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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.tv
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.
medyascope.tv
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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)
mps2025.org
2.Kutubiyya Mosque (1158)
3.Also visited Fes w Jeremy Gunn
4.Al-Attarine Madrasa (1325)
October 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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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
August 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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/...
August 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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...
July 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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.
yeniarayis.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Reposted by Ahmet T. Kuru
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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
May 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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ferdowsiandcompany.bsky.social
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
May 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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...
May 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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
www.youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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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:
April 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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
April 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Ahmet T. Kuru
iniis.bsky.social
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
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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
youtube.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
"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...
March 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Reposted by Ahmet T. Kuru
monicamarks.bsky.social
Excellent analysis. Professor Ahmet Kuru is one of the world’s foremost experts on Islam & authoritarianism.

His observations about Imamoglu’s widening the CHP tent to include women w/ headscarves—& the positive impact that Turkey could have on the Muslim world if it ever re-democratises—are key.
ahmetkuru.bsky.social 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)
youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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)
youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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-...
March 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Reposted by Ahmet T. Kuru
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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.
buff.ly
March 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
ahmetkuru.bsky.social
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...
March 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM