Ahmet T. Kuru
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Prof. Political Science @SDSU , Postdoc @Columbia , PhD @UW Türkçe: @dr_ahmetkuru
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I'm going to Paris, Brussels, Strasbourg & Lyon to give talks on the new French edition of my Islam book.
Brussels: October 7, Monday at ULB org. IPFI; discussant
@koertdebeuf
Strasbourg: October 8, Tuesday at Univ of Strasbourg; discussant
@SamimAkgonul
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@TirtoID
published the longest interview on my Islam book. In 3,750 words, I explained the rise & fall of Muslim intellectual life for Indonesian readers:
"Ahmet Kuru: Tradisi Islam Demokratis Hancur oleh Otoritarianisme"
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My analysis on Indonesia's leading newspaper
@hariankompas
"Why Were My Malaysia and Indonesia Visits Different?"
I compare them regarding ulema-state relations, sharia, nationalist ideology, and foreign policy:
Thanks editor
@ninuk_pambudy
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Amazing Indonesia! A madrasa (middle school) student in a village in Central Jawa presenting my Islam book in a speech competition in Indonesian also using English & Arabic. Indonesian readers have engaged with my book at all levels:
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I'm sad to hear the passing of Dr. Ahmad Syafii Maarif, a progressive Islamic thinker, Indonesian intellectual & former leader (1998-2005) of 30 million-strong
@muhammadiyah
. Allah yerhamo. I'm honored that he wrote the first review of my book in Indonesia
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It took me ten years to get this photo : )
You can now order "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison" at
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I am saddened by the election result in Indonesia & worried about the future of democracy there.
Meanwhile the president has postponed election in Senegal. These two are the most democratic countries in the Muslim world.
This is also related to the global crisis of democracy...
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.
@ConversationIDN
published Indonesian trans. of my article criticizing Islamophobia in India & Muslims' focus on blasphemy
Relevance:
-Indonesia has a controversial blasphemy law
-Some Indonesian Islamic actors denied China's persecution of Muslim Uyghurs
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Declining religiosity is the trend in not only Arab countries but also Turkey. Islamists and ulema have preached that Islam provides solutions to everything from toilet etiquette to politics. This utopian preaching is now leading to a secularist backlash:
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2020 has made me happy before it ends:
The Indonesian translation of my Islam book:
"Islam, Otoritarianisme, Dan Ketertinggalan:
Perbandingan Lintas Zaman dan Kawasan di Dunia Muslim"
published by
@gramedia
@gramediadotcom
's
@penerbitkpg
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Happy to have performed Hajj on June 10-23, 2024.
Comments: 1-Hajj is a personal journey. Making the arrangements & payments, traveling, staying in challenging places are a unique experience.
It offers opportunities for deep contemplation, devotion, forgiveness & transformation.
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1-Did Ghazali cause Muslims’ scientific decline? According to some reviews in English, Arabic & Indonesian, my book argues that. It does not. The ulema-state alliance caused the decline. Ghazali had complex ideas & one person cannot stop a civilization
See pp. 109-110 of my book:
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Turkey's eminent singer & songwriter
#SezenAksu
is attacked w a blasphemy accusation. President Erdogan targeted her yesterday in a mosque after Friday prayer saying that it's his "duty to cut those tongues who defame Adam & Eve." Sezen replied w these lyrics
I tried to translate
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My new report "The Ulema-State Alliance: A Barrier to Democracy and Development in the Muslim World" published by
@InstituteGC
analyzes 50 Muslim-m countries regarding their constitutions (sharia-based or secular) and economies (oil-based rentier or not):
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What explains the scientific/economic rise & fall of the Muslim world?
@TirtoID
produced this 10-minute animated video to feature my Islam book's explanation. It includes my interview with Indonesian subtitles. Great for teaching purposes:
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I am in Fes, Morocco. I visited the “old town” bazaar and madrasas where Ibn Rushd and Ibn Khaldun studied.
I have never seen so many poor people in my life. You walk for hours and only see poverty.
What would Ibn Rushd would have thought if he had lived today in Fes?
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What explains the rise and fall of the Muslim world? I made this 18-minute video with PP slides to replace 12 talks on my Islam book cancelled due to Covid-19.
