Happy New Year! Michael Pregill | January 5, 2016 Happy New Year from Mizan! It has been three months since our launch in October 2015. Exciting developments are in store here for 2016... Read the rest of this entry
FORUM: Conflict and Convergence in Late Antiquity (Part 2) Michael Pregill | December 21, 2015 Global Late Antiquity About Global Late Antiquity Islam was born out of the imperial struggles of Late Antiquity, a period during which claims of political authority were commonly intertwined with assertions of religious truth. Islam was unusual in this period in that it recognized the partial authenticity of the Jewish and Christian messages while asserting its superiority as the final revelation to humanity, as well as establishing a world empire aiming to restore God's rule on earth... Read the rest of this entry
Farkhunda: Mob Murder, Martyrdom, and Redemption through Social Media Olga M. Davidson | December 7, 2015 Critical Approaches / Current Events, Visual Culture About Critical Approaches "Farkhunda Malikzada was a fine carpet weaver and a great cook. She always wore black, and recited the Koran early every morning." So begins an article reporting on the murder of this 27-year-old woman by a mob in Kabul on March 19, 2015... Read the rest of this entry