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

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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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When Populism and Authoritarianism Saved Democracy

In the past thirty years, the top 1% in America have added $21 trillion to their wealth, while the bottom 50% has lost $900 billion. We know from…

Dec 30, 2025 • Moshik Temkin

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Is Disarming Hezbollah and Hamas Possible?

The lesson of history is that armed movements do not disarm because they are defeated, but because political developments and integration make their…

Dec 30, 2025 • Emidio Lev Rahmani

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November 2025

The Day Cheney Died, and Mamdani Rose

A Canadian perspective on the recent death of the architect of the post-9/11 security state, and the rise of the son of a famed academic and critic of…

Nov 7, 2025 • Shenaz Kermalli

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The Burdens of Neoliberalism with William Barylo

Episode 12 of the Protean View podcast

Nov 7, 2025 • Riad Alarian, Mohammed El-Sayed Bushra, and Dr. William Barylo

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