02 August 2016 Book: Salafi-Jihadism — A scholarly treatment of Islamic militancy Over the past twenty years, the painstakingly methodical, graduated, nuanced and non-violent strategy of political Islamists has been eclipsed by... Read more
16 June 2016 Sufis, Salafis and Islamists: an authoritative survey of Britain’s changing Islamic landscape Few topics are as interesting and contentious as the role, status and future of Muslim communities in the West, specifically... Read more
13 February 2016 Book: the emergence of modern Shi’ism Scholars often locate the origins of the modern Islamic world in European colonialism or Islamic reactions to European modernity. A... Read more
15 September 2015 Book review: ISIS between caliphate and apocalypse The Islamic State has become an entrenched jihadist statelet feeding off the failure of the Iraqi state and the chaos... Read more
23 March 2015 Book review: the presence of Orthodox Churches in Western Europe – migration, settlement and innovation Although relatively little attention is paid to it, Orthodox Christian migration in the West matters. A recent book offers various... Read more
16 February 2015 Book review: an analysis of the Harun Yahya enterprise For the past fifteen years books authored by Harun Yahya have been available in several languages in Islamic bookshops around... Read more
16 May 2014 Book review: re-imagining the Caliphate The subject of the Islamic Caliphate elicits intense emotions and reactions. On the one hand Western elites have a propensity... Read more
20 March 2013 Religion in Israel: secularization Israeli-style bends rather than fights religious regulations Israel may remain an officially Jewish state, with no “church”-state separation, and with an orthodox majority with a presence in... Read more
23 February 2013 Europe: Spain and Portugal show success in Muslim integration Spain and Portugal's immigrant and Islamic histories has been an important factor in these nations' unique record of toleration toward... Read more
16 February 2013 Islam: politically engaged Muslims addressing and adapting to challenges How Islamists and their fellow activists are adjusting to national and global changes. And how we can understand these transformations.... Read more