Mubashir AK
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Islamic law & legal theory, Muslim world.
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One of my favorite books/stories in MENA studies is about the encounter of Americans with large numbers of Eastern Christians for the first time, and their amazement that the latter had lots of interest in Western culture, philosophy, etc. but close to zero interest in conversion
December 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
One of my favorite books/stories in MENA studies is about the encounter of Americans with large numbers of Eastern Christians for the first time, and their amazement that the latter had lots of interest in Western culture, philosophy, etc. but close to zero interest in conversion
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“The situation today remains volatile, with no guarantees that Syria will survive.”
Yassin al-Haj Saleh looks back at the 20th century and the unruly history weighing on the “new” Syria, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Yassin al-Haj Saleh looks back at the 20th century and the unruly history weighing on the “new” Syria, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Unruly History That Weighs on the New Syria
To understand the challenges the country faces today, it's helpful to look back at three previous ‘beginnings’ in the 20th century
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December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The situation today remains volatile, with no guarantees that Syria will survive.”
Yassin al-Haj Saleh looks back at the 20th century and the unruly history weighing on the “new” Syria, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Yassin al-Haj Saleh looks back at the 20th century and the unruly history weighing on the “new” Syria, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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qifa nabki lithub.com/al-atlal-now... ended one course today with her earlier essay on the work of the witness... what does it mean to not try to leave unscathed
Al-Atlal, Now: On Language and Silence in Gaza’s Wake
It felt like failing—all of it. First the words, then their end. For twenty-four months you pushed your way to language, let language push through you—a desecration of articulation. Committing, cas…
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December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
qifa nabki lithub.com/al-atlal-now... ended one course today with her earlier essay on the work of the witness... what does it mean to not try to leave unscathed
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My annual traveling turkeys post! What do you do when a New World bird visits the Mughal court? Paint it in miniature, of course! This essay by Neha Vermani follows the Muslim reception of our feathered friends.
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The turkey's journey from the Atlantic to the early modern Islamic world | Folger Shakespeare Library
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November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
My annual traveling turkeys post! What do you do when a New World bird visits the Mughal court? Paint it in miniature, of course! This essay by Neha Vermani follows the Muslim reception of our feathered friends.
www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
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I’ll be right back there in 3-4 weeks. Devastating floods and landslides. The increasing major storm events are from climate change. www.reuters.com/business/env...
Indonesia races to evacuate stranded residents as flood death toll hits 61
Rescuers on Indonesia's flood- and landslide-hit Sumatra island rushed on Thursday to pull stranded residents out of fast-flowing muddy waters that smashed through homes and forced thousands of people...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I’ll be right back there in 3-4 weeks. Devastating floods and landslides. The increasing major storm events are from climate change. www.reuters.com/business/env...
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the new issue of _religious studies review_ includes our 20th anniversary book forum on Saba Mahmood's POLITICS OF PIETY share.google/Jcwby87NDTpI...
Religious Studies Review: Vol 51, No 3
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November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
the new issue of _religious studies review_ includes our 20th anniversary book forum on Saba Mahmood's POLITICS OF PIETY share.google/Jcwby87NDTpI...