I’m proud of this book I wrote. It was 9 yrs of research & courage -- fieldwork & archives in 4 countries, 142 interviews, coding, and a year studying theology. I hope it reveals how God matters to people fighting for the rule of law.

What sparked Sudan's civil war, and is there a path to peace? My interview with CNA Singapore @ChannelNewsAsia .

Putting diplomatic pressure on China & the UAE will help resolve Sudan's forgotten civil war that has displaced 11 million people. My article out today in @IPQuarterly.

Vibhuti Ramachandran's **Immoral Traffic** won a book award--before publication! The book is an ethnography of NGOs & India's anti-prostitution law. It's out in a few months in the @CUP_Law Cambridge Studies in Law and Society book series.

I spoke to a packed house in Berlin on the topic of "Islam and Politics in America Today." Thanks to the @AmericanAcademy for creating space for this scholarship. Watch here:

It's the "worst displacement crisis” (@RESCUEorg) and “one of the worst humanitarian disasters” (@UNOCHA). Thank you @NesrineMalik for writing about Sudan, sadness, hope, and 1 year of war.

I share this book award with many people, starting with my mother, who helped me understand the power of religion in building the rule of law -- and building peace -- something the world could use more of right now.

OUT OF PLACE is a new book that encourages scholars to reflect on the power of positionality in research. It's a structured process of introspection & inquiry. The book came out today. It's available as Open Access at

Multiple UN reports cite to a "perfect storm" of tens of thousands killed, widespread gender-based violence, war crimes, malnutrition, a lack of humanitarian aid -- and more displaced children than any place on earth. This is Sudan nearing 1 year of war.

This Wednesday at 13:15, I will be giving the Reza Banakar Memorial Lecture in Sweden, online and in-person @lunduniversity. Details here.

Settling into life in Berlin for a writers residency at the @AmericanAcademy. I'm working on a book with @ProfKathieMoore on sharia, ethics, and law in the United States. 🏡📖🌄.

Thank you to Humboldt University @BerlinLSI for hosting me this week. I enjoyed our discussion together about religion and the rule of law.

The world's attention is elsewhere now, for very good reasons. But please do not forget Sudan, where untold horrors have taken place & little remains of Khartoum, the country's beautiful capital city on the Nile.

In the @ImmanentFrame forum on religion, law and state building, @jaklocek shows how colonial structures still shape international relations & how foreign policy doesn't grasp the ways that religion intersects with people's multidimensional identities.

My essay, "The rule of law never dies," introduces a six-week forum on the entanglements of law, religion, and state building. Organized and hosted by @ImmanentFrame.

Read this book if you care about how constitutional values & rights become social reality. Fabulous to see this out in the world, @w_k_taylor @CUP_Law.

UNDUE PROCESS by @feiyonah has earned *3* big awards: APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowri First Book Award, Giovanni Sartori Book Award for qualitative methods, and Juan Linz Award for the Study of Democracy & Autocracy.

So much I like about this book! @YegorLazarev argues that states use legal pluralism & people use state law “even when it is foreign to them." Also, state transformation “can be brought from the bottom-up by … women.” Chapter 2 on methods & positionality is🔥. @CUP_PoliSci

This essay from @Halayalkarib in @newhumanitarian moved me to tears. “Sudan is our home,” writes Al Karib, “and we are committed to staying.” . #HERO @Sihanet @siha_journal .

This is a big moment of celebration for the Somali people and for the @TempletonPrize. Congratulations to @EdnaAdan! This prize shows how people use their faith to do good in the world.

Despite the need for housing, @ucsc is building more asphalt & parking than housing on its beautiful East Meadow. My letter published in @scsentinel today.