Publications

"From 9/11 to the 'Arab Spring': Critical Reflections on Islam, Muslims and Democracy," in Benjamin Isakhan and Stephen Stockwell eds., The Edinburgh Companion to the History of Democracy (Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press, forthcoming).

 

"Islam and Democracy," in John Esposito and Emad Shahin eds., Oxford Handbook on Islam and Politics (New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming).

 

"Religious Leaders, Sectarianism and the Sunni-Shia Divide in Islam," in Timothy Sisk ed., Between Terror and Tolerance: Religious Leaders in Deeply Divided Societies (Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2011).

 

"Rethinking the Relationship between Religion and Liberal Democracy: Secularism and its Discontents in Muslim Societies," in Asma Afsaruddin ed., Islam, the State, and Authority: Medieval Politics and Modern Inflections (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2011).

 

 "The Arab Revolutions of 2011: Reflections on Religion and Politics"

Insight Turkey (April-June 2011)

 

The Debate Inside Iran: A Review of Ali Mirsepassi's new book on Iran

Democracy: A Journal of Ideas (Summer 2010)

 

"The Multiple Histories of Secularism: Muslim Societies in Comparison"

Philosophy and Social Criticism (April 2010)

 

"Religious Disputation and Democratic Constitutionalism: The Legacy of the Constitutional

Revolution on the Struggle" Constellations (March 2010)

 

Book Excerpt from Islam, Secularism and Liberal Democracy: Toward a Democratic Theory for Muslims Societies (Oxford University Press, 2009)

 

 

Book Reviews

 

 

The Tragic Illusion of Tarek Fatah: A Review of Chasing A Mirage

 

Review of Michael Oren on the History of US-Middle East Relations

 

Review of Jared Cohen on Middle Eastern Youth

 

Sunni-Shia Conflict

The Globe and Mail - August 12, 2006

 

What will rise out of Beirut's Ashes?

The Globe and Mail - July 29, 2006

 

Why did he call for Israel's Obliteration?

The Globe and Mail - November 4, 2005

 

Fundamentalism and its Failures

The Globe and Mail - November 20, 2004

 

Iran: Justice is a hands-on struggle

The Globe and Mail - August 10, 2004

 

Review of Noah Feldman on Islam and Democracy

The Globe and Mail - May 17, 2003

 

Why Yasser Arafat Must go

The Globe and Mail - July 18, 2002

 

 

Book Chapters/Journal Articles

 

Islamism Modernization and Radical Politics

 

Review Essay on Islam and Democracy

 

Thoughts on Khaled Abou El Fadl's Islam and Democracy Essay

 

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