Tag Archives: Islam

Helen Carr, University of Birmingham When Yusuf Islam – the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens – had his first child, he wrote her a song. Her name was Hasanah and the song was a kind of ABC of the Muslim faith: A is for Allah, nothing but Allah … Ka is for kalima, a word we’re taught to teach …

Capture d’écran d’une vidéo de propagande de l’État islamique disponible sur le réseau social Youtube jusqu’en octobre 2014. Karl-Ludwig Poggemann/Flickr, CC BY Pascal Lardellier, Propedia and Richard Delaye-Habermacher, Propedia La récente célébration de « l’anniversaire » de l’attentat niçois du 14 juillet 2016 rappelle que ces événements ont été commis par des terroristes ayant eu recours à Internet à des fins d’endoctrinement puis …

Romain Huët, Université de Rennes 2 Ce texte est issu d’une série de séjours ethnographiques de plusieurs mois au sein de brigades de combattants en Syrie (2012, 2014) puis en Irak (2017). Ces recherches sont en cours et visent essentiellement à approcher la quotidienneté des combattants pour comprendre leurs trajectoires biographiques, leurs rapports ordinaires au monde, à autrui et à …

Enze Han, SOAS, University of London As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ended, lethal violence flared up in China’s Xinjiang province – the latest grim entry in the saga of terrorism and repression that surrounds the region’s Uighur Muslim minority. Every year during Ramadan, China’s religious policies in Xinjiang come under international scrutiny – particularly with regard to the …

La basilique Sainte Sophie, aquarelle, 1893. Wikipedia/Divdaniel, CC BY-SA Antoine Arjakovsky, Collège des Bernardins Ce vendredi 24 juillet, le gouvernement turc a ouvert aux prières musulmanes l’ancienne cathédrale Sainte-Sophie d’Istanbul. Le patriarche œcuménique de Constantinople Bartholomée a vigoureusement condamné cette décision. Pour lui cette transformation de la basilique-musée en mosquée risque de tourner le monde chrétien contre l’islam. Le Conseil œcuménique …

An environmental demonstration by the MADE charity. William Barylo, Author provided William Barylo, University of Warwick Muslims worldwide are about to enter the second half of Ramadan, a month widely known to the public as one for fasting. However, growing concerns around the environmental crisis and social struggles across the globe have lead Muslims to consider its deeper meaning. For …

Jana Jandal Alirifai, a 17-year-old Syrian Canadian and coordinator for Climate Strike Canada, participated as a Syrian delegate in the MockCOP26. (Tahmina Aziz), Author provided Memona Hossain, University of Toronto Weeks prior to the lockdowns and closures that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary General António Guterres said 2020 would be a “pivotal year for how we address climate …

Rachel Rinaldo, University of Colorado Boulder Recent terrorist attacks such as the one in London inevitably lead to coverage of Islamist ideology, Muslim culture and Muslim women’s rights. What is often missing, however, in my view is the fact that within Islam there are many diverse views – change is afoot and not least among women. Indonesia recently hosted an …

A gathering during the 73rd anniversary of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2019. Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University After its return to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban are again imposing their religious ideology, with restrictions on women’s rights and other repressive measures. They are presenting to the world an image …

M Niaz Asadullah, University of Malaya Since the return of the Taliban to power, concern has been growing over the “Islamisation” of Afghan society – including the education sector. Many fear that either schools will be shut down or girls will be excluded. This could reverse 20 years of progress in narrowing the gender gap in school enrolment. There have …