Best Network ReOrient Podcasts (2025)

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Simon Mayall, "The House of War: The Struggle Between Christendom and the Caliphate" (Bloomsbury, 2024) 1:11:54

5d ago1:11:54

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A powerful new history detailing the most significant military clashes between Islam and Christendom over the 1,300 years of the Muslim caliphate. From the taking of the holy city of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD by Caliph Umar, to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I, Christian popes, emperors and kings, and Muslim…

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FIRST QUARTER WAXING LUNAR “CRISIS IN ACTION” SQUARE & PLUTO RETROGRADE MAY 4: STAND YOUR GROUND! 1:02:00

5d ago1:02:00

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LISTEN HERE https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking TO THIS WEEK’S ASTRO NEWS YOU CAN USE PODCAST WITH SHERI HORN HASAN! This podcast, which drops May 2, discusses the intensity of this Taurus New Moon waxing cycle, as well as what’s happening since Venus entered Mars-ruled Aries April 30. With Venus in the sign of the warrior until…

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"I have not Finished...": Rokahya Diallo on being Black, Muslim, and frequently interrupted (Emilie Diouf, JP) 48:39

6d ago48:39

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Emilie Diouf of Brandeis English, whose monograph on genocide and trauma is forthcoming, joins John to speak with the celebrated French journalist and activist Rokahya Diallo. Diouf places Diallo within a transnational black intellectual tradition, founded in the interwar period in the Negritude movement; it was then that Paulette, Jeanne, and Anne…

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INTENSE TAURUS NEW MOON'S T-SQUARE TO MARS OPPOSITE PLUTO APRIL 27 LIGHTS THE POWER STRUGGLE FUSE! 58:29

12d ago58:29

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https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN FOR THIS WEEK’S ASTRO NEWS YOU CAN USE PODCAST! This podcast discusses the intensity of astrological events leading up to the third Mars/Pluto opposition April 26 & the Taurus New Moon April 27! We begin by looking back, as that’s how we learn best how certain astrologica…

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Mehrdad Alipour, "Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse" (Brill, 2024) 1:43:47

13d ago1:43:47

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What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,”…

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Samuel Ross, "Qur’an Commentary and the Biblical Turn: A History of Muslim Exegetical Engagement with the Biblical Text" (de Gruyter, 2024) 1:26:58

19d ago1:26:58

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Quran Commentary and the Biblical Turn (de Gruyter, 2024) examines the exegetical relationship between the Quran and the Bible in Islamic intellectual history. As the two have been called "intertwined scriptures" due to the Quran’s frequent invocation of biblical narratives and figures, a question is raised: what is the history of Muslims’ exegetic…

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THIRD-QUARTER “CRISIS IN CONSCIOUSNESS” WANING LUNAR SQUARE APRIL 19: THE PRESSURE BUILDS AS THE U.S. FACES A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS! 57:10

19d ago57:10

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TUNE IN TO https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking PODCAST AS SHERI HORN HASAN discusses the Sun’s entrance into Taurus April 19, the Taurus Sun’s fixed square to Mars in Leo, & the Aquarius Moon’s opposition to Mars & conjunction with Pluto—all at the third-quarter waning lunar square on April 20. And not only that! The Taurus Sun …

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Radio ReOrient Season 12: A Wrap Up and Round Up 33:33

20d ago33:33

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In this episode the Radio ReOrient hosts – Hizer Mir, Claudia Radiven, Saeed Khan and Chella Ward – reflect back on this season on ReOrienting History. They ask why history plays such a large role in post-orientalist approaches, and think about the role that history plays in the world around us. That’s all from us this season, but join us again for…

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Muslimness in Bosnia: A Discussion with Ðermana Kuric 53:38

23d ago53:38

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In this episode, Hizer Mir and Chella Ward talked to Ðermana Kuric about Bosnia and Muslimness, focussing on the ways the history of Muslimness in Bosnia interacts with current identities and practices. Ðermana is a researcher whose work concerns hate crime and discrimination in relation to Muslims in Europe. This episode is one of our ‘Forgotten U…

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LIBRA FULL MOON OPPOSITE ARIES SUN/CHIRON & SQUARE MARS: YOU’VE WOUNDED US & WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE! 59:49

