J JA critical reflection on Al-Shafi’i’s Risala: Treatise on the Foundation of Islamic JurisprudenceAbu Abdillah Muḥammad Ibn Idris Al-Shafiʿi’s Risala has been deemed “the” foundational text on usul al-fiqh providing a coherent, binding…Feb 11Feb 11
J JThe importance of social psychology in understanding Islamist movements: A critique of ideational…IntroductionFeb 11Feb 11
J JWhat now for Labour?I voted for Labour and the nascent leadership’s transformation of Labour policies from a banal, “conservative with a small ‘C’” Miliband…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
J JThe Authoritarian Tendency: What Lone Wolf Islamic Extremists have in Common with US Mass MurderersFor a while now I have wanted to offer an alternative approach to the understanding of “lone wolf” mass atrocities. The analyses in public…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
J JPerceptions of a Megalopolis: CairoThe question I am trying to answer here relates back to my last blog concerning how Islam is portrayed and how it should be portrayed. Here…Feb 14, 2018Feb 14, 2018
J JEdward W. Said’s Orientalism: A lesson on IslamophobiaOrientalism is a term that is often loosely referred to by those who want to criticise arguments that are generalising, simplistic and even…Dec 30, 20171Dec 30, 20171
