Exploring how religious and secular forces interact in the modern world.
A paraphenomenology of darkness allows us to see the brutality of history, the violence not simply of statues, but of the fight over statues.
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When the western imaginary happened to be puritanical, Muslims were cast as lascivious and dissolute, when the western imaginary loosened up a bit, Muslims became sexually suppressed.
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Magid’s book and this discussion draw attention to how coloniality and modernity, especially in their religious elements, continue to perpetuate racism, misogyny, and xenophobia today.
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The Ahmadiyya practice of sabr is at the core of an “oppositional” intentionality not captured by “resistance” or “conformity.”
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Our research in East London shows how citizens in some of the poorest neighborhoods of England harnessed their religious convictions to work together to discern and promote a truly common good.
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A “democracy” that lacks a fundamental commitment to pluralism opens the door to totalitarianism.
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The identity politics at work here are dangerously illiberal and run counter to the hopes of postwar European institutions.
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