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Shadi Hamid and the Infantilization of Muslims

Posted on February 27, 2017 by nervana111

Islamic liberalism and its role in modern-day Islam became the subject of a timely and provocative debate organized recently by the Cato Institute, a public policy research organization. The event was hosted by Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol and Shadi Hamid … Continue reading →

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Re-blog: The Dangerous Stipulation of Islamic Exceptionalism

Posted on July 30, 2016 by nervana111

I re-blog, with permission, this important analysis by the  Middle East Institute scholar Hassan Mneimneh on Shadi Hamid’s recent book “Islamic Exceptionalism.”  I completely agree with Mneimneh: Shadi’s work ” is likely to bolster the rhetoric of and be welcome by the … Continue reading →

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