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Inaash Islam

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Asst Prof of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross. Studies Racialization, Muslims, Islamophobia, Islamic Feminism. She/her.

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Liberal Currents

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"The closure of the Department of Religion and Culture at Virginia Tech is one within a nationwide pattern, with Humanities programs, especially in Religious Studies, being particularly susceptible to these administrative maneuvers." www.liberalcurrents.com/religion-hum...

Religion, Humanities, and the Public Good

The right wing's assault on Religion and Humanities programs is an assault on our ability to understand the world, from Hindutva abroad to Christian Nationalism at home.

September 3, 2026 at 6:10 AM

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Robert Kelchen

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Here are some of the declines in international student applications and enrollment revealed in a lawsuit challenging new duration of status regulations that would limit the ability to offer some programs of study and create administrative bloat on campus.

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Institution Grinnell College
Enrollment data 15.8 percentage point decline in international student yield from fall 2023 to fall 2026
Institution University of Illinois Chicago
Enrollment data 50 percent decline in admitted international students over historic levels
Institution University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Enrollment data 25.1 percent decline in international graduate applicants from 2025 to 2026 cycle
Institution University of Maryland, Baltimore
Enrollment data 37.9 percent decline in new international student enrollment from fall 2024 to fall 2025. Thirty-two students admitted for fall 2026 have withdrawn applications, and 14 have requested to defer their admission.
Institution University of Maryland, College Park
Enrollment data anticipated 30 percent decline in new international graduate students year over year
Institution University of Wisconsin–Madison
Enrollment data 10.9 percent year-over-year decline in undergraduate applications, and 27 percent year-over-year decline in graduate applications. Five undergraduate students who put down deposits have since withdrawn.
Institution University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Enrollment data 42 percent decrease in applications, 29 percent decrease in admissions and 38.7 percent decrease in enrollments year over year

August 24, 2026 at 9:12 AM

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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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@inaashislam.bsky.social examines Muslimah influencers who face constant policing of their modesty, but respond through Islamic feminist reasoning, reframing their aesthetic work as proselytizing. #Islam #Muslimah #Sociology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Policing (Im)Modesty in Modest Fashion: Islamic Feminist Renegotiations of Modesty in Influencer Culture

This article examines how Muslimah influencers based in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom are policed for, and negotiate with the policing of their Islamic modesty in influencer cultu....

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April 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM

Inaash Islam

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📣 Call for papers for the Edited Volume “Islamic Feminism: From Theory to Praxis”

Deadline extended to March 15, 2026!

Please share widely!

This is a call for papers asking for submissions to an edited volume titled Islamic Feminism: From Theory to Praxis. This edited volume explores the way by which global Muslims engage with the Islamic feminist and or gender centric interpretive tradition to navigate their social realities as Muslims within their respective racialized, gendered and political context. Submissions may include traditional research articles, auto ethnography, case studies and creative works. We welcome discipline specific and or interdisciplinary approaches. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2026. Submit proposed title, contact information, and abstract to Inaash Islam at iislam@holycross.edu

January 31, 2026 at 11:12 PM

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power

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'Muslim women as “double ambassadors” of Islam: breaking #stereotypes in everyday life and Muslim communities'

From #Identities' latest issue 32.5, by Rosa Martinez-Cuadros & @albertagiorgi.bsky.social

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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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James M. Thomas (JT)

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Today we received our most recent impact factor scores and rankings for Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, the journal I co-edit with B. Brian Foster.

SRE's 5-year impact factor score of 3.9 places us as the #1 social scientific journal for race scholarship anywhere in the world.

July 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Inaash Islam

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Deeply appreciative of Vergani’s thoughtful review of our book, A Global Racial Enemy 🙏🏽 (Available from Polity Press) shorturl.at/dQX67

February 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power

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Flying While Muslim & Driving While Black: Examining the Differences in Racialized Surveillance & Policing for African American Muslims

24 Feb, 4-5.30pm

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January 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power

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Flying While Muslim & Driving While Black: Examining the Differences in Racialized Surveillance & Policing for African American Muslims

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