "deal" only seems to be working out in the head of the Israeli PM - especially if you demand to add a "buffer zone" to the already existing demilitarized buffer zone. #Syria
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Such a "deal" only seems to be working out in the head of the Israeli PM - especially if you demand to add a "buffer zone" to the already existing demilitarized buffer zone. #Syria
Iranian society is undergoing dramatic changes in real time - while patriotism is going strong:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran?
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Iranian society is undergoing dramatic changes in real time - while patriotism is going strong:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
Interesting talk by Sarah Wheat at the University of Erfurt on Monday, December 08, 04.15pm (also via Webex):
"A Factory in the Style of a Mosque: The Yenidze and the Paradoxes of German Orientalism"
"A Factory in the Style of a Mosque: The Yenidze and the Paradoxes of German Orientalism"
December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Interesting talk by Sarah Wheat at the University of Erfurt on Monday, December 08, 04.15pm (also via Webex):
"A Factory in the Style of a Mosque: The Yenidze and the Paradoxes of German Orientalism"
"A Factory in the Style of a Mosque: The Yenidze and the Paradoxes of German Orientalism"
Looking forward to speaking at FU Berlin in 10 days as part of their lecture series "Die arabische Welt: Geschichte, Kultur, Gesellschaft und Politik"
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Looking forward to speaking at FU Berlin in 10 days as part of their lecture series "Die arabische Welt: Geschichte, Kultur, Gesellschaft und Politik"
Is this the new normal? In the night, the IDF raided the Syrian village of Beit Jinn on the slopes of Jabal al-Shaykh, trying to arrest 3 men. During an ensuing firefight, including helicopter gunships, 10 Syrians were killed & 6 Israeli soldiers wounded:
www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-wor...
www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-wor...
مقتل 10 سوريين وجرح 6 جنود إسرائيليين.. في هجوم بريف دمشق
سقط 10 قتلى في قصف إسرائيلي استهدف فجر اليوم الجمعة بلدة بيت جن بريف دمشق، بالتزامن مع توغل دورية عسكرية إسرائيلية داخل البلدة.وأفاد تلفزيون سوريا بأن
www.alarabiya.net
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Is this the new normal? In the night, the IDF raided the Syrian village of Beit Jinn on the slopes of Jabal al-Shaykh, trying to arrest 3 men. During an ensuing firefight, including helicopter gunships, 10 Syrians were killed & 6 Israeli soldiers wounded:
www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-wor...
www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-wor...
"'As a result of this unprecedented mortality, life expectancy in Gaza fell by 44% in 2023 and by 47% in 2024 compared with what it would have been without the war—equivalent to losses of 34.4 and 36.4 years, respectively,' the researcher says."
www.mpg.de/25778228/112...
www.mpg.de/25778228/112...
Gaza: study reveals unprecedented losses of life and life expectancy
Researchers analyze the human toll of the ongoing conflict using a statistical model that takes data uncertainties into account
www.mpg.de
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"'As a result of this unprecedented mortality, life expectancy in Gaza fell by 44% in 2023 and by 47% in 2024 compared with what it would have been without the war—equivalent to losses of 34.4 and 36.4 years, respectively,' the researcher says."
www.mpg.de/25778228/112...
www.mpg.de/25778228/112...
A Toniebox has become an essential feature of German children's rooms:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
How One German Toymaker Made Money Despite U.S. Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
A Toniebox has become an essential feature of German children's rooms:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
This "dangerous" event in East Jerusalem was shut down by the Israeli police before it could commence today. Even cultural expressions of Palestinian identity seem to be perceived as threatening these days...
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This "dangerous" event in East Jerusalem was shut down by the Israeli police before it could commence today. Even cultural expressions of Palestinian identity seem to be perceived as threatening these days...
The big question: will Hezbollah simply let this pass? Is the organization in a position at all too retaliate? Or is it still too weak? At any rate, this does not bode well at all. #Beirut
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The big question: will Hezbollah simply let this pass? Is the organization in a position at all too retaliate? Or is it still too weak? At any rate, this does not bode well at all. #Beirut
Another ordinary day in the region:
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Another ordinary day in the region:
Yes, the US administration has publicly put its foot down to prevent a full-fledged annexation of the West Bank for now. Anything else, no matter how significant it is and how much private Palestinian land gets appropriated on the way, seems to be fine, however.
