Islamic Studies

Read posts debating issues in the study of Islam, past and present.

On Educating Oneself

This is a reflection piece I wrote a few months ago for Critical Muslim.MoosaOnEducatingOneself

December 2, 2015
Ethics, Islam in America, Islamic Law/Ethics, Islamic studies scholarship, Literature, Madrasas, Middle East, Muslim Ethics, Personal, Scholars, Scholarship, Science, South Africa

Op Ed: A Community is Judged by It’s Conduct says al-Kasani

Please read my op-ed in today’s Orlando Sentinel. Comments on my WordPress page are welcome. ʿAlā al-Dīn Abū Bakr al-Kāsānī (d. 1189) in what might be a throw away line in... read more →

September 25, 2015
Ethics, Islam in America, Islamic Law/Ethics, Islamic studies scholarship, Sacrilege, Scholars, Scholarship

Tribute to Professor Shahab Ahmed (1966-2015)

Ever since I heard of Shahab Ahmed's illness, a few weeks ago, to say I was terribly unsettled, would not be an exaggeration. A particular malignant form of leukemia overwhelmed... read more →

September 23, 2015
Islam in America, Islamic Law/Ethics, Islamic studies scholarship, Middle East, Scholars, South Asia, Uncategorized

My interview with Diffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience

Diffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience.

August 14, 2015
Ethics, Islam & Democracy, Islam in America, Islamic Law/Ethics, Madrasas, Middle East, Muslim Ethics, Pakistan, US Politics

My Madrasa Book is published

https://twitter.com/IngridMattson/status/578044194519814145 Prof Mattson is not only a great scholar but an extraordinary human being. Her enthusiasm and care rejuvenates the author!!

March 18, 2015
Islamic Law/Ethics, Madrasas, Media, Pakistan, Personal, South Asia, Uncategorized, US Politics