@ulil
@fispahani
@AkyolinEnglish
@timurkuran
@amberinzaman
@shadihamid
@AtifRMian
@soliozel2
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Indonesia's leading news portal
@detikcom
featured my Islam book (tr. by
@penerbitkpg
) by exploring the book's research question, historical analysis, and policy recommendations.
"Menelisik Kemunduran Masyarakat Muslim"
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Are you in Jakarta? I'll give a talk on Oct 30, Sunday in Indonesia's Freedom Institute. Thanks to
@penerbitkpg
&
@budiadiputro_
for organizing & to Dr. Assyaukanie (
@idetopia
) for moderating. Join our discussion "Why Is the Muslim World Underdeveloped? Old Question, New Answers”
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"Do Muslim societies really want freedom? We have to make a decision."
My talk on democracy & development at Indonesia's Freedom Institute in Jakarta Library is now on Youtube
Thanks to
@penerbitkpg
&
@nongandah
&
@idetopia
&
@budiadiputro_
for organizing.
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I am going to Indonesia! I'll finally see my Indonesian friends. I'll give a public lecture at
@uiiiofficial
Indonesia's Intl Islamic University, Jakarta on Oct 31, Monday. I'll also visit Bali & Central Jawa.
(Last year I taught online at
@uiiiofficial
)
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Two books on secularism & Islam:
1-Aziz al-Azmeh's "Secularism in the Arab World" translated by
@EdinburghUP
examines secularist intellectuals in Egypt, Syria & others from 1840s to 1990s. It explains how the ulema & Islamists defeated them & achieved Islamization in last decades
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I missed touching my essay in a printed newspaper. I'm happy to read my essay analyzing Pakistan's new blasphemy law in
@latimes
. It analyzes the history and politics behind blasphemy laws:
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Erdogan’s party has lost Istanbul & Ankara, and may end up as the second party nationwide in today’s elections. This may mean the beginning of the end of Erdogan’s rule in Turkey.
This will have global implications for the future of populism worldwide…
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Yesterday Pak Yahya was elected as chairman of Indonesia's (& world's) biggest Islamic org. Nahdlatul Ulama NU w 90 million followers. My article on NU & Islamic reform includes an interview w him
English
Indonesian French & Spanish
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@Okihita
Totally wrong. Most scientists & philosophers in Cordoba, Fez, Cairo, Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad, Basra, Belh, Samarkand, Bukhara were Muslims.
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How is China eradicating 12 million
#Uyghurs
' culture, language & religion?
@robertsreport
's fascinating book explains China's "settler colonialism" from history to present, "war on terror" discourse since 9/11, and "cultural genocide" today (as a symptom of our global crisis)..
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I voted for Biden in 2020. I will not vote for him in 2024.
I know many other Muslims in the same position.
Will this have an impact on the 2024 elections?
We will see...
Our national security depends on both supporting Israel to combat terrorism, and alleviating the suffering of civilians in Gaza.
That's why I requested a security package from Congress that allows us to honor both humanitarian and defense aid.
Durable peace depends on it.
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Remove from your calendar!
@IIITfriends
cancelled my book talk, because they found out an article where I criticized Erdogan. My talk would be on my book, not Erdogan. So the cancellation is not on the "content" of the talk, but on who I am. Erdogan is influential, even in the US
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New journal! Muslim Politics Review pub. by Indonesia's Int Islamic Univ
@uiiiofficial
I'm in its Board. I wrote for its inaugural issue
"Muslim Politics Between Sharia and Democracy" Open PDF
Why are sharia & democracy incompatible? Is sharia God's law...
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It came from Malaysia!
@LestariHikmahLH
published Malay versions of my "Ulema-State Alliance" report and my "Islam, Catholicism & the State" article as a book w my new Preface:
"Perikatan Ulama-Negara: Punca Autoritarianisme Dan Kemunduran Dunia Muslim"
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Eid Mubarak! This
@jakpost
article is an eid gift from Indonesia🙂It contextualizes my book regarding Indonesian politics
“[Kuru’s book] has taken the Muslim intellectual world by storm...What is the lesson to be drawn from Kuru’s rich & fascinating book?"
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Does Islam need a reformation? "Islam already had a reformist interpretation but then came reactionism."
