January 30, 2025
Congratulations to the following AAIMS Members on their publications in January!
Shahram Akbarzadeh on co-authoring the article, ‘Promoting Authoritarianism: Continuity and Change in China’s Policy Towards Myanmar (1990-2023)’, Journal of Contemporary China. Read article here.
Jan Ali on the following publications: On the chapter (in press), ‘A Pursuit of Human Wellbeing: An Islamic Perspective’, in Wellbeing in Islamic Schools: Nurturing the Mind, Body, and Soul. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
On the chapter (forthcoming), ‘A Sociological Study of Islam and Muslims in Contemporary Australia’, in The Spirit of the Antipodes: Religion and the Study of Religion in Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand. Orland Park: American Technical Publishers.
And on the chapter (forthcoming), ‘Challenges to Character Education in Australian Muslim School’, in Education of the Interior: Principles and Applications of Islamic Education.
Zouhir Gabsi on the article, ‘Al-Wala wal-Bara: (Allegiance and Disassociation) in Islam: A Source of Islamophobic Narratives?’, Intellectual Discourse. Read article here.
Pam Nilan on co-authoring the article, ‘Gendered Youth Transitions in Local Jihad in Indonesia: Negotiating Agency in Arranged Marriage’, Journal of Youth Studies. See article here.
Ihsan Yilmaz on the following publications. Intergroup Emotions and Competitive Victimhoods: Turkey’s Ethnic, Religious and Political Emigrant Groups in Australia. Palgrave Macmillan Singapore. Pre-order book here.
And on co-authoring, Reception of Soft and Sharp Powers: Turkey’s Civilizational Populist TV Dramas in Pakistan. Palgrave Macmillan Singapore. See book here.
All the best,
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