Shared Margins tells of writers, writing, and literary milieus in Alexandria, Egypt's second city. It de-centres cosmopolitan avant-gardes and secular-revolutionary aesthetics that have been intensively documented and studied since 2011. Instead, it offers a fieldwork-based acco…
"Yemen has faced continuing crises since 2010. The fighting and divisions have destroyed much of Yemen's physical, political and social infrastructure, undermining its tribal traditions and religious tolerance, and impoverishing the country. The outbreak of war in 2015 caused th…
"Though the history of Sikh-Muslim relations is fraught with conflict, this book examines how the policies of Sikh rulers attempted to avoid religious bigotry and prejudice at a time when Muslims were treated as third-class citizens. Focusing on the socio-economic, political and…
On 20th November 1979, the Salafi Group, led by a charismatic figure named Juhaiman al-Utaibi, seized control of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, the holiest site in the Muslim World. The Salafi Group was not trying to establish an Islamic state. Instead, its members believed they we…
"This book presents a thematic collection of hagiographical stories of Sufi saints, often referred to as friends of Gods. Despite the diverse wealth of Sufi works, much of the rich, global and centuries old literature of Sufi warrior-saints, has yet to be translated into English…
"This book presents a thematic collection of hagiographical stories of Sufi saints, often referred to as friends of Gods. Despite the diverse wealth of Sufi works, much of the rich, global and centuries old literature of Sufi warrior-saints, has yet to be translated into English…
Examines how Kurdish alternative politics and state building result in new forms of governmentality, justice and gender regimesBased on 202 interviews with Kurdish female and male activists, politicians, mayors, former and active guerrillas, unofficial court representatives and …
Violent non-state actors have become almost endemic to political movements in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. This book examines why they play such a key role and the different ways in which they have developed. Placing them in the context of the region, separate chapter…
The New Santri: Challenges to Traditional Religious Authority in …
by Firdaus, Wajdi, Ahmad Najib, Burhani, Eunsook, Jung, Hamdani, Ahmad Nuril, Huda, Arskal, Salim, Azhar, Ibrahim, Euis, Nurlaelawati, Hikmawan, Saefullah, M. Amin, Abdullah, M. Najib, Azca, Marzi, Afriko, Moh Zaki, Arrobi, Muhammad Adlin, Sila, Noorhaidi, Hasan, Norshahril Saat, Syafiq, Hasyim, Syamsul, Rijal, Wahyudi, Akmaliah, Yanwar, PribadiXXecontributorXX4ctbXX4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb
Just like the Gutenberg revolution in the fifteenth century, which led to the emergence of non-conventional religious authority in the Christian world, the current information technology revolution, particularly through mediums such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, …
The New Santri: Challenges to Traditional Religious Authority in …
by Firdaus, Wajdi, Ahmad Najib, Burhani, Eunsook, Jung, Hamdani, Ahmad Nuril, Huda, Arskal, Salim, Azhar, Ibrahim, Euis, Nurlaelawati, Hikmawan, Saefullah, M. Amin, Abdullah, M. Najib, Azca, Marzi, Afriko, Moh Zaki, Arrobi, Muhammad Adlin, Sila, Noorhaidi, Hasan, Norshahril Saat, Syafiq, Hasyim, Syamsul, Rijal, Wahyudi, Akmaliah, Yanwar, Pribadi
Just like the Gutenberg revolution in the fifteenth century, which led to the emergence of non-conventional religious authority in the Christian world, the current information technology revolution, particularly through mediums such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, …
No one can doubt that Muslim cultures and Muslim populations are under intense scrutiny in the west and worldwide. Moreover, queer politics has been increasingly drawn into this contemporary Islamophobia. This book presents a detailed interdisciplinary study of the issues surrou…