Articles of the Week – 10/20-10/26

Tuesday October 23:
Nigeria: Boko Haram and a Web of Accusations in Borno State – Alex Thurston, Sahel Blog: https://bit.ly/VlWFWN
Egypt’s Draft Constitution Opens the Door to a Religious State – Ragab Saad, Egypt Source: https://bit.ly/VlXCOV
Exegesis of the ḥurūf al-muqattaʿa: Polyvalency in Sunnī Traditions of Qur’anic Interpretation – Martin Nguyen, Journal of Qur’anic Studies https://bit.ly/Vm14Jj
Qur’anic Inscriptions on the Coins of the ahl al-bayt from the Second to Fourth Century AH – Luke Treadwell, Journal of Qur’anic Studies https://bit.ly/Vm1bVh
The jizya Verse (Q. 9:29): Tax Enforcement on Non-Muslims in the First Muslim State – M.A.S. Abdel Haleem, Journal of Qur’anic Studies: https://bit.ly/Vm1n6U
Islamism(s) and the Arab uprisings: between commanding the faithful and mobilising the protestor – Khalid Madhi, The Journal of North African Studies: https://bit.ly/Vm1RtV
Wednesday October 24:
The State of Islamic Studies in the Study of Religion: An Introduction – Russell T. McCutcheon, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion: https://bit.ly/UBVMxQ
The Study of Islam Before and After September 11: A Provocation – Aaron W. Hughes, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion: https://bit.ly/TamhnB
The Essence of Essentializing: A Critical Discourse on “Critical Discourse in the Study of Islam” – Herbert Berg, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion: https://bit.ly/UBW33z
Islam and the Study of Ethics – John Kelsay, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion: https://bit.ly/Tamozu
The Uses and Abuses of Criticism in the Study of Islam – Richard C. Martin, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion: https://bit.ly/UBWlHJ
The “Disposition Matrix” – Drones, Counterterrorism & National Security for the next decade – Clint Watts, Selected Wisdom: https://bit.ly/PRsuKo