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Xian Aubin Wang, "Islam and Maoism in Southern Yunnan: State Violence and Resistance, 1949–2024" (Cornell UP, 2026)

Islam and Maoism in Southern Yunnan: State Violence and Resistance, 1949–2024

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decades of contentious relations between the Communist party-state of

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Aditi Chandra, "Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2025) examines

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Chiara Formichi, "Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia" (Stanford UP, 2025)

In her most recent publication, Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia (Stanford UP, 2025), Chiara Formichi argues that Muslim women in Java and Sumatra, from the late 1910s to the 1950s, were central to Indonesia's pr... more

30 Jun 2026 • 1 hr 10 min

Marta Dominguez Diaz, "Tunisia's Andalusians: The Cultural Identity of a North African Minority" (Edinburgh UP, 2025)

Tunisia’s Andalusians: The Cultural Identity of a North African Minority (Edinburgh UP, 2025) tells the captivating story of those Andalusians, descendants of Muslims expelled from Spain in the seventeenth century, who sought refuge in Tunisia. Rathe... more

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University of St. Gallen

Episode: Marta Dominguez Diaz, "Tunisia's Andalusians: The Cultural Identity of a North African Minority" (Edinburgh UP, 2025)

Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer

Assistant Professor of History in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University

New York University

Episode: Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer, "Boundaries of Belonging: Sectarianism and Statecraft in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Youssef J. Carter

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and the Kenan Rafai Fellow in Islamic Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Episode: Youssef J. Carter, "The Vast Oceans: Remembering Allah and Self on the Mustafawiyya Sufi Path" (UNC Press, 2026)

Marielle Risse

Author of Ethnographic Reflections on Marriage in Dhofar, Oman

Anthropologist and Professor (Dhofar/Oman fieldwork)

Episode: Marielle Risse, "Ethnographic Reflections on Marriage in Dhofar, Oman" (Anthem Press, 2026)

Raissa de Rande

Author of The Politics of Islamic Ethics, Assistant Professor of Religious Ethics and Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

Episode: Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande, "The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Oludamini Ogunnaike

Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy, University of Virginia

University of Virginia

Episode: Islam in English

William Barylo

Research fellow at the University of Warwick

University of Warwick

Episode: Radio ReOrient S14:10: Muslims in the Neoliberal Era, with William Barylo, hosted by Salman Sayyid and Amina Easat-Daas

Martijn de Koning

Associate Professor of Islam, Politics and Society at Radboud University

Radboud University, Netherlands

Episode: Radio ReOrient 14:8: Dutch Islamophobia and Muslim Exceptionalism, with Martijn de Koning, hosted by Marchella Ward and Amina Easat-Daas

Utku Balaban

Associate professor of sociology at Xavier University; author of Industrial Islamism

Xavier University

Episode: Utku Balaban, "Industrial Islamism: How Authoritarian Movements Mobilize Workers" (U California Press, 2025)

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Host of The New Books Network

Jaclyn Michael

Host of New Books in Islamic Studies

Claudia Radiven

Host of Radio Reorient / The New Books Network

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Islam in English

Q: And Oludamini, may I ask you, in the spirit of this conversation, for our listeners, would you translate khutba and hadith?

Khutba is like a Friday sermon or homily, a sermon given by the imam before the prayers; hadith is a saying or tradition about the Prophet Mohammed, transmitted through a chain of narration. These examples illustrate how hard it is to express Islamic concepts in English without losing nuance, and they show why scholars carefully choose or adapt terms rather than rely on direct, one-to-one translations.

Youssef J. Carter, "The Vast Oceans: Remembering Allah and Self on the Mustafawiyya Sufi Path" (UNC Press, 2026)

Q: Why frame Black racism as a spiritual disease rather than only a policy issue?

The guest argues that repairing the heart is foundational to any meaningful social transformation; if the heart is ill, institutions and policies built atop it will reflect that pathology.

Youssef J. Carter, "The Vast Oceans: Remembering Allah and Self on the Mustafawiyya Sufi Path" (UNC Press, 2026)

Q: Can you talk through the decision to structure the book around Bay'ah and the idea of solidarity rather than traditional hierarchical practices?

The author explains that the structure aligns with how Muslims in the community refer to themselves and their practices, presenting teacher-student relations as sacred partnerships and a form of solidarity rather than mere governance.

Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer, "Boundaries of Belonging: Sectarianism and Statecraft in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Q: How did ordinary people experience the shift from a more publicly Shia Safavid identity to a more Sunni Ottoman context?

Belonging was layered and fluid; people often joined or left kizilbash networks for multiple reasons—spiritual, political, social—and many maintained local identities while negotiating loyalties across imperial boundaries, implying that affiliation was not a simple conversion but a complex negotiation of networks and practices.

Marta Dominguez Diaz, "Tunisia's Andalusians: The Cultural Identity of a North African Minority" (Edinburgh UP, 2025)

Q: How does language become a fundamental element of identity for the Andalusians in Tunisia, and how has it evolved over time?

Language acts as a key marker because it can be studied through texts and inscriptions, with a push in early periods to de-Hispanize and later a gradual Arabization; despite losing Spanish in daily use, people retain cultural markers and practices that reflect their Andalusian heritage.

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What is New Books in Islamic Studies about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The episodes feature in-depth conversations with scholars about recently published books and research on Islam, Muslim communities, and related histories. Topics span colonial legacies, Islamophobia, state policy, education within Muslim communities, Sufism, and transregional diasporas, often blending ethnography, theory, and archival work. Noteworthy are the rigorous academic framing, global geographic scope (from Southeast Asia to Europe and the Middle East), and a mix of methodological approaches that illuminate how religion, politics, and culture intersect in contemporary contexts. The show frequently elevates nuanced, field-based insights and invites audiences to consider how ideas about Islam and Muslim societies shape public discours... more

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