Congratulations to the following AAIMS Members on their publications!

Shahram Akbarzadeh on co-editing the dossier Iran in the Middle East: Building Bridges or Expanding Influence, Middle East Council Affairs. Read dossier here.

Adis Duderija on the article ‘İlerlemeci İslam Düşüncesinde Sünnet Kavramı’, Darulhadis. Read article here.

William Gourlay on the article ‘A Turkish Brick in the BRICS-Is Turkey Choosing between East and West?’, The Strategist. Read article here.

Halim Rane, on the articles ‘Human Security and Peaceful Coexistence in Islam: Analysis of Covenants in the Qurʾān and Sunnah’, Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence, 2(2), 233-256. Read article here; and ‘Covenants in the Qurʾān: Reflections on Seven Elements of the Maqāṣid Framework’, Journal of Contemporary Maqasid Studies, 3(1), 89–106. Read article here. 

Amin Saikal on the articles ‘Regional Environment Behind Recent Terror Attacks will Likely Support Extreme Groups’, The Strategist. Read article here; and ‘The Conflict Goes On, But No Party Desires an All-Out Middle East War. Read article here.

Rachel Woodlock on the book review of Women in the Mosque: A History of Legal Thought and Social Practice, in the journal, Politics, Religion & Ideology. See review here. 

Ihsan Yilmaz on the book Muslim Legal Pluralism in the West: Transnationalism, Political Participation, Citizenship and Shari’a, Palgrave Macmillan. See book here. And the article ‘Blame Avoidance through Necropolitics and Religious Populism: Autocratic Responses to Nationwide Crises in an Authoritarian Islamist Polity’, Populism & Politics. Read article here.

All the best,