For sale in CIS only! How does one navigate the rich cultural and political geography of West Africa? Mapping the diverse manifestations of Islamic influence, this issue of "Critical Muslim" brings together the resplendent but manifold articulations...

For sale in CIS only! How is the future changing? Is there a single determinant future or a plethora of alternative futures? How do we actually study futures and can we trust anything anyone says about 'the future'? Are Muslim societies prepared for...

For sale in CIS only! How do we communicate meaning in the age of fake news? What is the difference between narrative and information; between ideology and political narrative; between "narrative fiction" and a story? Will the narration continue for...

For sale in CIS only! What does it mean to be a Pakistani? Can it mean more than one thing? And what do others think it means? Ziauddin Sardar explores what makes a Pakistani, and whether it's something one wants or ought to be. Reflecting on his c...

For sale in CIS only! How do we identify and judge beauty? Does it distract us from more pressing questions and issues? Is beauty the handmaiden of privilege? Or can it be found in everyday, ordinary things? Whatever happened to beauty in contempora...

For sale in CIS only! What is halal? Does Islam have a particular flavour? Is culture transferred through gastronomy? In this issue we resist intoxication by wine and soberly sample the culinary delights of the Muslim world – then and now. By explo...

For sale in CIS only! What are values and how do we define them? Are there specific Islamic values? Do universal core values exist? How do we pass on appropriate values to future generations? This issue of "Critical Muslim" tackles these questions,...

For sale in CIS only! The rise of populism in the US and Europe is the focus of this issue of "Critical Muslim". It will explore issues and trends that led to Brexit and the emergence of President Trump. There will be essays on American populism, th...

For sale in CIS only! This issue of "Critical Muslim" focuses on Bangladesh, with articles exploring its history, culture, politics and future trajectories. There will be essays on female victims of the War of Independence, progressive Bangladeshi M...

For sale in CIS only! Hassan Mahamdallie gets spiritual in a commune; Marco Lauri visits Ibn Tufayl's twelfth-century island utopia Hayy Ibn Yaqdan; Malise Ruthven interrogates modernity and Islamic utopias, Nazry Bahrawi is sceptical about secular...