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Religion and Press Freedom in the Digital Age – Part Three: Interview with Kassahun Yilma

August 13, 2014

The third in a series of posts on issues at the intersection of press freedom, religion, digital media and...

Nigeria: An Ephemeral Peace

July 22, 2013

By Alex Thurston A ceasefire between the Nigerian authorities and Boko Haram in early July brought short-lived hopes for...

Ahbash Rising: Religious Freedom in Ethiopia, Part 2

January 18, 2013

Protests in Ethiopia could have profound ramifications for Muslim-state relations in Ethiopia and beyond, writes Alex Thurston in the...

Ahbash Rising: Religious Freedom in Ethiopia, Part 1

January 7, 2013

In the first of two posts on the deterioration of religious freedom for Ethiopia's Muslims, Alex Thurston looks at...

To Hajj Without an Escort

October 16, 2012

By Alex Thurston During the week of September 24, Saudi Arabian authorities detained and subsequently deported over 1,000...

African Responses to "Muslim Innocence"

September 25, 2012

by Alex Thurston Protests against the Innocence of Muslims film have taken on a global scope...in sub-Saharan Africa, responses...

Are Salafis "Conservative"?

August 21, 2012

by Alex Thurston The media’s use of the term “ultraconservative” is also connected with some Salafis’ support for implementing...

Salafism for Dummies

July 26, 2012

by Alex Thurston Suddenly, Salafism seems to be everywhere: mainstream Salafism, political Salafism, Wahhabist Salafism,

Of Shrines and Syncretists

July 20, 2012

by Alex Thurston Teju Cole analyzes the destruction of the shrines by analogy: Mali is premodern Europe; Mali is...

Bad Sudanese? A "Marginal Revolt" is Underway

July 12, 2012

by Alex Thurston Should Sudan’s protesters topple President Omar al Bashir, I believe the media would get excited, but...

Kenyan Muslims Debate Anti-Terror Law

July 7, 2012

by Alex Thurston AMOK turns the logic of the law’s critics around: the bill will not target Muslims but...

Rethinking Mali's Political Culture

June 28, 2012

by Alex Thurston The MNLA and Ansar al Din have dominated the headlines about Mali this spring and...

Mauritania: Islamic Response to the Sahel Drought

June 15, 2012

By Alex Thurston 9/11 changed the trajectory of Islamic humanitarian agencies in Africa and around the world...The US government...

Mass Wedding in Kano

June 11, 2012

by Alex Thurston A recent story from Nigeria, one that touches on both marriage and shari’a, offers the possibility...

Al Shabaab: Where Do They Go From Here?

June 7, 2012

Joe McKnight Ever since Somali President Siad Barre’s government was removed from power in 1991, Somalia has lacked an...

Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria: Politics, Policies and Conclusions

June 6, 2012

by Alex Thurston Government-run Islamic schools, then, are to be a source of “counter-radicalization” as well as a means...

Nigerian Universities: Islamic Studies in Secular Universities

June 4, 2012

By Alex Thurston Nigeria has around 100 universities, most of them public, and many public and private colleges. Various tertiary...

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Nigeria's Islamiyya Schools: Global Project, Local Target

May 18, 2012

By Alex Thurston This is the fourth post in a series on Islamic education in Northern Nigeria. The first post...

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"Traditional" and Reformist Practices: Advanced Islamic Education in Northern Nigeria

May 15, 2012

This post is the third in a series on Muslim schooling in Northern Nigeria. The first post gave an...

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Northern Nigeria: Qur'anic Schooling and the Almajirai

May 1, 2012

by Alex Thurston This is the second post in a series on Muslim education in Northern Nigeria. Read the first...

Education as Battleground: Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria

April 10, 2012

by Alex Thurston This post is the first of a series on Muslim schooling in Northern Nigeria. Steady acts of violence...

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Identity, Crisis: Shari'a Law in Nigerian Politics

March 5, 2012

by Alex Thurston In 1999, Nigeria...

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Boko Haram in National Perspective

February 15, 2012

By Alex Thurston Violence by Boko Haram,...

Our Daily Links: In the World Edition

December 21, 2011

Church and the Russian University. Fundamentalism as a result of secularization, not an expression of tradition. "Shifting Politics in...

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Religion and Press Freedom in the Digital Age – Part Three: Interview with Kassahun Yilma

Nigeria: An Ephemeral Peace

Ahbash Rising: Religious Freedom in Ethiopia, Part 2

Ahbash Rising: Religious Freedom in Ethiopia, Part 1

To Hajj Without an Escort

African Responses to "Muslim Innocence"

Are Salafis "Conservative"?

Salafism for Dummies

Of Shrines and Syncretists

Bad Sudanese? A "Marginal Revolt" is Underway

Kenyan Muslims Debate Anti-Terror Law

Rethinking Mali's Political Culture

Mauritania: Islamic Response to the Sahel Drought

Mass Wedding in Kano

Al Shabaab: Where Do They Go From Here?

Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria: Politics, Policies and Conclusions

Nigerian Universities: Islamic Studies in Secular Universities

Nigeria's Islamiyya Schools: Global Project, Local Target

"Traditional" and Reformist Practices: Advanced Islamic Education in Northern Nigeria

Northern Nigeria: Qur'anic Schooling and the Almajirai

Education as Battleground: Schooling Muslims in Northern Nigeria

Identity, Crisis: Shari'a Law in Nigerian Politics

Boko Haram in National Perspective

Our Daily Links: In the World Edition

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