26d ago59:49

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https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking tune into this week’s Astro News You Can Use podcast with Sheri Horn Hasan discussing this past week’s astro-influenced events & what’s yet to come, including the results of Mercury & Venus’s stations direct! Astrologer Sheri Horn Hasan first looks back at how the April 4 first-quarter “crisis…

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Ðermana Kuric on Muslimness in Bosnia 55:23

27d ago55:23

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In this episode, Hizer Mir and Chella Ward talked to Ðermana Kuric about Bosnia and Muslimness, focussing on the ways the history of Muslimness in Bosnia interacts with current identities and practices. Ðermana is a researcher whose work concerns hate crime and discrimination in relation to Muslims in Europe. This episode is one of our ‘Forgotten U…

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Queer Jews, Queer Muslims: A Discussion with Adi Saleem and Shanon Shah 1:02:58

1M ago1:02:58

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In this episode of Radio ReOrient, Claudia Radiven and Chella Ward spoke to Adi Saleem and Shanon Shah. They discussed the recent publication of the book Queer Muslims, Queer Jews: Race, Religion, and Representation (Wayne State UP, 2024) that Adi edited and Shannon contributed a chapter. Adi is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan …

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Elisabeth Bolorinos Allard, "Spanish National Identity, Colonial Power, and the Portrayal of Muslims and Jews During the Rif War (1909-27)" (Boydell & Brewer, 2021) 48:42

1M ago48:42

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How were Moroccan Muslim and Jewish cultures depicted in Spanish literature, journalism, and photography during the Rif War and what did this portrayal reveal about conflicting visions of Spanish identity? Runner-up for the 2017-18 AHGBI-Spanish Embassy Publication Prize Spanish National Identity, Colonial Power, and the Portrayal of Muslims and Je…

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"Queer Jews, Queer Muslims" with Adi Saleem and Shanon Shah 1:08:43

1M ago1:08:43

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In this episode of Radio ReOrient, Claudia Radiven and Chella Ward spoke to Adi Saleem and Shanon Shah. They discussed the recent publication of the book Queer Muslims, Queer Jews: Race, Religion, and Representation (Wayne State UP, 2024) that Adi edited and Shannon contributed a chapter. Adi is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan …

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WAXING ARIES NEW MOON SOLAR ECLIPSE FIRST QUARTER & NEPTUNE IN ARIES: THE TIDE BEGINS TO TURN! 1:00:02

1M ago1:00:02

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JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN for this week’s Astro News You Can Use podcast @ https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking which covers how, as we’re now at the first quarter monthly lunar square of the Cancer Moon to the Aries Sun April 4, a major shift is reverberating through our global collective consciousness. This podcast starts with a re…

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Atiya Husain, "No God But Man: On Race, Knowledge, and Terrorism" (Duke UP, 2025) 1:09:08

1M ago1:09:08

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Atiya Husain’s No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses the FBI Most Wanted lists to rethink theoretical relationships between race and Islam in the United States. Husain traces the genealogy of wanted posters and how theories of the “average man” informs the use of photographs and its accompanying descrip…

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Palestinian Futurism with Leila Abdelrazaq 50:26

1M ago50:26

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In this episode, Chella Ward and Hizer Mir spoke to Leila Abdelrazaq about her artistic practice and its themes of Palestinian futurism. Their discussion centred on Leila’s artistic work, and probed the role that reimagining the past can play in a more just future. Leila Abdelrazaq is a Chicago-born Palestinian artist and cultural organizer whose d…

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Sinem Arcak Casale, "Gifts in the Age of Empire: Ottoman-Safavid Cultural Exchange, 1500–1639" (U Chicago Press, 2023) 1:11:28

1M ago1:11:28

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When the Safavid dynasty, founded in 1501, built a state that championed Iranian identity and Twelver Shi’ism, it prompted the more established Ottoman Empire to align itself definitively with Sunni legalism. The political, religious, and military conflicts that arose have since been widely studied, but little attention has been paid to their diplo…

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Wafik W. Wahba, "Global Christianity and Islam: Exploring History, Politics, and Beliefs" (InterVarsity Press, 2025) 1:03:54

1M ago1:03:54

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Together, the adherents of Christianity and Islam make up over half of the world's population, and their numbers are expected to keep growing. The influence of these two faiths—and their relations with each other—is seen in politics, economics, and social interactions. Religious identity and aspirations remain powerful and appealing to people aroun…

