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Liz Bucar’s book titled Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation presents three case studies of religious appropriation. Bucar examines how different aspects of religious traditions and customs are appropriated by others and the ramifications of these actions. The three examples given are the hijab, pilgrimage, and yoga. This post examines the concepts and…
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Nicolai Sinai has a fascinating article in the book Reclaiming Islamic Tradition: Modern Interpretations of the Classical Heritage. This post will be a review and analysis of this article. The essay examines themes found in Surah 6 in the works of Sayyid Qutb and Rashid Rida. Rashid Rida was an Islamic thinker born in Lebanon…