This is a recent book chapter I co-authored with my graduate student, Nicholas Roberts, in which we dig through Islamic history to explore the different manifestations of "quietism" according to... read more →
Therefore, there is no salvation except in independence of thought. ‘‘Forget all you’ve heard and clutch what you see At sunrise what use is Saturn to thee?’’ If writing these... read more →
US Policy Towards Iran Requires An Urgent Rethink
The Other Susan Sontag _ The New Yorker A piece very much worth reading and reflecting about literature, life, politics and activism.
21 June 2017 FAREWELL TO THE FAST Ebrahim Moosa University of Notre Dame As the month of Ramadan ends, I always have mixed feelings: there is both joy and melancholy... read more →