We discussed these issues in my University of Amsterdam (
@UvA_Humanities
) book talk org. by
@SPUI25
&
@AcmesUva
.
Full video is now on Youtube
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I've just read
@dtbyler
's seminal book "Terror Capitalism," which effectively documents the Chinese government's persecution of Uyghurs, defines it as settler colonialism, and explains its usage of surveillance technology.
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How did medieval Islamic architecture affect W. Europe?
@dianadarke
's brilliant book analyzes the impacts of the Umayyads, Abbasids, Seljuks & Ottomans, esp. on the Gothic architecture (12-16 centuries) with pointed arches & other influences.
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1-Turkey has worse than a financial crisis: It has a moral crisis. Two years ago, I wrote this blog to note how the Islamist regime causes young Turks to leave Islam. The ulema mostly support the regime. During the last two years, the crisis got deeper:
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UPDATE: An Azhar official has reached out to a friend of mine & said that they are not behind the ban on my book. This makes me happy, though I wish they directly contacted me. I hope the governmental restrictions will also be lifted and Egyptian readers can freely read my book.
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Islamists & Islamophobes agree on a cliché:
"Unlike Christianity, Islam rejects religion-state separation."
My new article refutes this by comparing Islam & Christianity
Published in the NEW International Journal of Religion (
@ahmeterdiozturk
)
Open Access:
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Two weeks ago
@TirtoID
also produced an animated video to feature my book:
Today's interview has an illustration, which shows me a bit older, as you see 🙂That is why I shared it with a new photo of myself holding the book 👆
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Indonesia's
@jawapos
published my interview on secularism & Islam in Turkey with new questions on Erdogan’s popularity and comparing Indonesia & Turkey. Thanks
@naufilist
for translation & questions: “Sekularisme Tukri Pasca-Erdogan”:
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I'm honored: Indonesia's
@PenerbitMizan
chose my Islam book as one of Top Ten Books on Islam in 2021 w eminent authors, incl.
@AkyolinEnglish
,
@ifalatas
,
@EtinAnwar
& A. An-Na'im. Full list & announcing video: Thanks
@Haidar_Bagir
@nuralwala
&
@penerbitkpg
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In
@WSJ
,
@AkyolinEnglish
features his new book. He boldly calls Ashari kalam a "wrong theological turn taken a millennium ago." Though "the Quran offers a stronger basis for ethical objectivism," Asharis became dominant due to their alliance with the state
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تم نشر الترجمة العربية لكتابي "الإسلام والسلطوية و التأخُر: مقارنة عالمية وتاريخية". أشكر
@NetworkArab
و
@Alqudaimi
لماذا تُظْهِر الدول المسلمة مستويات عالية من السلطوية ومستويات منخفضة من التنمية الاقتصادية؟
أقدم كتابي بالعربية في هذا الفيديو في 4 دقائق:
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Indonesia 2: I addressed G20's Religious Forum (R20)
@r20indonesia
on Nov 2-3 in Bali org by
@nahdlatululama
&
@MWLOrg_en
My 8-min talk is on religions, right-wing populism & minority rights
Asking: How does politicization of religion cause secularization?
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.
@NidhalGuessoum
's seminal book on Islam & science concludes by pointing to two problems: 1) the ulema's refusal to accept other Muslims' rights to propose ideas on issues related to religion; 2) the inexistence of scientific culture in the ulema’s education, esp. in Arab world.
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Happy news: "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment" became co-winner of
@APSAtweets
International History and Politics Section’s Best Book Award. Now being translated to Arabic and Indonesian. Later to Persian and Bosnian. Thanks to
@CUP_PoliSci
Congratulations to
@prof_ahmetkuru
, author of ISLAM, AUTHORITARIANISM, AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT, co-winner of the 2020
@APSAtweets
Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Prize for the Best Book in International History and Politics!
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I contributed to these two new academic books
Secularism:
Religious Diversity:
Rethinking Secularism and State Policies Toward Religion
Religious Diversity, Secularisms, and Ideologies
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Happy news: "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment" received Honorable Mention of
@SSSReligion
's 2021 Distinguished Book Award! I am thankful to my publisher
@CUP_PoliSci
& my university
@SDSUResearch
; also to
@penerbitkpg
(Indonesian) &
@NetworkArab
(Arabic) publishers.
