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Review of “The ‘Ulama in Contemporary Pakistan: Contesting and Cultivating an Islamic Republic”

Publications   |   April 23, 2021

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…

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Inaugural Book Award of the South Asian Muslim Studies Association for “In a Pure Muslim Land”

Awards and Honors   |   April 12, 2021

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…

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Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism at Harvard, 5-8 April

Conferences   |   April 7, 2021

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…

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Talk on “Strange Success – The Enduring Appeal of an Islamic State after Colonialism”

Conferences   |   March 30, 2021

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…

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Pakistan Conference at the University of Michigan, 2-3 April 2021

Conferences   |   March 12, 2021

The Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan hosts its 10th Pakistan conference with focus on “Religious Landscapes” on April 2-3. I’m…

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Review of “Revolution and Its Discontents. Political Thought and Reform in Iran”

Publications   |   February 8, 2021

I’ve reviewed Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi’s “Revolution and Its Discontents. Political Thought and Reform in Iran” (Cambridge UP, 2019) for Political Theology. A marvelous work that transcends…

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Review of Brannon Ingram’s “Revival from Below”

Publications   |   January 29, 2021

I’ve reviewed Brannon D. Ingram’s exciting “Revival from Below. The Deoband Movement and Global Islam” (https://www.ucpress.edu/…/9780520298002/revival-from-below) for Die Welt des Islams. The book is essential…

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Participation in Zoom-Panel on “Authority in the Globalised Muslim World”

Conferences   |   December 7, 2020

The Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World at the University of Edinburgh marks his 10th anniversary with a series of…

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New Review of “In a Pure Muslim Land” in Religious Studies Reviews

In a Pure Muslim Land   |   November 17, 2020

Syed Rizwan Zamir (Davidson College) has reviewed In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi’ism between Pakistan and the Middle East for Religious Studies Review: “This study…

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Talk on Pakistan and the Iranian Revolution (on Zoom)

Conferences   |   November 13, 2020

On Monday, November 16, I will have the pleasure of offering some thoughts on how the Iranian Revolution was read and debated among Sunni Islamist…

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