The fine scholar Michel de Certeau wrote: “Even more, in history as in other fields, one day or another a practice without theory will necessarily drift into dogmatism of ‘eternal values’ or into an apology for a ‘timelessness.’ Suspicion could never be extended over every theoretical analysis.” (The Writing of... read more →
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The theater of Macron’s crusade is his own backyard, the banlieues—from where the uncivilized darkness will lift when floodlit by the vaunted French version of secularism, laïcité. MoosaSecularismsPrisonersPDF Link here: https://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/global-currents/secularisms-prisoners/
Dec
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My latest contribution to Critical Muslim, 34 thematic issue: Destinations. New Territories is my contribution and I thank the publisher Hurst and the editor Ziauddin Sardar for allowing me to share this with my readers. I would encourage visitors to my page to subscribe to Critical Muslim, since this is... read more →
Oct
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BBC InterviewI am sure the Muslim community the world over will welcome the resumption of umra visits, voluntary visits to the Muslim holy places in Makka and Madina, as announced by Saudi authorities. In my comments to the BBC I pointed out: based on the safety measures adopted during the... read more →
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Published 10:18 AM ET Tue, 20 March 2018 Updated 1:12 PM ET Tue, 20 March 2018CNBC.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman markets himself as a domestic reformer with the ambition to unleash the potential of 32 million Saudi citizens. His actions both at home and among his neighbors call into question... read more →