About Radio Reorient

This is Radio ReOrient: exploring the post-Western, reconnecting the Islamosphere. Every other Friday we feature conversations with thinkers, artists and community activists about things Islamicate and decolonial. Radio ReOrient is a part of the Critical Muslim Studies project, connecting and intersecting acts of epistemic disobedience and political re-imagination.

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Re-examining Hassan Al-Banna’s Model of Dawah after the Arab Spring

September 25, 2024

Re-examining Hassan Al-Banna’s Model of Dawah after the Arab Spring

Khalidah Ali
Hosted by Radio Reorient

An interview with Khalidah Ali on re-examining Hassan Al-Banna's model of dawah after the Arab Spring. This episode was originally published on Augus…

Just War and the Seal of Prophethood

September 18, 2024

Just War and the Seal of Prophethood

Marco Demichelis
Hosted by Radio Reorient

An interview with Dr. Marco Demichelis in which we discuss the ideas of just war and the seal of prophethood. This episode was originally published o…

Decolonial Muslim Political Activism and Thought in Britain

September 11, 2024

Decolonial Muslim Political Activism and Thought in Britain

Yahya Birt
Hosted by Radio Reorient

Hizer Mir in conversation with Yahya Birt who speaks on decolonial Muslim political activism and thought in Britain. This episode was originally publ…

Alexandre Caeiro on the Politics of Islamic Law and Institutions in Qatar

September 4, 2024

On the Politics of Islamic Law and Institutions in Qatar

Alexandre Caeiro
Hosted by Radio Reorient

An interview with Dr. Alexandre Caeiro in which we discuss Islamic law and institutions in Qatar, secularisation and the Ottomans. This episode was o…

Radio Reorient Season 11: A Wrap Up and Round Up

August 29, 2024

Radio Reorient Season 11: A Wrap Up and Round Up

Hizer Mir, Claudia Radiven, Saeed Khan, Chella Ward, and Salman Sayyid
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this final episode of Season 11, the Radio ReOrient team - Hizer Mir, Claudia Radiven, Saeed Khan, Chella Ward and Salman Sayyid - look back over o…

Granada Dialogues, Part 2: On Ghosts, Nationalism, and Liberation

August 28, 2024

Granada Dialogues, Part 2: On Ghosts, Nationalism, and Liberation

Ella Shohat
Hosted by Radio Reorient

The second part of the interview with Prof. Ella Shohat in which ghosts, nationalism/national identity and its role in calls for liberation (amongst o…

Literatures beyond the West (Ian Almond)

August 22, 2024

Literatures beyond the West (Ian Almond)

Ian Almond
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode Salman Sayyid talks to Ian Almond about his work in world literature, including his 2021 book World Literature Decentered which looks …

Granada Dialogues, Part 1: On 1492, Orientalism and Race

August 21, 2024

Granada Dialogues, Part 1: On 1492, Orientalism and Race

Ella Shohat
Hosted by Radio Reorient

A conversation between Prof. Salman Sayyid and Prof. Ella Shohat on (amongst other topics) the significance of 1492, Orientalism and race. This episo…

Decoloniality

August 15, 2024

Decoloniality

Hosted by Radio Reorient

This episode is the third one this series where we look back over the first principles of the ReOrient project. In previous episodes we have discussed…

Is Islamophobia Racism?

August 14, 2024

Is Islamophobia Racism?

Salman Sayyid
Hosted by Radio Reorient

An interview with Salman Sayyid in which he addresses some of the criticisms of the recent definition of Islamophobia as “a type of racism that target…

Muslimness in China

August 9, 2024

Muslimness in China

Haiyun Ma
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode Salman Sayyid talks to Haiyun Ma about Muslimness in China. This is the second episode in this series which addresses this topic: in a…

The Politics of Translation: An interview with Yehouda Shenhav

August 7, 2024

The Politics of Translation

Yehouda Shenhav
Hosted by Radio Reorient

An interview with Professor Shenhav in which the politics of translation is discussed. This episode was originally published on June 7, 2019.…

Forgotten Ummah--Muslims in China

August 2, 2024

Forgotten Ummah--Muslims in China

Darren Byler
Hosted by Radio Reorient

This episode is the first of two episodes this season on Muslims in China. Here Claudia Radiven and Chella Ward talk to Darren Byler about his book Te…

On Alcohol, Islam, and the Ontic

July 31, 2024

On Alcohol, Islam, and the Ontic

Mustapha Sheikh
Hosted by Radio Reorient

An interview with Dr. Mustapha Sheikh on his co-authored paper on alcohol, Islam and the ontic. This episode was originally published on May 31, 2019…

Muslimness in Books for Young Readers: A Chat with A. M. Dassu

July 25, 2024

Muslimness in Books for Young Readers

A. M. Dassu
Hosted by Radio Reorient

Persevering with our literary theme this season, in this episode Claudia Radiven and Chella Ward chat to A. M. Dassu about her books for young readers…

World History and the Islamicate: A Conversation with Richard Bulliet

July 24, 2024

World History and the Islamicate

Richard Bulliet
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode, Richard Bulliet talks about his work in world and Islamicate history. This interview was originally published on May 24, 2019. …

Orientalism in Representations of Muslims: A Discussion with Laury Silvers

July 18, 2024

Orientalism in Representations of Muslims

Laury Silvers
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode of Radio ReOrient we return to the literary theme of this season, to explore the work of Laury Silvers. Laury is the author of many …

Sultan vs. Dracula

July 17, 2024

Sultan vs. Dracula

Razwan Ul-Haq
Hosted by Radio Reorient

An interview with renowned calligrapher and author Razwan ul-Haq talking about his graphic novel Sultan vs. Dracula (al-Oblong Books, 2012). This int…

Muslims in the Manosphere; A Discussion with Shareef Muhammad

July 11, 2024

Muslims in the Manosphere

Shareef Muhammad
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode Hizer Mir and his co-author Sahar Ghumkhor talk to Shareef Muhammad about the phenomenon of Muslims in the Manosphere. Shareef is a sc…

Secularism, the State, and Islam

July 10, 2024

Secularism, the State, and Islam

Nadia Fadil
Hosted by Radio Reorient

An interview with Dr. Nadia Fadil who speaks about secularism the state and Islam. We delve into questions such as what it means to call Islam a lived…

Hindutva and the Muslim Subject

July 4, 2024

Hindutva and the Muslim Subject

Sheheen Kattiparambil and Shvetal Vyas Pare
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode we celebrate the release of a special issue of the ReOrient journal, ‘Hindutva and the Muslim Subject’, edited by Sheheen Kattiparambi…

On Iqbal, Philosophy and Language

July 3, 2024

On Iqbal, Philosophy and Language

Sabrina Lei
Hosted by Radio Reorient

Dr Sabrina Lei, Director of Tawasul Europe Centre for Dialogue and Research, is an emerging Italian Muslim philosopher and thinker. Trained in Latin,…

Post-Orientalism Revisited: A Conversation with Salman Sayyid

June 27, 2024

Post-Orientalism Revisited

Hizer Mir and Salman Sayyid
Hosted by Radio Reorient

The third episode of this season of Radio ReOrient continues our project this season of returning to the first principles of Critical Muslim Studies. …

American Muslim Women on Campus

June 26, 2024

American Muslim Women on Campus

Shabana Mir
Hosted by Radio Reorient

A conversation with award-winning academic Dr. Shabana Mir discussing her book Muslim American Women on Campus: Undergraduate Social Life and Identity…