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Simon Wolfgang Fuchs Lecturer in Islam and Middle East Studies, University of Freiburg

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Instagram Live Conversation with Prof. Sajjad Rizvi

Online Conversation   |   May 4, 2020

On Monday, May 4, I will discuss with Prof. Sajjad Rizvi (Exter) my ongoing research related to the global history of the Iranian Revolution: “How…

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New Article: “Casting aside the Clutches of Conjecture: the Striving for Religious Certainty at Aligarh”

Publications   |   April 30, 2020

What motivated the famous North Indian Muslim modernist Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan (d. 1898) and his associates? My new article in “Islamic Law and Society”…

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Zoom-Discussion on “Authoritarianism and Corona” (in German) on April 29

Public Outreach   |   April 28, 2020

Das Lob der harten Hand: Sind autoritäre Regime in der Bewältigung der Corona-Krise effektiver? Ist ein autoritäres Durchgreifen in der Corona-Pandemie effektiver? Auf den ersten…

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“In a Pure Muslim Land” featured on Jadaliyya

In a Pure Muslim Land   |   March 30, 2020

The “New Text Out Now” (Newton) project run by Jadaliyya has given me the opportunity to reflect a bit on how In a Pure Muslim…

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New Review of “In a Pure Muslim Land” by Prof. Karen Ruffle (U of Toronto)

In a Pure Muslim Land   |   March 23, 2020

Prof. Ruffle writes: “In a Pure Muslim Land makes a major contribution to the study of Pakistani Shiʿism. Fuchs’ presentation of these difficult-to-access sources mirrors…

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New Journal Article: “Legalised Pedigrees: Sayyids and Shiʿi Islam in Pakistan”

Publications   |   March 16, 2020

My latest article is out in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: “Legalised Pedigrees: Sayyids and Shiʽi Islam in Pakistan” is part of a…

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The Return of the Mahdi

Media Appearances   |   February 14, 2020

Who is the mahdi, an important and intriguing figure in Islamic eschatology? And what is supposed to happen upon his return? I had the pleasure…

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Two New Reviews of “In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi’ism between Pakistan and the Middle East”

In a Pure Muslim Land   |   January 30, 2020

Two new reviews of my book are in. Sarthak Choudhury writes in the Indian newspaper Business Standard the book “could not have been published at…

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Book Launch of “In a Pure Muslim Land” in Pakistan

In a Pure Muslim Land   |   January 10, 2020

The book launch for Pakistan of In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi’ism between Pakistan and the Middle East will take place at the Afkar-e Taza…

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New Article: “Reclaiming the Citizen: Christian and Shi‘i Engagements with the Pakistani State”

Publications   |   January 10, 2020

My latest article has now been published in the Journal South Asia. The abstract gives you a brief idea of my arguments: At first glance,…

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