CM24: Populism Pickthall

CM24: Populism PickthallZiauddin Sardar dismembers post truth angst; Richard Appignanesi mourns the loss of world; Barnaby Rogerson traces the history of the word demagogue; Bhavik Doshi is disturbed by the populist rhetoric of the Indian diaspora; Scott Jordan watches anxiety drenched movies; Marjorie Allthorpe Guyton is unimpressed by 2017 Venice Biennale; and poems by Carole Smith. Ashis Nandy tackles populism's double bind; Sindre Bangstad presents three propositions on

They pull the blinds

Robert Irwin plays with medieval Muslim machinal devices

and the rich depths of Sufi poetry in Persian and Urdu to illuminate these questions and other guidance

Nazry Bahrawi reflects on the Islamic legacy of utopian thought

Shanon Shah examines ignorant dimensions of climate chaos

and globally respected scholars—this festschrift offers the first comprehensive English-language exploration of Professor Ashraf’s life

many Muslims are not quite sure about how to approach the religiously-sensitive issue of depicting religious figures

Adapted from Dalīl al-Ṭālib by Marʿī b

Alia Masood enjoys a debut novel

Whether you're a student in a seminary

and to remember

there is profound love for her husband