2.1.5 Ibn Khaldun and Islamic History and Polities
Ibn Khaldun traced the importance of geography on state power and Islam's spread. CC BY-NC 4.0 CA (Khamseh of Nizami/"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman")
2.3.9 Critiques in the Study of Religion (Supplemental)
Religion isn’t a native term used by ordinary religious people, it is a term created by scholars. (Remedios/"Archway at the Alhambra Palace")
1.4.9 Islamic Vicegerency
What is the role of humanity in the Islamic worldview? (Riza `Abbasi/"Hunters at a Stream, ca. 1625")
1.4.7: Contemporary Madrasa Reform from Within
How can we integrate critical and scientific and rational thought with traditional Islamic sciences? (Larry Koester/"Zaytuna Mosque")
1.4.8: Debating Interreligious Friendship in South Asia
In the context of British colonialism, how did South Asian Muslim scholars grapple with the possibilities and dangers of Hindu-Muslim friendship?
4.4.9 The Interpretive Legacy of Qiwamah
Classical and contemporary exegetes have turned a limited instruction into a justification of pervasive male authority over women. (Jaguar MENA/"World Driving Day")
4.4.6 The Challenge of Gender Equality
Gender equality means laws that permit women to enjoy dignity, security and respect in the family and full participation in society. (UN Women/"Musawah")
4.4.8 Beyond the Text: Between Islam and Feminism
When embodied experiences of injustice come up against religious texts that produce gendered injustice, it may be necessary to move "beyond" the text. (Stefanie Eisenschenk/"Isfahan Women's Mosque")
4.4.7 Claims to the Sacred
Since God is just and all-knowing, how should we confront "the possibility that the Qur'an may not be reconcilable with contemporary values of male-female equality"? (Michał Huniewicz/"Library")
4.4.5 Re-Situating Intimacy, Affect, and Critique
How can feminist pedagogy shift or expand the way we understand religious texts? (Jim Boud/”Colorful Family”)