Congratulations to
@prof_ahmetkuru
, author of ISLAM, AUTHORITARIANISM, AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT, for receiving an honorable mention of the 2021
@SSSReligion
Distinguished Book Award!
Learn more about this award winning title ⬇️
#PoliticsandReligion
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Why did Muslims lose scientific/economic dynamism after 8th-11th centuries? How did ulema-state alliance marginalize philosophers/merchants? Podcast interview on my
@CUP_PoliSci
book
@FukuyamaFrancis
@timurkuran
@fispahani
@AkyolinEnglish
@Hegghammer
@ulil
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Students are standing up for the integrity of American democracy. Despite a thousand arrests, their movement keeps growing.
They represent the future of America. US foreign policy will eventually have to change.
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Iran's business weekly Tejarat-e-Farda featured my Islam book's Persian translation with an article I wrote (& they translated):
My book's Persian translation's website:
اسلام، اقتدارگرایی و توسعهنیافتگی (مقایسهای جهانی و تاریخی)
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Happy news: My Islam book is now an audiobook. Thanks to Simon Barber (
@IZWI
) for his engaging narration. You can listen the Preface as free sample. Available in
@audible_com
&
@amazon
&
@AppleBooks
.
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It’s a very good idea to read my book together with
@AkyolinEnglish
’s book to understand the progressive early history & contemporary crisis of the Muslim world. I am glad that both books have been translated in Indonesia—the intellectually most dynamic Muslim-majority country.
Setelah kelar membaca Kuru, kini giliran baca Akyol untuk melengkapi sebab-musabab kemunduran peradaban Islam.
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My Islam book's Persian translation has been published in Iran. It is now available on Mehri Publication's website:
See also my video interview on the book with Persian subtitles:
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Happy news: My Islam book's Malay translation by
@IRFront
.
I'll go to Kuala Lumpur to launch it in early January.
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In this 7-min video, I introduce Indonesian translation of my book
Islam, Otoritarianisme, Dan Ketertinggalan:
Perbandingan Lintas Zaman dan Kawasan di Dunia Muslim
Publisher
@penerbitkpg
edited the video with
Indonesian sub-titles
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Robert Hefner's long-awaited book "Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia" came out!
I'm honored to write a back-cover endorsement.
"Hefner is the leading scholar of Islam & democracy in Indonesia – the intellectually most vibrant Muslim-majority country..."
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New reviews of my Islam book in Indonesia:
@ekspresionline
"Islam, Otoritarianisme, dan Ketertinggalan" (Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment)
@alif__id
"Tesis Kemunduran dan Kemandekan Islam" (Thesis of Islam's Stagnation)
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rooted in issues of settler colonialism and ethnic cleansing. Reducing it to mere “terrorism” and “self-defense” is a misleading oversimplification.
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I gave a 5-minute interview to
@BBCWorld
. I compared secularism & state policies toward the Muslim minority in France (esp. after 2015 Paris terrorist attacks) with those in the US (esp. after 9/11), exploring terrorism, racism & economic discrimination:
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Why do most Muslim countries lack institutionalization in politics, economy, academia?
My interview w
@FatirTahir
&
@drhashamahmad
covers
-Muslims' Golden Age
-Ulema, Sufis, Islamists
-Western Colonialism
Youtube:
Podcast:
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I wrote my article on blasphemy laws a year ago. It is still re-published & translated because these laws still threaten freedoms in many Muslim-m countries.
Even in democratic Indonesia. Here is the article's Indonesian translation by
@ConversationIDN
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.
@AWASERWS
interview on my book's Arabic edition
حوار مع د. أحمد ت. كورو حول كتابه «الإسلام والسلطوية والتأخُر: مقارنة عالمية وتاريخية»
صفحة الويب بكتابي في
@NetworkArab
أقدم كتابي بالعربية في هذا الفيديو
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I read Bessard's brilliant "Caliphs and Merchants," which uses archaeological data & shows that in 700-950:
a)Muslims did not simply inherit Roman & Sasanian markets but developed a novel economic order
b)Muslim merchants formed a class with common interests & political influence
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You can read the English translation of my article:
"Why Were My Visits to Malaysia and Indonesia Different?"
