As part of a regular series of conversations, Usaama al-Azami interviews Omar Anchassi about books from the academic field of Islamic studies. We reflect on what they mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.This week

16. 'Salafism and Traditionalism' by Emad Hamdeh

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 5m

15. 'Islamic Knowledge and the Making of Modern Egypt' by Hilary Kalmbach

Mar 19th, 2021 1h 5m

14. 'A History of Muslim Views of the Bible' by Martin Whittingham

Mar 14th, 2021 1h 3m

We apologise for the poor audio quality for the first minute. This is resolved thereafter.This week's episode reviews: 'A History of Muslim Views of the Bible' by Martin Whittingham.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-A

13. 'Transformations of Tradition' by Junaid Quadri

Mar 6th, 2021 1h 3m

This week's episode reviews: 'Transformations of Tradition' by Junaid Quadri.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islamic s

12. 'Women as Imams' by Simonetta Calderini

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 5m

This week's episode reviews: 'Women as Imams' by Simonetta Calderini.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islamic studies b

11. 'The Unforgettable Queens of Islam' by Shahla Haeri

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 7m

This week's episode reviews: 'The Unforgettable Queens of Islam' by Shahla Haeri.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islam

10. 'Women and Gender in the Qur'an' by Celene Ibrahim

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 4m

This week's episode reviews: 'Women and Gender in the Qur'an' by Celene Ibrahim.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islami

9. 'Writing History in the Medieval Islamic World' by Fozia Bora

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 2m

This week's episode reviews: 'Writing History in the Medieval Islamic World' by Fozia Bora. As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic fie

8. 'Law and Politics Under the Abbasids' by Sohaira Siddiqui

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 4m

This week's episode reviews: 'Law and Politics Under the Abbasids' by Sohaira Siddiqui. As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field o

7. 'Muhammad's Body' by Michael Muhammad Knight

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 5m

This week's episode reviews: 'Muhammad's Body' by Michael Muhammad Knight.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islamic stud

6. 'Muhammad and the Empires of Faith' by Sean Anthony

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 3m

This week's episode reviews: 'Muhammad and the Empires of Faith' by Sean Anthony.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islam

5. 'Kitab al-Maqalat' attributed to Abu Ali al-Jubba'i

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 3m

This week's episode reviews: 'Kitab al-Maqalat' attributed to Abu Ali al-Jubba'i.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islam

4. 'Rediscovering the Islamic Classics' by Ahmed El Shamsy

Feb 11th, 2021 1h 5m

This week's episode reviews: 'Rediscovering the Islamic Classics' by Ahmed El Shamsy.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of I

3. 'Shariʿa, Justice and Legal Order' by Rudolph Peters

Jan 24th, 2021 1h 5m

This week's episode reviews: "Shariʿa, Justice and Legal Order" by Rudolph Peters.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Isla

2. 'Polymaths of Islam' by James Pickett

Jan 24th, 2021 1h 2m

This week's episode reviews: "Polymaths of Islam: Power and Networks of Knowledge in Central Asia" by James Pickett.As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad readi

1. "Lived Islam" by A. Kevin Reinhart

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 3m

In the first of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islamic studies by way of reflecting on what these books mean for both the field a

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