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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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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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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...
March 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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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...
March 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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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...
March 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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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...
March 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Last week in Delhi;
1-Hafeez Ur Rahman & I launched my book's Hindi edition
2-I visited Humayun's Tomb, "red Taj Mahal"
3-I had a dinner conversation & book exchange with Rajeev Bhargava
4-I gave an interview to Awaz's editor Atir Khan:
youtube.com/watch?v=ytgr...
February 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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-Last week, I began my India visit by seeing Taj Mahal
-We launched my book's Hindi edition at Delhi Book Fair
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXsd...
-Ramananda Sengupta's video & article are noteworthy stratnewsglobal.com/asia/what-do...
-I gave a brief interview to Awaz www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fey...
February 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Hindi edition of my book has come out by! I will launch it in Delhi Book Fair soon.
Details in English & Hindi
www.awazthevoice.in/society-news...
February 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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I've had a great week in Vienna
-I met Giorgione's The Three Philosophers (1509), cover of my book
-I launched my book's German edition (Springer_VS) at Bruno Kreisky Forum
-I presented at University of Vienna's Terrorism Conference
-I gave a talk at Catholic University KPH on how to teach religion
January 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I’m going to Vienna to launch my book’s German edition at Kreisky Forum, Jan 27
kreisky-forum.org/category/eve...
I’ll talk at KPH, Jan 28
kphvie.ac.at/data-collect...
I’ll talk at @univie.ac.at Conference, Jan 24-26
icites.univie.ac.at/program/
My book by Springer
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
January 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Happy News: Springer published German edition of my Islam book:
"Islam, Autoritarismus und Unterentwicklung"
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
I wrote a new Preface on its possible contributions to debates on Islam in Germany & Austria.
January 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Yeni Suriye ile İslam-siyaset ilişkileri tekrar gündeme geldi.
Ergun Babahan ile iki söyleşimizi YouTube'a yükledim.
1-Ulema ve devlet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SfF...
2-Ulema ve asker: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfZY...
December 25, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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For peace & prosperity, Syria must avoid imposing an ulema-state alliance & strict sharia laws.
They failed in Iran, and S. Arabia is trying to dismantle.
My brief Qantara article on the issue
qantara.de/en/article/p...
My longer MPR article
journal.uiii.ac.id/index.php/mp...
December 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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How can Syrians build peace & prosperity after Assad's tyranny and Israel's bombing?
I gave an interview to RFE Kyrgyz @azattyk.org.web.brid.gy on colonial history, autocracy, sectarianism, Arab Spring & international forces.
Written: azattyk.org/a/siriyany-k...
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=uD9K...
December 17, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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Senegal is one of the only five democracies in the Muslim world. My book is now accessible there w its French edition. Senegal's leading newspaper Le Soleil published my interview lesoleil.sn/internationa...
December 1, 2024 at 7:57 AM
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‎My book’s Urdu translation has come out. I wrote a new Preface for readers in Pakistan:
mashalbooks.org/product/isla...
‎اسلام، آمریت پسندی اور پسماندگی
‎For an Urdu summary see
jang.com.pk/news/1031811
November 29, 2024 at 7:14 AM
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مقالتي في
@ajarabic.bsky.social
عن ترامب في أمريكا وكتابي في فرنسا
النهوض بأجندة دينية قومية غالبًا يستهدف الأقليات المسلمة بشكل غير متناسب، حيث يركز الشعبويون اليمينيون في العديد من البلدان خطابهم وسياساتهم على المهاجرين المسلمين، مما يزيد من تهميش هذه المجتمعات
November 26, 2024 at 8:26 AM