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

  1. 04/05/2021

    17. 'Before Sufism: Early Islamic Renunciant Piety' by Christopher Melchert

    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 we discuss Christopher Melchert's recent work. 'Before Sufism: Early Islamic Renunciant Piety'. We welcome audience participation with questions and comments during the livestream. Please like, follow and subscribe to receive regular notifications.

    1h 5m

  2. 03/31/2021

    16. 'Salafism and Traditionalism' by Emad Hamdeh

    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 we discuss Emad Hamdeh's recent work. 'Salafism and Traditionalism: Scholarly Authority in Modern Islam'.   We welcome audience participation with questions and comments during the livestream. Please like, follow and subscribe to receive regular notifications.

    1h 5m

  3. 03/19/2021

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

    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 we discuss Hilary Kalmbach's recent book, 'Islamic Knowledge and the Making of Modern Egypt'.   We welcome audience participation with questions and comments during the livestream.

    1h 5m

  4. 03/14/2021

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

    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-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 and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.

    1h 3m

  5. 03/06/2021

    13. 'Transformations of Tradition' by Junaid Quadri

    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 studies by way of reflecting on what these books mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.

    1h 3m

  6. 02/27/2021

    12. 'Women as Imams' by Simonetta Calderini

    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 by way of reflecting on what these books mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.

    1h 6m

  7. 02/27/2021

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

    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 Islamic studies by way of reflecting on what these books mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.

    1h 7m

  8. 02/27/2021

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

    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 Islamic studies by way of reflecting on what these books mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.

    1h 4m
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As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Omar Anchassi and Dr Usaama al-Azami discuss books from the academic field of Islamic studies and reflect on what they mean for both the scholarly field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.

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  • Creator
    Usaama al-Azami
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Usaama al-Azami
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