Review of “The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad”
I’ve reviewed Thomas Hegghammer’s fascinating account of Arab involvement in the Afghan Jihad of the 1980s (Cambridge University Press, 2020) for the International Journal of…
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Participation in Workshop on “Islamic Third Worldism”
I’m excited to participate in an upcoming workshop on “Islamic Third Worldism”, organized by Lin Hongxuan (National University of Singapore) and Teren Sevea (Harvard Divinity…
Interview on Iran’s upcoming presidential elections (in German)
What to expect from the upcoming Iranian presidential elections? I had a chance to discuss what we can expect the with the Swiss radio station…
New Analysis of Iran’s Regional Policy
I’ve written a short popular piece (in German) for the magazine “Aufbau” (Vol. 88, no. 03, June 2021) on Iran’s contradictory regional role between the…
New Article “A Direct Flight to Revolution: Maududi, Divine Sovereignty, and the 1979-Moment in Iran”
My latest article has been published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (FirstView): https://doi.org/10.1017/S135618632100033X. It is available Open Access for everyone to read.…
Review of “The ‘Ulama in Contemporary Pakistan: Contesting and Cultivating an Islamic Republic”
I’ve reviewed Mashal Saif’s (Clemson University) new provocative and exctiting book (Cambridge University Press, 2020) on Pakistan’s contemporary religious scholars and how they engage the…
Inaugural Book Award of the South Asian Muslim Studies Association for “In a Pure Muslim Land”
I’m really happy to report that “In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi’ism between Pakistan and the Middle East” (UNC Press and Speaking Tiger for the…
Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism at Harvard, 5-8 April
I will be part of a symposium on transnational Shi’ism, hosted by the Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International…
Talk on “Strange Success – The Enduring Appeal of an Islamic State after Colonialism”
On Wednesday, March 31 (Time: 9:00 pm (Pakistan Standard Time) | 5:00 pm UK | 11:00 am EST), I will be in conversation with Sajjad…