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…
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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…
Pakistan Conference at the University of Michigan, 2-3 April 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…
Review of “Revolution and Its Discontents. Political Thought and Reform in Iran”
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…
Review of Brannon Ingram’s “Revival from Below”
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…
Participation in Zoom-Panel on “Authority in the Globalised Muslim World”
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…
New Review of “In a Pure Muslim Land” in Religious Studies Reviews
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…
Talk on Pakistan and the Iranian Revolution (on Zoom)
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…
Featured host of @Tweetistorian
In the week from September 28 until October 4, I have the pleasure to guest-tweet on the “Tweeting Historians” Twitter account (@tweetistorian). For the week,…