Sohail Hashmi
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Sohail Hashmi is distinguished professor of Islamic studies and international relations at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. His work straddles western and Islamic moral and political philosophy. He was among the earliest scholars to specialize in ethics and international relations, which developed as an interdisciplinary field during the 1980s and 1990s. In his publications, Hashmi explores the Islamic ethics of diverse issues in contemporary international relations, including war and peace, humanitarian intervention, civil society, tolerance, boundaries, and poverty relief. In 2005, he was awarded a Carnegie Scholars Fellowship by the Carnegie Corporation of New York to study Muslim reactions to the development of international law. Among Dr. Hashmi’s numerous books and articles is Just Wars, Holy Wars, and Jihads: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Encounters and Exchanges (2012).
Analysis
Nov 19, 2015
Debunking ISIL Part 2: Claims of a “Caliphate”
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claims to have established a caliphate. But what is the basis for this claim and how widely is it accepted? ISIL’s main attraction for recruits rests on the fact that it controls a sizable territory where it has established what it claims to be an Islamic...
Nov 18, 2015
Debunking ISIL Part 1: Claims of “Jihad”
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claims to be waging “jihad.” This is one of the group’s most essential assertions, a sine qua non of everything else the group says or does. Therefore, these claims must be carefully examined. The roots of ISIL’s armed struggle may be traced back to 1999 when...