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Letizia Osti, "History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate: Writing the Past in Medieval Arabic Literature" (I. B. Tauris, 2024) 51:55

1M ago51:55

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Abu Bakr al-Suli was an Abbasid polymath and table companion, as well as a legendary chess player. He was perhaps best known for his work on poetry and chancery, which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature. His decades of service at the court of at least three caliphs give him a unique perspective as an historian of his own time,…

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ARIES NEW MOON SOLAR ECLIPSE: TIME TO WAKE UP, REORIENT, & FIGHT OUR WAY BACK TO REALITY! 59:23

1M ago59:23

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STARTING TODAY TUNE IN TO https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking WITH SHERI HORN HASAN as we look back at all the mind-boggling Astro News You Can Use this past week & what’s coming next! We start with the Pisces New Moon monthly lunar cycle which squared Jupiter in Gemini back on February 27 & led to the overly enthusiastic yet ex…

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Syaifudin Zuhri, "Wali Pitu and Muslim Pilgrimage in Bali, Indonesia: Inventing a Sacred Tradition" (Leiden UP, 2022) 1:10:48

1M ago1:10:48

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Syaifudin Zuhri’s book Wali Pitu and Muslim Pilgrimage in Bali, Indonesia: Inventing a Sacred Tradition (Leiden, 2022) is a detailed examination of the recent emergence of the Wali Pitu (“Seven Saints”) tradition in Bali, Indonesia. The study is a multi-sited ethnography of pilgrimage traditions to the grave sites of the Wali Pitu, which is a part …

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Cars, Race and Class with Yunis Alam 55:15

1M ago55:15

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In this episode of Radio ReOrient, Claudia Radiven and Saeed Khan spoke to Dr Yunis Alam about cars, class and race. They discussed the role that cars play in signifying meaning in terms of status, wealth and taste. These conversations extended to the racialization of car culture in cities like Bradford (UK) and the relationship to criminalization …

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David D. Grafton, "Muhammad in the Seminary: Protestant Teaching about Islam in the Nineteenth Century" (NYU Press, 2024) 1:21:43

2M ago1:21:43

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Uncovers what Christian seminaries taught about Islam in their formative years Throughout the nineteenth century, Islam appeared regularly in the curricula of American Protestant seminaries. Islam was not only the focus of Christian missions, but was studied as part of the history of the Church as well as in the new field of comparative religions. …

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IN BETWEEN ECLIPSES, VENUS & MERCURY STILL RETROGRADE, & SUN IN ARIES: ARE WE AT WAR IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS? 1:00:33

2M ago1:00:33

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JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN for this week’s review of what the heck it all means as we head toward next week’s Aries New Moon solar eclipse March 29! This podcast looks at how we are reevaluating relationships thanks to Venus retrograde & how we can find the inspiration to create our future, thanks to Mercury retrograde, both in Aries. We review also, as…

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Cars, Race and Class with Yunis Alam 1:01:00

2M ago1:01:00

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In this episode of Radio ReOrient, Claudia Radiven and Saeed Khan spoke to Dr Yunis Alam about cars, class and race. They discussed the role that cars play in signifying meaning in terms of status, wealth and taste. These conversations extended to the racialization of car culture in cities like Bradford (UK) and the relationship to criminalization …

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Sumerian History with Marc Van De Mieroop 1:07:08

2M ago1:07:08

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In this episode of Radio ReOrient, Salman Sayyid and Chella Ward spoke to Professor Marc Van De Mieroop about Sumerian history. They discussed the role that the so-called ‘Ancient Near East’ might play in reorienting history, from redefining the history of philosophy to telling a less Eurocentric story about writing and textual evidence. Marc is Pr…

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Lauren E. Osborne, "Hearing Islam: The Sounds of a Global Religious Tradition" (Routledge, 2024) 1:41:18

2M ago1:41:18

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In Hearing Islam: The Sounds of a Global Religious Tradition, Lauren Osborne delves into the sonic dimensions of Islam, exploring how the tradition’s rich soundscape offers deep insights into culture, identity, and spirituality. In this innovative work, Osborne shifts the focus from the written word to the auditory, asking, "What can we learn about…

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VIRGO FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE MARCH 14 & MERCURY RETROGRADE MARCH 15: REALITY CANNOT BE IGNORED! 59:21

