Venture Capitalism and Tech Utopianism with Olivier Jutel

Episode 16 of the Protean View podcast

22 hrs ago • Mohammed El-Sayed Bushra

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On Fascism with Daniel Bessner and Ajay Singh Chaudhary

Episode 15 of the Protean View podcast

Apr 1 • Riad Alarian and Mohammed El-Sayed Bushra

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March 2026

The Unbearable Lightness of Post-Communism

What can post-communist transitory states teach us about the impact of late capitalism and the current state of the global economy?

Mar 13 • Robert James Warren

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February 2026

Our Most Popular Reads and Listens

Since relaunching in 2024, Muftah has published four issues and some of its best work yet. Catch up with ten of our most-read articles and most-streamed…

Feb 22 • The Muftah Team

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Syria and the Future of Islamism with Thomas Pierret

Episode 14 of the Protean View podcast

Feb 12 • Riad Alarian and Mohammed El-Sayed Bushra

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January 2026

Israel, Islam, and the Christian Right with Melani McAlister

Episode 13 of the Protean View podcast

Jan 29 • Riad Alarian and Mohammed El-Sayed Bushra

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Is Inter-Class Solidarity Possible in a Stratified Community?

What might push someone in a position of privilege to side with the oppressed at their own expense? The peculiar setting of Western, private elite…

Jan 15 • Bassem Elbendary, Ph.D.

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Muhammad Abduh and the Educational Roots of Liberal Cosmopolitanism

Muhammad Abduh and liberals today share something peculiar in common: a belief in "diversity" that hinges on a narrow experience and understanding of…

Jan 13 • Tim Gutmann

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We Need to Rethink the Meaning and Purpose of “Hijra”

In Dubai, your business loan can be as “halal” as your Big Mac. For many Western Muslims, this is an attractive promise and an alluring reason to…

Jan 8 • Dr. William Barylo

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“Socialists Think”: In Memory of Asad Haider

On socialism, self-criticism, and the end of a political sequence.

Jan 6 • Daniel Tutt

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Your Subscription Service Is Not a Community

Corporate-born "communities" are astroturfed projects that fabricate connections and make purchasing power the limiting, necessary, and determining…

Jan 4 • Jamal Mehmood

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December 2025

Issue 4: Community & Crisis

Our final issue of the year focuses on questions of community, crisis, and the tensions in between.

Dec 30, 2025 • The Muftah Team

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