The Insight Interviews

An informative discussion with Dr. Adam Bursi on his book, ‘Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam’ which explores how early Muslims deployed sacred objects and spaces to inscribe and dispute Islam’s continuities with, and differences from, Judaism and Christianity.

An informative discussion with Dr. Stephennie Mulder on her book, ‘The Shrines of the ‘Alids in Medieval Syria – Sunnis, Shi’is and the Architecture of Coexistence’.

An informative discussion with Dr. Alyssa Gabbay on her book, ‘Gender and Succession in Medieval and Early Modern Islam’ which examines episodes in pre-modern Islamic history in which individuals or societies recognized descent from both men and women, including Fatima.

An informative discussion with Dr. Sayed Ammar Nakshawani, on the life and times of the famous Iraqi scholar and lecturer, Dr. Shaykh Ahmad al-Waeli (d.2003).

An informative discussion with Dr. Robert Gleave (University of Exeter), on his career path, personal journey, and various impactful works.

An informative discussion with Dr. Seyed Amir Hossein Asghari on his book ‘Sufism and Philosophy in the Contemporary Shia Seminary’

An informative discussion with Dr. Tahera Qutbuddin (Oxford University), on her career journey, and what led her to the work of Imam ‘Ali.

An informative discussion with Professor Luca Patrizi on his book “In the Presence of the King – Intermediation and Intercession in Islam”

An informative discussion with Dr. Hussein Ali Abdulsater on his books “Shi’i Doctrine, Mu’tazili Theology” and “Al-Jahiz and Religious Knowledge”

An informative discussion with Dr. Najam Haider on his books “The Origins of the Shi’a” and “The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam”

An informative discussion with Dr. Thijl Sunier’s book “Making Islam Work – Islamic Authority among Muslims in Western Europe” published by Brill Press.

An informative discussion with Dr. Mohammed Rustom of Carleton University. Hosted by Dr. Cyrus Zargar, of the University of Central Florida.

An informative discussion on Dr. Richard McCallum’s book “Evangelical Christian Responses to Islam” published by Bloomsbury Press.

Syed Muhammad Rizvi, Principal of SRI, interviews Dr. Saiyad Nizamuddin Ahmad, discussing his intellectual journey and his extensive work in translating Nasir al-Din al-Tusi’s Tajrīd al-Iʿtiqād

An informative discussion on Dr. Nebil Husayn’s book “Caliphate and Imamate: An Anthology of Medieval Muslim Texts on Political Theology”

An informative discussion on Dr. Cyrus Zargar’s book “The Ethics of Karbala – Myths, Modernity, and Virtues of Nobility”

An informative discussion on Dr. Mahjabeen Dhala’s book “Feminist Theology and Social Justice in Islam – A Study on the Sermon of Fatima”

An informative discussion on Dr. Muhammad U. Faruque’s book “Sculpting the Self – Islam, Selfhood, and Human Flourishing”

An informative discussion on Dr. Alessandro Cancian’s book “The Emergence of Shi’i Sufism – Sultan ‘Ali Shah Gunabadi and His Commentary on the Qur’an”

An informative discussion on Dr Hannah-Lena Hagemannr’s book “The Khārijites in Early Islamic Historical Tradition”

An informative discussion with Dr George Warner’s book, “The Words of the Imams”

An informative discussion with Dr. Farah Kawtharani on her book, Political Thought in Contemporary Shi’a Islam

An informative discussion with Dr. Mojdeh Shariatmadari, on the role of psychology and its study in Islam and Shi’ism.

An informative discussion with Dr. Aun Hasan Ali, on his latest book, “The School of Hillah and the Formation of Twelver Shi‘i Islamic Tradition”

An informative discussion with Dr. Cyrus Ali Zargar, on his latest book, “The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism”

An informative discussion with Dr. Toby Matthiesen, on his new book, and events that have shaped the Islamic world.

An informative discussion with Dr. Saiyad Nizamuddin Ahmad, on the Exploration of Mysticism and Theology.

An informative discussion with Dr. Eliza Tasbihi, who discusses the Meeting of Shiʿism and Sufism through Haydar Amuli and Cosmographical Diagrams.

An informative discussion with Dr. Amina Inloes, who discusses her book, Women in Shi‘ism: Ancient Stories, Modern Ideologies.

An informative discussion with Dr. Nebil Husayn, who discusses his book, Opposing the Imam: The Legacy of the Nawasib in Islamic Literature, published by Cambridge University Press.

An informative discussion with Dr. Joshua Little, who discusses the unique topic of his PhD thesis: the study of hadith surrounding the age of ʿĀʾisha’s marriage to the Prophet Muhammad.