Publications

  • Conferences & Talks,  Publications

    “Contemporary Moroccan Thought” Book Launch in Rome, 22 November 2024

    تقديم ومناقشة الكتاب الجماعي الجديد في الدراسات المغربية والعربية باللغة الانجليزية في 800 صفحة، 30 فصلا، والصادر عن دار  بريل العريقة، حقوق النشر 2025. “الفكر المغربي المعاصر: في الفلسفة، والدين، والمجتمع، والثقافة. للمزيد حول الكتاب من موقع الناشر: https://brill.com/display/title/63015?contents=toc-116020 للإخبار، على موقع بناصا، باللغة العربية: الأكاديمي المغربي محمد حصحاص يُصدِر أول عمل حول الفكر المغربي المعاصر باللغة الإنجليزية الأكاديمي المغربي محمد حصحاص يُصدِر أول عمل حول الفكر المغربي المعاصر باللغة الإنجليزية   على موقع هسبريس تحته     ‬  “الفكر المغربي المعاصر” يشرح الفلسفة والمجتمع والثقافة بالإنجليزية

  • Blog,  Publications

    The Muslim Community and its Ethos

    The Muslim Community and its Ethos The meaning of “community” changes as human societies develop new social and political orders. This is true of any term: a part of it remains tethered to past meanings, and a part grows in response to new developments and novel contexts. Language is a carrier of human memory, and faith is an important part of this memory, thus the intersections between language, faith, and the political writ large. If the context is not considered, faith stands still, and so does language. They all need to be perpetually reinterpreted to be filled with new energy and insights. This essay responds to questions raised by the…

  • Blog,  Press & Media,  Publications

    Farewell to Hassan Hanafi, the Intellectual Father of the Islamic Left and Occidentalism

    Farewell to Hassan Hanafi, the Intellectual Father of the Islamic Left and Occidentalism Hassan Hanafi (1935-2021) was one of the big names of contemporary Arab philosophical and theological studies. He was one of the most prolific and erudite of the 1960s generation of Arab philosophers and thinkers who formed and defended reforms throughout their lifetimes. Hanafi left a huge body of work for scholars to study, to agree and disagree with. He was mourned by prominent Arab intellectuals and scholars, including the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb. On his funeral, on 22 October 2021, his coffin toured the campus of the University of Cairo that he loved, and where he…

  • Blog,  Press & Media,  Publications

    Who was Mohamed Waqidi? Redefining Epistemology from the Southern Shore

    Who was Mohamed Waqidi? Redefining Epistemology from the Southern Shore There is a lot of ideology – i.e. politics at large – behind what we know, how we know, and what we do not know. Time, space, family, society, egoism, and the political world order we are born into are all major factors that impact our limited view of the things around us. Even in our scholarly studies, which are supposed to be “neutral” and “objective”, there is always the personal, and/or the political, whether we admit it or not. The most we can do to be balanced in our views is to control both the personal and the political,…

  • Blog,  Press & Media,  Publications

    Who was Mohamed Waqidi? Redefining Epistemology from the Southern Shore

    Who was Mohamed Waqidi? Redefining Epistemology from the Southern ShoreMohammed Hashas 8 August 2021 There is a lot of ideology – i.e. politics at large – behind what we know, how we know, and what we do not know. Time, space, family, society, egoism, and the political world order we are born into are all major factors that impact our limited view of the things around us. Even in our scholarly studies, which are supposed to be “neutral” and “objective”, there is always the personal, and/or the political, whether we admit it or not. The most we can do to be balanced in our views is to control both the personal…