Excited to share that my next book will be out in 2026 and is avail for pre-order. We've already received an early review from Jennifer Rowsell - more coming. A joy to research & write. Many thanks to @LeverhulmeTrust for funding my @SinoMuslimLit project https://t.co/f4lHLQCWxI

It's rather strange that one of the core activities of academia—and, as far as I know, this is true across all its branches—has become the writing of texts that no one will ever read.

One of my fav places in Changchun is Huá Lián Antique City. Artisans of all types. I’ve bought antique bottles, pen holders & teapots here. I saw an incense burner with Islamic motifs that ended up in a Buddhist shop! Bought ‘oud incense (沉香木) & a Daoist compass (luópán; 罗盘)

L’art islamique a su s’exprimer également à travers la culture chinoise. Pour approfondir ce sujet, nous vous invitons à suivre le frère @SinoMuslimLit

This video is now with accurate captions, for those who are interested: https://t.co/rH6f16WVs0

A link to the article is here: https://t.co/UI36hdORdA

I’m pleased to announce a new article which I have co-authored with Wisam Kh. Abdul-Jabbar of @CHSS_HBKU This article is about ‘Post‑authorship and AI‑Assisted Writing’, and may interest some colleagues whose work is at the intersections of AI, writing, and higher education

Finally, the first 50 free PDFs of the essay "Habermas as An Ethnic Thinker Par Excellence: On Critique, Palestine and the Role of Intellectuals" are available now and it has been assigned an issue in the journal @TeachinginHE . My essay is part of special issue titledGetting

3) "Recognise the oneness of God" plaque 一独主认, text runs R→L Beijing Chongwen District Huashi Mosque Artist is 萧劳 (1896–1996), Han nationality, born 1896. Grad from Peking University 1920. Honorary Dir of China Calligraphers Assoc, Dir of the Beijing Calligraphers Assoc

2) Ma spent years travelling across China's cities & villages, photographing over 2600 plaques from mosques. These plaques combine Chinese & Islamic calligraphy, literature, philosophy, religion & art. They serve as a unique medium where Islamic & Chinese culture meet and merge

And, of course, here is the article which triggered this special issue in the beginning: https://t.co/sxbYIveqJN https://t.co/jh4v66KsNr

The SI has diverse perspectives (eg Confucianism, Islamic philosophy, Euro-American) & opens new pathways for critical global scholarship. I've yet to see in my career such an interesting & diverse collection of papers on this topic See Editorial here: https://t.co/J2VqZMoE0w

6) Studying mosque plaques is inquiry in itself. Biǎn’é (匾额; trad Chinese plaques) have multiple meaning. Many connect to Chinese civilisation as well as religion, blend Chinese architectural style with heritage literacy & show how Sino-Muslims express belief, ethics & identity

Been looking at an aspect of my heritage literacy data, plaques (匾额 biǎn'é) that are found at China's mosques. Here's a thread on a book that documents 2,600 such plaques. They reveal a lot about the origin stories of mosques & showcase the linguistic confluence of traditions..

1) Plaque inscriptions outside mosques in China are fascinating syncretic heritage. This book 'An Illustrated Record of Chinese Mosque Plaques' by 马广德 (Mǎ Guǎngdé) is a large-scale & systematic documentation and analysis of the plaques (匾额 biǎn'é) in mosques across China

I warmly invite you to join the BAAL RSAL SIG online symposium on AI and research synthesis and to submit an abstract if you'd like to present! 📢 Details in the poster. #BAAL #AI #CallForAbstracts @__BAAL

Consciousness is a first-person phenomenon experienced directly, whereas empirical science is dependent upon third-person observation. If the reality of consciousness lies outside the scope of empirical science, how can science come to any meaningful understanding consciousness?

Congratulations to Hina Khalid on the completion of her book, “Becoming Words of Witness: The Motif of Call and Response in Muhammad Iqbal and Rabindranath Tagore.” Her most recent essay for Renovatio remembers the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal as the spiritual father of the

New Special Issue: Getting Critical About Critique in Higher Education 🚨 The SI rethinks the meaning of ‘criticality’, foregrounds diverse perspectives (Confucianism, Arabic-Islamic philosophy...), and opens new pathways for global scholarship https://t.co/jvCrn5xH1W

Happy to share our recent research collaboration 'Creativity in Saudi english: using stand-up comedy to enhance cross-cultural communication in Saudi Arabia changing linguistics tapestry.', published in Asian Englishes: ' https://t.co/dT4AHtO3cr

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