Afterthoughts: Transnormal, the "New Normal" and Other Varieties of "Normal" in Postnormal TimesZiauddin Sardar28 November 2022Abstract What is normal? And what constitutes “the new normal”? This article argues that the much vaunted “new normal” is nothing more t…Read moreOn the Nature of Time in Postnormal TimesZiauddin Sardar28 November 2022Abstract In postnormal times, the future constantly interacts with, and determines, the present; and time is often experienced simultaneously as…Read morePolylogues: Connecting Minds to Create the FutureZiauddin Sardar28 November 2022Our survival as individuals, communities and cultures, and the endurance of our planet, depends on embracing difference in all its numerous forms wr…Read moreThe smog of ignorance: Knowledge and wisdom in postnormal timesZiauddin Sardar28 November 2022Abstract Using the Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom (DIKW) hierarchy as a template, this paper explores futures of knowledge and wisdom.…Read moreCM43: IgnoranceZiauddin Sardar31 October 2022Ziauddin Sardar claims that in the final analysis we are all ignorant things, Bruce B Lawrence tackles Franz Rosenthal's monumental study Knowledge…Read moreCM42: LibertyZiauddin Sardar31 October 2022Shanon Shah wrestles with the contradictions of liberty, Mustafa Akyol dissects mores that prevent the liberation of Muslim minds, Jeremy Henzell-Th…Read moreCM41: BodiesZiauddin Sardar31 October 2022C Scott Jordan confronts body horror, Robin Yassin-Kassab takes a close look at his own body, Samia Rahman argues that honour and shame should not b…Read moreCM40: BiographyZiauddin Sardar31 October 2022We celebrate ten years of Critical Muslim, Shanon Shah examines recent biographies of the Prophet, Ziauddin Sardar honours the life of anthropologis…Read moreCM39: World OrderZiauddin Sardar31 October 2022C Scott Jordan dissects the notion of 'world order', Abdelwahab El-Affendi suggests we are moving towards radical evil, Anwar Ibrahim reconsiders th…Read moreCM38: HumourZiauddin Sardar31 October 2022Hassan Mahamdallie remembers the comedy and comedians of his youth, Hussein Abdulsater explores the Islamic approach to humour, Bruce B Lawrence is…Read morePages123next ›last »