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Is Ghazali the main cause of the Muslim world's decline?
@naufilist
reviewed my book in major Indonesian newspaper
@jawapos
(f.1948) around this question.
He notes how my book defines Ghazali as only a part of the ulema-state alliance, which is the main cause & has used his ideas
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My new
@ConversationUS
article on the recent defamation of Prophet Muhammad in India
-Islamophobia in India is deeper than it's in the West
-Aisha was a powerful woman
-Muslim countries react to blasphemy but often ignore rights violations in China & India
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My new article on Muslim world & Ibn Khaldun
Open Access only a week
Is Ibn Khaldun's theory of nomads still relevant?
How do his Muqaddimah & my book explain the fall of Muslim states differently?
This issue also includes reviews of my book & my rejoinder
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Is caliphate a sacred or historical concept?
Are Islam & Christianity different regarding religion-state separation?
Why is Ibn Khaldun a lost opportunity?
My interview on Islamic Political Thought in Muenster University's Yearbook of Islamic Philosophy
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Is Islam compatible w liberal democracy? Why are Islamists & secularists illiberal in most Muslim countries? Does the Quran promote patriarchy?
My speech & discussion w
@Ruud_Koop_mans
is on Youtube
Kick-off event
@WZB_Berlin
's "Islam & Liberalism" series
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I highly recommend
@GokhanBacik
's book "Contemporary Rationalist Islam in Turkey" analyzing 2 schools of reformist theologians: "tarihselci" (pursuing hermeneutics or historicism a la Fazlur Rahman) & "Kuran merkezli" (focusing on the Quran a la M.Abduh at the expense of hadith).
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Does Islam reject religion-state separation? I wrote a blog post for
@CUP_PoliSci
to introduce my new
@CUPAcademic
book "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Development," around this question.
@APSAMENA
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I recommend Jonathan Daly's "The Rise of Western Power" (
@BloomsburyBooks
) for research & teaching if you ask "How did W. Europe, which was once less developed than the Muslim world & China, become scientific & economic leader of the world?" as I do in my back-cover endorsement
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Join us on Wed, Feb 24, 11 am PST
@DrDaronAcemoglu
webinar at
@SDSU
He will talk about "Remaking the Post-COVID World" & lessons from his (& Robinson's) book "The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty"
I will moderate the Q&A
Register
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My
@five_books
interview examines 5 books on "Islam and the state":
1-Abdel Razek's critique of the Caliphate
2-Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah
3-Hodgson's GunPower Empires
4-Hefner's Democratization in Indonesia
5-Soper & Fetzer's Muslims & the State in Europe
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My son Yusuf has begun writing blogs about his intercultural travel experiences as a Turkish-American Muslim.
His initial blogs are about Qatar, Japan, Germany & Turkey.
You can read & subscribe:
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My
@The_NewArab
article:
Instead of blaming Western colonialism, Muslims should focus on their internal problems. They can find solutions with self-reflection. “God does not change a people's condition unless they change their inner selves" (Quran 13:11)”
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Out of 49 Muslim-m countries, 32 have laws to punish "blasphemy", 6 with death penalty. These laws block freedom of speech. They contradict several Quranic verses. I share again English, French, German, Indonesian, Turkish, Bosnian versions of my article:
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I read Manz's book. Unlike her prev. 2 books on Timurids, it also covers pre-Islamic era, Umayyads, Abbasids, Seljuks, Mongols, Ottomans & Safavids w a military/political focus
It cites Ibn Khaldun only once & depicts the Mongol impact too positively
Very informative. Recommended
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I gave an interview to
@France24_en
on the "separatism bill" passed today. In 5 min I explained that the bill empowers state at the expense of religious freedom, Macron's focus on Islam ignores socio-economic problems and the US & France diverge on racism:
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Muslim-majority countries have deep problems of authoritarianism and religious fanaticism. These problems are understudied because scholars are generally afraid of being labeled as "Orientalist."
Homosexuality and adultery are now punishable with death by stoning in Brunei. Here's what to know
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.
