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New Books in Islamic Studies

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In the heyday of Islamic art collecting around the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of premodern ceramic objects circulated on the international antiquities market. Invisible Hands: Fabrication, Forgery, and the Art of Islamic Ceramics (Princ... more

The open access Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Heritage in Contemporary Europe (Bloomsbury, 2025) offers readers a state-of-the-art guide to the public debates and scholarship on religious heritage in contemporary Europe. It contains articles by... more

The essays in Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies (Cornell UP, 2023) address the ways in which Muslims from Morocco to Indonesia and from sub-Saharan Africa to the steppes of Uzbekistan are members of a broad cultural unit. Although the Musli... more

Chen examines the Chinese Nationalist government's distinctive support for private Muslim teachers schools between the 1920s and 1940s, and explores the complex relationship between these institutions and the Chinese state during the Republican perio... more

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Bin Chen
Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, expert in modern Chinese history and Islam in China
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Episode: Bin Chen, "Hui Muslims in the Shaping of Modern China: Education, Frontier Politics, and Nation-State" (Routledge, 2025)
Zaid Adhami
Author and scholar discussing his book on the American Muslim experience.
UNC Press
Episode: Zaid Adhami, "Dilemmas of Authenticity: The American Muslim Crisis of Faith" (UNC Press, 2025)
Dr. Olivier Esteves
Academic specializing in race and immigration issues
Lille University
Episode: Olivier Esteves et al., "France, You Love It but Leave It: The Silent Flight of French Muslims" (Polity, 2025)
P. C. Saidalavi
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Shiv Nadar University
Shiv Nadar University
Episode: P. C. Saidalavi, "Seeking Allah's Hierarchy: Caste, Labor, and Islam in India" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)
Alaina Morgan
Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
Episode: Alaina M. Morgan, "Atlantic Crescent: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the African Diaspora" (UNC Press, 2025)
Adam Bursi
An editorial assistant at Fortress Press
Fortress Press
Episode: Adam Bursi, "Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam" (Edinburgh UP, 2024)
Khaled Beydoun
Associate Professor of Law and author
Arizona State University
Episode: Khaled A. Beydoun, "The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims" (U California Press, 2023)
Imran Mulla
Journalist at Middle East Eye
Middle East Eye
Episode: Imran Mulla, "The Indian Caliphate, Exiled Ottomans and the Billionaire Prince" (Hurst, 2025)
Nile Green
Editor of 'Sarandib's Translations' and Ibn Khaldun Endowed Chair in World History at UCLA.
UCLA
Episode: Nile Green, "Serendipitous Translations: A Sourcebook on Sri Lanka in the Islamic Indian Ocean" (U Texas Press, 2026)

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Bin Chen, "Hui Muslims in the Shaping of Modern China: Education, Frontier Politics, and Nation-State" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: How do you understand Hui identity in the Republican period?
Hui identity during this period was not fixed but rather ambiguous, allowing Hui individuals to navigate their identity in relation to broader social and political contexts.
Bin Chen, "Hui Muslims in the Shaping of Modern China: Education, Frontier Politics, and Nation-State" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: What are the main questions that your book sets out to answer?
The main question guiding the book is how and why the nationalist government ignored its own regulation to support private Muslim teachers' schools and what both parties aimed to gain from their relationship.
David S. Powers and Eric Tagliacozzo, "Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies" (Cornell UP, 2023)
Q: What do you hope will read Islamic Ecumene and what sort of impact would you like it to have?
Tagliacozzo hopes the volume will be widely read, clarifying misconceptions about Islam and highlighting its complexity and diversity.
David S. Powers and Eric Tagliacozzo, "Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies" (Cornell UP, 2023)
Q: How does the volume explore the organizational matrices of common Muslim affiliation?
The volume examines the common practices and shared identities of Muslims across different countries, asserting a unity despite diversity.
David S. Powers and Eric Tagliacozzo, "Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies" (Cornell UP, 2023)
Q: What do we mean by Islamic Ecumene?
Tagliacozzo explains that there may not be one definitive concept of Islamic Ecumene but multiple overlapping ideas based on participation and practice.

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Focusing on contemporary scholarship, this podcast showcases in-depth discussions with researchers and authors who explore various aspects of Islamic studies. Topics covered include historical contexts, cultural practices, religious identity, and modern issues faced by Muslim communities. The episodes frequently highlight diverse perspectives on socio-political challenges related to Islam, as well as academic insights into historical and current dynamics in Islamic societies. Unique to this podcast is its dedication to presenting scholarly research in an accessible format for a general audience, fostering greater understanding and awareness of Islamic studies across different cultural contexts.

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