22. Politics of the Middle East

Hesam Rahmani, San Jose State University

‘A Mirror of the Times’ (Mirʾat al-Zamān: Conceptualizing Ulama-State Relations with Biographical Dictionaries - Hasher Mohammad Nisar, University of Michigan

Religious Institutions in Authoritarian Regimes: Al-Azhar of Egypt as a case study. - Ahmad Sobhy Mustafa, University of Kansas

Strategic Ambiguity and Islamist Politics: The Sadrist Movement in Post-2003 Iraq - Ameer Shati Al-Auqaili, Wayne State University

The Historical Trajectory of the Qurashite Requirement: Examining the Normative Foundations of Political Legitimacy in Islamic Thought - Muhammed Usame Onus, Marmara University

The Cleric's Dilemma: Religious Authority and Political Crisis in Autocratic Regimes - Mostafa El Sharkawy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Sabri Ciftci, Kansas State University

M Tahir Kilavuz, Sabanci University