@FukuyamaFrancis
's
@SDSU
Webinar is now on YouTube: "The Global Rise of Right-wing Populism and the Future of Liberalism."
I moderated Q&A which covered Covid-19, Trumpism, Islamophobia, religion, nationalism & ideology, as well as China, Russia & Turkey:
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Three inconsistencies in mainstream Muslim discourses:
1-Certain controversial hadiths (e.g., about killing apostates) are not criticized because they are in Bukhari; once
@AkyolinEnglish
& others question the canonization of Bukhari, they are told "No, Bukhari is not canonical!"
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@____JAR__
Thanks, Joan, for such a well-produced video that features my book and its arguments about Muslims' scientific progress & stagnation. I have read your tweets about the production process via google translate :)
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1-Why are sharia & democracy incompatible?
My new
@QantaraEN
article analyzes & asks:
Do Iranian protests mean a new secular trend in Muslim world?
Is sharia God's law, or ulema's law? Is Shafii's legal method sacred? Can Muslims produce new legal methods?
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My new
@openDemocracy
article:
-Islamic laws are deduced from religious texts by the ulema, which contradicts democratic politics
-A secular system is necessary but not sufficient
-Critiques of Mawardi's caliphate and Ibn Taymiyya’s ulema-state alliance
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Many friends have asked my views on Taliban. I'm writing an article on Islam & law. I elaborated my views on secularism & politics last year in
@openDemocracy
: "Why Muslim-majority countries need secular citizenship and law-making"
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My
@ConversationUS
article on Indonesia's Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)'s reform. It also mentions Muhammadiyah.
Photo: I met NU's general secretary Pak Yahya last July in DC.
"How the world’s biggest Islamic organization drives religious reform in Indonesia":
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.
@ConversationIDN
published Indonesian translation of my article on religion, nationalism & populism worldwide.
It questions why my book tour received hospitality & appreciation in Indonesia, whereas Islamist reaction & police harassment in Malaysia:
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While his "Reopening Muslim Minds" is receiving a global attention,
@AkyolinEnglish
has written a new book with more emphasis on political thought & economy. I'm honored by writing a back cover endorsement to this manifesto for the compatibility of Islam and individual liberty.
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Does Islam require the killing of a "blasphemer"? The Pakistani court says "yes." So do the Islamophobes, who call Islam a "religion of violence."
@AkyolinEnglish
rightly says "no" in his detailed and well-researched article:
published in
@newlinesmag
.
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Islam-state relations from history to present:
@crcsugm
published Indonesian transl. of my interview on the books of Abdel Razek, Ibn Khaldun, Hodgson, Hefner & my books:
"Ahmet Kuru: Relasi Islam dan Negara: Konteks Historis dan Perkembangan Kontemporer"
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My new
@siyasa_us
essay explores how Islamists' violations of human rights and the ulema's failure to promote public ethics have disappointed many young Muslims and made them turned their backs on Islam.
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Did Muslims & Hindus have a cultural conflict during their millennium-long coexistence? Richard Eaton's detailed book explains the complexity of Muslim-Hindu relations w political, military & cultural aspects. They had mutual appropriation at least until the British colonization.
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I analyzed why Erdogan lost recent elections & how Imamoglu could become Turkey's new leader for Indonesian newspaper
@jakpost
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Temporary Open Access:
"Imamoglu differs from other politicians with his appeal to both secularists and Islamic conservatives."
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A detailed thread on the Indonesian translation of my recent blasphemy laws article:
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I recommend Pervez Hoodbhoy's new book, Pakistan, which asks:
Was the partition worth the human cost? Why did Iqbal leave "a confused legacy"? Did Jinnah consistently pursue a secular vision? Why is the military politically powerful? How did the ulema promote Islamist policies?
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Why is Political Science no longer asking Big Questions?
My new 3-page RFIA article accuses the domination of statistics & rational choice theory
"Bringing Ideas and Religions Back in Political Science: Contributions of Daniel Philpott"
Temporary Free PDF
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Did Qaradawi (d. last week) promote democracy? Did all al-Azhar ulema support Sisi's coup? How did Egypt's Grand Mufti justify the Rabaa massacre? Why does Hamza Yusuf ally with UAE? Are sharia & democracy compatible? My
@themaydan
essay reviews two books:
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