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Reimagining Citizenship Beyond the Nation-State
On transcending an old system while maintaining an Islamic framework
Jun 9
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Ottomans and Mamluks as Models for the 21st Century
On engaging the Islamic content in changing socio-political contexts
May 18
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The Sufi Case for Environmentalism
What does Islamic philosophy have to say about the natural world?
Mar 29
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To Be Radical Is To Be Muslim: Submit, But Not to Europe
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Capitalism, Wilāya, and the Case for an Islamic Economic Theory
Jan 9, 2025
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To Be Radical Is To Be Muslim - The Shepherd and the State
May 7, 2025
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To Be Radical Is To Be Muslim: Rejecting The Cult Of Progress
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What Does An Islamic Government Look Like?
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In Defense of Cultural Islam
Apr 17, 2025
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Revival and Romanticization of the Muslim World
Shifting the center of gravity from heartlands to the periphery
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The Recurring Muslim Revolution
Every age remakes its own caliphate
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Stop Dying On So Many Hills
On being reasonable and self-assured
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Deal With The World As It Is, Not As You Wish It Was
On the importance of acknowledging reality
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What Does An Islamic Government Look Like?
An alternative conception of Islamic governance that goes beyond just implementation of law
Jul 3, 2025
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A Humoral Diagnosis of Statecraft and Justice from Katip Çelebi
Part 2 of a translation of Katip Çelebi's Düstûr ül-Amel fî Islâh il-Halel
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