Exploring how religious and secular forces interact in the modern world.
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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