2M ago59:21

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https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking LISTEN TO SHERI HORN HASAN’S NEW PODCAST which drops today, March 14! This Virgo Full Moon lunar eclipse opposing Saturn, the Sun, & Neptune—all in Pisces—reminds them that numbers don’t lie and that you cannot ignore, or hide, or “disappear” the facts! Mercury’s Virgo’s about analysis and the…

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Exploring Muslim Sicily with Nuha Alshaar and Shainool Jiwa 49:15

2M ago49:15

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In this episode Saeed Khan and Hizer Mir take a trip to Muslim Sicily, via a new book edited by Nuha Alshaar. They are also joined for this conversation by Shainool Jiwa, one of the authors whose work is featured in this edited volume. They discuss the period from around 800 CE to the mid-13th century, one characterised by a large Muslim presence w…

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Aliyah Khan on the Muslim Caribbean 49:14

2M ago49:14

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In this episode, Saeed Khan and Chella Ward sat down with Dr Aliyah Khan to discuss Muslimness in the Caribbean, drawing on Aliyah’s book Far From Mecca and ongoing important work in this area. This wide-ranging conversation covers decolonial solidarities and neglected histories, and is part of our Forgotten Ummah series, where we investigate Musli…

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VIRGO FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE, VENUS & MERCURY RETROGRADE: DELUSIONS FACE REALITY THAT BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO! 56:59

2M ago56:59

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https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN's latest podcast to review the effects of this current monthly lunar cycle we approache the Virgo Full Moon lunar eclipse on March 13/14 & Venus retrograde continues to ask us: “What’s of greater value—money or committed relationships?” We discuss the themes of both upcom…

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Exploring Muslim Sicily with Nuha Alshaar and Shainool Jiwa 55:00

2M ago55:00

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In this episode Saeed Khan and Hizer Mir take a trip to Muslim Sicily, via a new book edited by Nuha Alshaar. They are also joined for this conversation by Shainool Jiwa, one of the authors whose work is featured in this edited volume. They discuss the period from around 800 CE to the mid-13th century, one characterised by a large Muslim presence w…

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Nadira Khatun, "Postcolonial Bollywood and Muslim Identity: Production, Representation, and Reception" (Oxford UP, 2024) 46:26

2M ago46:26

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In Postcolonial Bollywood and Muslim Identity: Production, Representation, and Reception (Oxford UP, 2024), Nadira Khatun explores the contentious Muslim identity in contemporary India as reflected in recent Bollywood films. She argues that the approach towards Muslim identity in Bollywood films are influenced by the changing political landscape fr…

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Alcohol 20:00

2M ago20:00

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In this episode of High Theory, Nina Studer tells us about alcohol. The restrictions and prohibitions, medical and moral discourses surrounding alcohol reveal a great deal about a given society in a particular historical moment. Nina uses alcohol as a lens to analyze the history of French colonization in North Africa. Who consumed alcohol, in what …

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Asim Qureshi and Walaa Quisay, "When Only God Can See: The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners" (Pluto Press, 2024) 1:00:59

2M ago1:00:59

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When Only God Can See: The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners (Pluto Press, 2024), uncovers the unique experiences of Muslim political prisoners held in Egypt and under US custody at Guantanamo Bay and other detention black sites. This groundbreaking book explores the intricate interplay between their religious beliefs, practices of ritual purity,…

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MARS DIRECT, PISCES NEW MOON, VENUS RETROGRADE & MERCURY ENTERS ARIES: FROM CHAOS COMES CLARITY! 58:21

2M ago58:21

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TUNE IN TO https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking to hear up to date Astro News You Can Use by Sheri Horn Hasan who discusses the deeper meanings of March’s upcoming whirlwind of heavenly events! This podcast looks back at how the ideological fundamentalism of last month’s Aquarius New Moon & Leo Full Moon square Uranus & Juno has …

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Aliyah Khan on the Muslim Caribbean 52:59

2M ago52:59

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In this episode, Saeed Khan and Chella Ward sat down with Dr Aliyah Khan to discuss Muslimness in the Caribbean, drawing on Aliyah’s book Far From Mecca and ongoing important work in this area. This wide-ranging conversation covers decolonial solidarities and neglected histories, and is part of our Forgotten Ummah series, where we investigate Musli…

