In this Issue
The Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies (JIMS) is a multidisciplinary academic journal sponsored by the North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (NAAIMS). The journal’s purpose is to forward the field of Islamic and Muslim studies more broadly, and to make contributions to its represented disciplines in advancing theories, epistemologies, pedagogies, and methods. Published semiannually each May and November, the Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies is peer-reviewed, with four to six articles per issue, and includes discussions, forums, and reviews on books, conferences, and films.
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Indiana University Pressviewing issue
Volume 2, Number 1, May 2017Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Vincent J. Cornell - Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Managing Editor
Layla Sein - NAAIMS, Herndon, VA
Editorial Board
Katherine Bullock
University of Toronto, Mississauga, CanadaM. Nazif Shahrani
Indiana University, Bloomington, INSherine F. Hamdy
Brown University, Providence, RISarra Tlili
University of Florida, Gainesville, FLMohammad H. Fade
University of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWaleed A. El-Ansary
Xavier University, Cincinnati, OHMohammed Rustom
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Assosicate Editors
Sohya Bayoumi
Harvard University, Cambridge, MAIan B. Straughn
Brown University, Providence, RIKevin Caffrey
Harvard University, Cambridge, MAAbdullahi Ahmed An-Nai’m
Emory University, Atlanta, GARobert M. Tappan
University of Towson, Towson, MDTuran Kayaoglu
University of Washington, Tacoma, WAAisha Y. Musa
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Book Review Editor
James B. Hoesterey
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Film Review Editor
Mona Damluji
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
