Critical Muslim 21. * Relations Jan-March 2017
Samia Rahman is amazed at the complexity of relations in an interconnected world; Piro Rexhepi explores sexual politics in the Balkans; Mohammed Moussa examines extended families in
Japan; Ayisha Malik goes in search of love; Annalisa Mormile uncovers disunity in the EU family; Elma Berisha attempts to shatter the myth of homogeneity; Michael Vincente Perez argues
that feminism is for everybody; Amir Hussain has an American Muslim dream; Saulat Pervez sets out to cultivate reading habits; Aamer Hussein looks back on his diasporic life; Fatimah
Ashrif and Julian Bond have a conversation on interfaith; Claire Chambers challenges the representation of British Muslim sexuality; and Ziauddin Sardar tries to cope with a troublesome
auntie. About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected
world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.
CONTENTS
RELATIONS
Introduction: the relations Matrix
Annie
Best of oll patrons?
Borders
EU’s others
Caetani and East/West relations
Dissolving difrrence: a dialogue
Kith and kin in japanese politics
Homogeneity
Feminism is for everybody
Reading aloud
Hijabi dating
Two books and an aunte
ARTS AND LETTERS
Shor story: drifting barbs
Six poems
Turkey and Kashmir
Problems of a brown girl
REVIEWS
Hijabistas
Soviert terror
Self-reflections
Holy ignorance!
ET CETERA
Last word: on african chieftaincy
topten relationship break-ups