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
Israel to expropriate hundreds of acres of Palestinian land for West Bank archaeology site
The Expropriation Order Is the Largest Ever Issued for an Archeological Project Since Israel Occupied the West Bank in 1967 and Is Sure to Affect the Residents of Nearby Palestinian Villages. Thousand...
www.haaretz.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yes, the US administration has publicly put its foot down to prevent a full-fledged annexation of the West Bank for now. Anything else, no matter how significant it is and how much private Palestinian land gets appropriated on the way, seems to be fine, however.
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Qatar Airways’ AI
People Have A Crush On This Airline’s AI-Flight Attendant
Qatar Airways' AI-generated virtual flight attendant—Sama—has amassed some very passionate fans who seem to have her confused with a real woman.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Qatar Airways’ AI
It's a very a good sign that the UN is relevant again - plus the mandate by the Security Council could finally sway countries to commit troops for Gaza.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's a very a good sign that the UN is relevant again - plus the mandate by the Security Council could finally sway countries to commit troops for Gaza.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
Ich kann die Entscheidung der LMU zur Absage von "The Targeting of the Palestinian Academy" nicht nachvollziehen. Prof. Kaplony ist ein geschätzter Kollege. Es geht um Freiheit der Lehre & die Auseinandersetzung mit (unbequemen) palästinensischen Perspektiven:
www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
München: LMU sagt nach heftiger Kritik Nahost-Veranstaltung ab
Jüdische Wissenschaftler und die Landtags-CSU befürchteten eine antisemitische Vortragsreihe. Nun hat das LMU-Präsidium reagiert.
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ich kann die Entscheidung der LMU zur Absage von "The Targeting of the Palestinian Academy" nicht nachvollziehen. Prof. Kaplony ist ein geschätzter Kollege. Es geht um Freiheit der Lehre & die Auseinandersetzung mit (unbequemen) palästinensischen Perspektiven:
www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
Today, Jerusalem experienced torrentuous, incessant rainfall. Water rushed down the slopes of the city everywhere. In Gaza, the lack of any actual efforts to provide people with proper shelter since the ceasefire went into effect became brutally evident.
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Today, Jerusalem experienced torrentuous, incessant rainfall. Water rushed down the slopes of the city everywhere. In Gaza, the lack of any actual efforts to provide people with proper shelter since the ceasefire went into effect became brutally evident.
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sweeeeeeet 😅😉
MEM book prize goes to @rachelschine.bsky.social for her 'Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race'!
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Fascinating insights into how #Pakistan in general (and the increasingly influential Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir in particular) poured millions of dollars into high-level lobbying campaigns to woo Trump:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
How Pakistan’s Spending Blitz Helped Win Over Trump and Flip U.S. Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Fascinating insights into how #Pakistan in general (and the increasingly influential Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir in particular) poured millions of dollars into high-level lobbying campaigns to woo Trump:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
What an utter sham:
"Netanyahu has stood tall for Israel in the face of strong adversaries [..], and his attention cannot be unnecessarily diverted. Now that we have achieved these unprecedented successes,[..] it is time to let Bibi unite Israel by pardoning him." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
"Netanyahu has stood tall for Israel in the face of strong adversaries [..], and his attention cannot be unnecessarily diverted. Now that we have achieved these unprecedented successes,[..] it is time to let Bibi unite Israel by pardoning him." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Trump formally asks Israel's president to 'fully pardon' Netanyahu in corruption case
Calling Netanyahu's Trial 'A Political, Unjustified Prosecution,' Trump Asked Israel's President Herzog in a Formal Letter to Pardon Netanyahu, Who Faces Charges of Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust ...
www.haaretz.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
What an utter sham:
"Netanyahu has stood tall for Israel in the face of strong adversaries [..], and his attention cannot be unnecessarily diverted. Now that we have achieved these unprecedented successes,[..] it is time to let Bibi unite Israel by pardoning him." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
"Netanyahu has stood tall for Israel in the face of strong adversaries [..], and his attention cannot be unnecessarily diverted. Now that we have achieved these unprecedented successes,[..] it is time to let Bibi unite Israel by pardoning him." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...