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  1. 18 Nov 2016

    Last night's symposium on w/ (excuse video quality)

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  2. 22 Aug 2016

    Mosque and State: The Future of Political Islam via

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  3. 14 Jul 2018

    Also, respectfully, and I’m sure many people made the same point, but discourse helps Islamic parties legitimize their illiberal ways by saying “we are exceptional, so we have to form our own exceptional version of democracy.” Example:

    Of course. But if Islam is truly exceptional and Islamic parties can fit into democracy, why bring up its exceptionalism when talking about democracy? IMHO, problem: Islamic parties are warping democracy to suit themselves, as opposed to trying to adjust themselves into democracy
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  4. 13 Jun 2016

    Watch discuss his new book on during last week's event:

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  5. 18 Dec 2016

    Lots of great books on int'l affairs were published in 2016. We suggest 's & more!

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  7. 23 Jan 2017

    Smart, critical 6000-word essay from @FaheemHus on my book . Intense read, but well worth it:

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  8. 9 Oct 2016

    How "political" is Islam? I spoke to on about my new book

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  9. 18 Jun 2016
    Replying to

    Also on "moderate Muslims"

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  10. 24 Jun 2016

    ICYMI: Read the 's review of 's new book, :

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  11. 11 Jun 2017

    My essay in on how to hate each other peacefully, adapted from new edition of :

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  12. 9 Jun 2016

    Liberalism is a moving target, too, says ; if writing today we wouldn't call Locke a liberal.

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  13. 18 Jan 2018

    Thoughtful and interesting ; and makes the book on my to read list.

    Why life in a liberal democracy can feel meaningless
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  14. 5 Jun 2017

    Tomorrow marks official release of the paperback edition of my book . Stay tuned!

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  15. 6 Jun 2017

    Today marks the official release of the paperback edition of ! Reviews, previews & info here:

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  16. 9 Jun 2016

    Leon: I have a problem with telling people that they have to live with a soft version of oppression.

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  17. 22 Jan 2017

    ISIS is not down with your fake Rolex. Excerpt from by

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  18. 12 Dec 2016

    Reading 's new book . It's what every Westerner needs to know about the Middle East, but doesn't want to

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  19. 15 Aug 2018

    Yes, I argue in that Islam is the most "modern" religion, simultaneously making it unusually resistant to secularization but also unusually flexible in "integrating" modern ideas around rule of law and democracy. That paradox is at the heart of my argument

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    I could've sworn I read in your Islamic Exceptionalism you saying Islam might be the most 'modern' of religions or something along these lines. And I think you tweeted about it a while back but couldn't find it. Am I imagining stuff?
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  20. 20 Apr 2018

    Then there was the Islamist writer Muhammad Galal Kishk who envied what he saw as the Israelis' religious devotion, which he viewed as the reason for their military superiority over the Arabs, as I discuss here in by

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  21. 29 Apr 2018

    Almost by definition, pre-modern states *couldn't be* strong and dominant. Islam, in this sense, was "designed" for pre-modern societies. I discuss this a bit in , for example below 👇

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