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Adnan Husain: A Discussion with Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid 1:11:20

2M ago1:11:20

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In this episode, Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid talked to Adnan Husain about some of the challenges involved in reorienting history. We spoke about the opportunities and limitations of the idea of ‘the global’ as a way of organising history, and explored the relationship between the global and the decolonial. Adnan Husain is a Medieval European and …

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PISCES NEW MOON FEB 27: HOLY MOSES, I HAVE BEEN DECEIVED! HE’S MY BROTHER, LET US LIVE IN PEACE! 58:12

3M ago58:12

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JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN @ https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking for the latest podcast discussing revelations--since the January 29 Aquarius New Moon cycle & Uranus’s station direct—that visions of ideological fundamentalism & practical reality don’t mix! It's clear now that the February 14 Leo Full Moon has awakened many to the fac…

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Adnan Husain on Reorienting History 1:19:05

3M ago1:19:05

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In this episode, Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid talked to Adnan Husain about some of the challenges involved in reorienting history. We spoke about the opportunities and limitations of the idea of ‘the global’ as a way of organising history, and explored the relationship between the global and the decolonial. Adnan Husain is a Medieval European and …

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Kecia Ali, "The Woman Question in Islamic Studies" (Princeton UP, 2024) 1:25:43

3M ago1:25:43

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In The Woman Question in Islamic Studies (Princeton UP, 2024), the Introduction of which is available at the publisher's website, Kecia Ali delves into the deeply entrenched ways sexism continues to shape the academic landscape of Islamic Studies. Despite the growing presence of women scholars in the field, Ali finds that women’s work remains margi…

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Professor Priyamvada Gopal: In Conversation with Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid 55:07

3M ago55:07

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In this episode Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid talked to Professor Priyamvada Gopal, Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the University of Cambridge. We talked about her important work on anticolonial resistance, about the importance of the literary in imagining liberation, and about the relationship between the Muslim and the decolonial – and also…

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Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024) 1:08:44

3M ago1:08:44

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Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial…

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Erik Freas, "Palestine's Christians and the Nationalist Cause: The Late Ottoman and Mandatory Periods" (Routledge, 2024) 1:15:48

3M ago1:15:48

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Palestine's Christians and the Nationalist Cause: The Late Ottoman and Mandatory Periods (Routledge, 2024) provides an historical overview of Palestine's Christian communities and their role in the Palestinian nationalist movement during the late Ottoman and British mandatory periods. More than being a history of Palestine's Christian Arabs, the bo…

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U.S. PLUTO RETURN’S BIGGER PICTURE: WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY & HE IS US! JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN 58:30

3M ago58:30

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Discussion includes how this past week’s Leo Full Moon exposed the plight of individuals against ideological notions of “a more perfect union” as the ongoing U.S. Pluto return reveals how corporate greed is rotting governmental foundations from the inside out. Pluto=other peoples’ money=taxpayer dollars. Pluto also=joint resources=federal loans & g…

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Professor Priyamvada Gopal on Anticolonial Resistance 58:52

3M ago58:52

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In this episode Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid talked to Professor Priyamvada Gopal, Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the University of Cambridge. We talked about her important work on anticolonial resistance, about the importance of the literary in imagining liberation, and about the relationship between the Muslim and the decolonial – and also…

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In Conversation: Decolonial Activism and Islamophobia in France 45:37

3M ago45:37

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In this episode, Amina Easat-Daas interviews Houria Bouteldja on decolonial activism and Islamophobia in France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studiesBy Marshall Poe

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LEO FULL MOON SQUARE URANUS: WAKE ME UP INSIDE! 57:44

3M ago57:44

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Sheri Horn Hasan’s “Karmic Evolution’s Astrologically Speaking!” podcast--which drops Friday, February 7—is BAAAAACK! Listen here: https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking This week’s Astro News You Can Use includes a look at how--as we approach the Feb 12 Leo Full Moon--the world has been watching as those in the U.S. begin to wake …

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William Gallois, "Qayrawan: The Amuletic City" (Penn State UP, 2024) 44:51

3M ago44:51

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William Gallois joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, Qayrawān: The Amuletic City, published by The Pennsylvania State University Press in 2024. Qayrawān: The Amuletic City investigates the fascinating history of the Tunisian city of Qayrawān, which in the last years of the nineteenth century found itself covered in murals. Concentrated on …

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