Assoc. Prof. Religion, Islamic Studies, Rel. & Law, Salafism, Islamism, Jihadism - Author, And God Knows the Martyrs, https://t.co/DLi6xwvAQ2 (@OUPReligion)
Oct 23, 2023 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
Scholars studying jihadi-salafism might recognize that cover.
In a Sky News interview, Israeli pres. Herzog showed a text cover and what appeared to be a screenshot that he claimed were parts of a file on a USB drive found on the body of a Hamas operative in southern Israel. 🧵
The cover of the book that is shown is the fifth volume in a series attributed to Abdullah Dhu al-Bajadin. It's part of a broader collection of texts in circulation in jihadist circles since at least 2009 -- (non-militant URL, discussion) (2/x) jihadica.com/a-mujahids-boo…
Mar 2, 2022 • 20 tweets • 5 min read
Seeing complaints about abysmal #AAR submission rates. Unsurprised. New membership rule punished contingent faculty. But also -- let's talk structures. The study of religion in the U.S. is diminishing, if not dying. We're not OK.
Since this pandemic, how many religious studies faculty/programs/positions have been eliminated, retrenched, or folded? How many come to mind? A quick search of Google nets these. Not even close to comprehensive. Apologies to our colleagues who faced these closures, trauma.
Aug 25, 2021 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
Generally speaking, I agree with Dr. Hamming -- Nelly Lahoud is an essential voice. And, I generally find agreement with Lahoud's work. I agree with these quotes -- but, something about the piece in Foreign Affairs strikes me as off... (1/x)
Lahoud writes that Bin Ladin committed a spectacular strategic blunder with the 9/11 attacks. Simply put -- Lahoud argues that UBL thought that the U.S. would never invade Afghanistan because U.S. citizens would protest and demand full withdrawal.
Nov 18, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Watching responses to @ProfIRMF's article in JAAR. Colleagues are missing the discussion of how *capital* frames hires in Islamic Studies. Admins and BoTs often want to see humanities positions answerable to *State* (read: Federal, NatSec) needs.
academic.oup.com/jaar/advance-a…
In the U.S., we face an absolute crisis in Religious Studies. Religious Studies job postings are in decline or frozen. Many, many departments look at the next 10 years and wonder if they will still exist. Several have already been eliminated *this year.*
