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For a PDF version of this paper, please click here. For a summary version of this paper, please click here. Table of Contents Introduction The word ‘Islamism’ has come to …
Asim Qureshi
For the full version of this paper, please click here. Introduction The word ‘Islamism’ has come to occupy a central place within the canon of western scholarship when describing Muslims …
Muzaffar Iqbal
For a PDF version of this essay click here: Whither the Umma: Hope in Times of Existential Crises The ‘whither the Umma’ question has, of course, been asked before and …
Ali Harfouch
To recall, in part one of this article I argued that secular power is pervasive because it operates at the level of cognition. It creates a sense of paralysis by …
Omar Suleiman
“The likeness of the believers in their mutual love, mercy and compassion is that of the body; when one part of it is in pain, the rest of the body …
Ali Harfouch
The Muslim Umma finds itself in a world that is not of its own making—a world that can be characterized as a Secular Age. In this context, how are we …
Joseph Kaminski
Recently Dr. Hatem al-Haj offered a perspective regarding how Muslims in Muslim-majority lands should approach the state. His argument is perhaps best summed up in the following paragraph that he …
Ibrahim Moiz
The War on Terror that began twenty years ago was both a byproduct and an extending tool of American hegemony. Already an uncontested superpower before the terrorist attacks of September …
Uthman Badar
Ovamir Anjum’s refreshingly bold essay ‘Who Wants the Caliphate?’ (2019) is a wide-ranging reflection on various aspects of Muslim thinking about the caliphate. Through a detailed argument for the desirability, feasibility …
Ovamir Anjum
English | العربية شكر وتقدير أود أن أتقدم أولا بشكري وامتناني لعدد من العلماء والأصدقاء الذين بذلوا جهدا كبيرا في قراءة المسودات السابقة لهذا المقال وقدموا في هذا المجال اقتراحات لا …
The Ummatics Colloquium welcomes proposals for short essays (of approximately 1500 words) that articulate the imperative, urgency, and challenges of an ummah-centered imagination for Muslims. The essay may emphasize religious, …
The Seventh Ummatics Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, June 22 and will feature Dr. Asim Qureshi. Dr. Qureshi will present on his essay, ‘The Case against Islamism’ (2022), with responses …
Fostering Muslim Unity through Discourse and Collaboration
The Ummatics Colloquium is a series of ongoing seminars that bring together scholars, experts, and thought leaders to facilitate critical conversations on Muslim unity.