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Middle Powers and Limited Balancing: Syria and the Post‐October 7 Wars

Middle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 120-133, Summer 2025.
Abstract This article contends that to explain the grand strategies of states in the Middle East, we must employ the concept of middle powers. Analyzing the case of Syria between 2011 and 2021, it finds that these actors preferred a strategy of limited balancing against direct threats to their national security.
Chen Kertcher, Gadi Hitman
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Sufi Warriorism in Muslim Southeast Asia

Sociology Lens, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 502-516, December 2024.
Abstract Sufism (tasawwuf) has been characterized in the extant literature as a pacifist strand in Islam that has shaped the landscapes of Muslim Southeast Asia (also known as the Malay World) since the last five hundred years. This article challenges such historiographical interpretation by examining the multifarious circumstances that motivated Sufis
Khairudin Aljunied
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“Our blood is becoming white”: Race, religion, and Siddi becoming in Hyderabad, India

American Anthropologist, Volume 126, Issue 2, Page 194-203, June 2024.
Abstract “Our blood is becoming white.” This was a constant lament I heard from siddis in contemporary Hyderabad, India—third‐ and fourth‐generation descendants of East African slaves and soldiers recruited by the local ruler or Nizam in the 1860s to form the African Cavalry Guard in his army.
Gayatri Reddy
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Authoritarian populist politics, politico‐religious extremism, and violence against women in post‐war Sri Lanka 战后斯里兰卡的威权民粹主义政治、政治‐宗教极端主义与针对妇女的暴力 Política populista autoritaria, extremismo político‐religioso y violencia contra las mujeres en la Sri Lanka de la posguerra

World Affairs, Volume 187, Issue 2, Page 213-230, Summer 2024.
Abstract Despite the implementation of progressive national policies and the adherence to numerous international conventions aimed at eradicating gender‐based violence and violence against women, incidents of violence against women in post‐war Sri Lanka are on the rise.
Shyamika Jayasundara‐Smits, DB Subedi
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New variants of ultra-conservative Islamic schools in Indonesia: A study on Islamic school endeavor with Islamic group movement

Power and Education
After the reformation era in 1998, Islamic education, either Pesantren or Madrasah, has witnessed significant growth. Unlike during the Dutch, Soekarno, and Soeharto eras, when Islamic education remained marginalized, Indonesia recently houses the ...
Abdul Malik
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From pulpit to marketplace: The evolution of religious political parties in Pakistan 从讲坛到市场:巴基斯坦宗教政党的演变 Del púlpito al mercado: La evolución de los partidos políticos religiosos en pakistán

World Affairs, Volume 187, Issue 2, Page 151-160, Summer 2024.
Abstract This article analyzes the extent of involvement of religious political leaders and their apparent, rather reluctant, acceptance by the Pakistani public seen in recent times. The study also analyzes the role of religious leaders in giving way to right‐wing extremism or Islamic militarism and how this challenges the writ of the state.
Kashif Hussain
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Pandangan GP Ansor terhadap Salafi Wahabi: studi kasus pembubaran pengajian oleh GP Ansor [PDF]

, 2018
Permasalahan yang dikaji dalam penelitian ini adalah: 1. Bagaimana Pandangan GP Ansor Sidoarjo Terhadap Salafi Wahabi, 2. Apa Motif GP Ansor Sidoarjo dalam Pembubaran Pengajian.
Nadzifah, Siti Nailatun
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Distingsi Hadis Bid’ah Perspektif Muhammadiyah dan Wahabi-Salafi [PDF]

, 2023
Muhammadiyah and Wahabi groups are revivalist Islamic movements, which in their struggle are both against heresy, so that their similarities make them look the same, some even say that Muhammadiyah is part of Wahhabism.
Sabri, Muhammad, Sarwan, Sarwan
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Zainab's traffic: spatial lives of an Islamic ritual across Southwest Asia

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 168-186, March 2024.
Abstract Since the 1979 Revolution, Iranian pilgrims have engaged in saint visitation (ziyarat) to sites in Syria. By travelling via Turkey on buses, and venerating Sayyida Zainab at their destination, these pilgrims disrupt conventional conceptions of not only Islamic ritual, but also Iranian mobility under sanctions.
Emrah Yıldız
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Konflik Kelompok Salafi Dan Non-Salafi Di Masjid Raya Kota Harapan Indah Bekasi (2015- 2018)

, 2023
Penelitian ini membahas tentang Konflik Kelompok Salafi dan Nonsalafi di Masjid Raya Kota Harapan Indah Bekasi (2015-2018). Munculnya suatu gerakan keagamaan yang berbeda, pada masa berdirinya masjid di wilayah masyarakat yang mayoritas NU, sehingga ...
Jajang Jahroni, Adlan Muzakir
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