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Center for Islam in the Contemporary World

AT SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
Promoting a better understanding of Islam and Muslims in contemporary contexts
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Book Talk with Dr. Walaa Quisay
Neo-traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics
Tuesday, September 26
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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Neo-traditionalism in Islam in the West looks at an emerging trend within Anglo-American Islam that emphasises the primacy of a notion of ‘tradition’ and sees a moral and political imperative in its resurrection. The shaykhs at the forefront of this movement guide seekers through a paradigmatic critique of modernity that emphasises the importance of reconnecting with the tradition. They focus on affirming spirituality, self-purification, religious orthodoxy, and advocating for the notion of traditional metaphysical worldview and recognition and deference to spiritual (and at times political) authorities. This book goes beyond mere theoretical analysis to address contemporary, timely issues such as the role of religion in contemporary geopolitics, race and identity, gender and sexuality, new-found coalitions between Muslim scholars and the religious right, and religious authority and spiritual abuse.

​Walaa Quisay is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of 
Neo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality, and Politics and co-author of When Only God can See: The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners. She worked at numerous academic institutions, including the University of Manchester, the University of Birmingham, and Istanbul Sehir University. In 2019, she received her DPhil from the University of Oxford at the Faculty of Oriental Studies. She is the author of Neo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality, and Politics. Her research interests include the anthropology of religion, the study of Muslim political and religious subjectivities, carceral theology, theodicy, spirituality, and traditionalism and modernism in contemporary Islamic thought.

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​Dr. Brannon Wheeler

Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam
Sep. 14, 2023
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Colonizing Kashmir: State-building Under Indian Occupation
Oct 18, 2023
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Dr. Tazeen Ali
The Women's Mosque of America: Authority and Community in US Islam
Nov 7, 2023
​12:00 - 1:30 PM EST​
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  • About CICW
    • About the Center
    • Mission and Vision
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    • Trustees >
      • About
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      • Basma Abdelgafar
      • Jasser Auda
      • Imtiyaz Yusuf
      • Mohammed Hashas
    • Annual Reports
  • Activities
    • Research >
      • About
      • Covid Survey
      • Research Notes >
        • Da'wa Thought and Practice
        • Islamic Learning in Senegal
      • Islam on the Edges >
        • Maydan Collaboration
      • Al Tafsir al Maqasidi
      • Hajj Virtual Reality
      • Zakat Conference
    • Research Grants >
      • CICW Grants >
        • 2019 Grant Recipients
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      • Taha Book
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      • Five Pillars
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      • AHAS-Book
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