Ibrahim Abusharif
@abusharif.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Northwestern University in Qatar: Journalism, Religious Studies, and Decolonization of Storytelling
My latest piece, this time in @christiancentury.bsky.social
“Gilead reads as confrontational against today’s wave of performative religiosity. Neither mawkish nor moralizing, the novel is now subversive (whatever Robinson intended two decades ago).”
– Ibrahim N. Abusharif
www.christiancentury.org/features/rev...
– Ibrahim N. Abusharif
www.christiancentury.org/features/rev...
The reverent, subversive Gilead
Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer–winning novel speaks unflinchingly of God, grace, sacred luminosity, and humility. This reads a lot differently now than it did 20 years...
www.christiancentury.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My latest piece, this time in @christiancentury.bsky.social
Reposted by Ibrahim Abusharif
“Gilead reads as confrontational against today’s wave of performative religiosity. Neither mawkish nor moralizing, the novel is now subversive (whatever Robinson intended two decades ago).”
– Ibrahim N. Abusharif
www.christiancentury.org/features/rev...
– Ibrahim N. Abusharif
www.christiancentury.org/features/rev...
The reverent, subversive Gilead
Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer–winning novel speaks unflinchingly of God, grace, sacred luminosity, and humility. This reads a lot differently now than it did 20 years...
www.christiancentury.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Gilead reads as confrontational against today’s wave of performative religiosity. Neither mawkish nor moralizing, the novel is now subversive (whatever Robinson intended two decades ago).”
– Ibrahim N. Abusharif
www.christiancentury.org/features/rev...
– Ibrahim N. Abusharif
www.christiancentury.org/features/rev...
My latest piece for @commondreams “When the Margins Catch Fire, We Should Ask Why” www.commondreams.org/opinion/marg...
When the Margins Catch Fire, We Should Ask Why | Common Dreams
Mainstream coverage—especially in conservative media—attempts to pathologize public rage, diagnosing it as deviance or irrationality rather than consequence.
www.commondreams.org
July 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My latest piece for @commondreams “When the Margins Catch Fire, We Should Ask Why” www.commondreams.org/opinion/marg...
My latest for @Commondreams “Radical Curiosity Versus the State” www.commondreams.org/opinion/radi...
Radical Curiosity Versus the State | Common Dreams
In this moment of disruption, to teach, to write, and to read critically are no longer normative acts expected of rigor and scholarship; they have become, in face of federal bullying, acts of defiance...
www.commondreams.org
June 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My latest for @Commondreams “Radical Curiosity Versus the State” www.commondreams.org/opinion/radi...
My latest article: “Crime of the Century: An Old Soundtrack to Our Current Nightmare” www.commondreams.org/opinion/crime
Crime of the Century: An Old Soundtrack to Our Current Nightmare | Common Dreams
How Supertramp’s 1974 prog-rock anthem foreshadowed 2025’s catastrophe.
www.commondreams.org
March 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My latest article: “Crime of the Century: An Old Soundtrack to Our Current Nightmare” www.commondreams.org/opinion/crime
Hissing in plain sight.
February 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Hissing in plain sight.
Reposted by Ibrahim Abusharif
I'm returning to this story (originally in Ha'aretz), which provides detail beyond the paywall:
english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...
english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...
Hasbara AI goes rogue, calls out 'Israel' for apartheid, colonialism
An AI bot on X created to spread pro-Israeli propaganda goes on to spread nuanced takes on the aggression on Gaza and the Palestinian cause, as well as issues like the TikTok ban and UNRWA.
english.almayadeen.net
January 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I'm returning to this story (originally in Ha'aretz), which provides detail beyond the paywall:
english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...
english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...
A helpful write up on DeepSeek and its capacities and comparisons with other AI siblings.
My colleague Prasanna Pendse has written a deep dive into DeepSeek: first impressions of usage, highlights from their papers, and musings on what's next
www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blo...
www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blo...
Demystifying DeepSeek
We explore the technical details beneath DeepSeek to explore what makes it unique and distinctive in the world of AI models.
www.thoughtworks.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
A helpful write up on DeepSeek and its capacities and comparisons with other AI siblings.
Reposted by Ibrahim Abusharif
How can media literacy shape a more equitable digital future?
Our new issue explores how media literacy and digital skills empower diverse groups. It highlights the need for tailored approaches and global collaboration for inclusive, resilient digital societies.
Issue: shortt.link/mac466bsky
Our new issue explores how media literacy and digital skills empower diverse groups. It highlights the need for tailored approaches and global collaboration for inclusive, resilient digital societies.
Issue: shortt.link/mac466bsky
Evaluating and Enhancing Media Literacy and Digital Skills
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
shortt.link
January 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
How can media literacy shape a more equitable digital future?
Our new issue explores how media literacy and digital skills empower diverse groups. It highlights the need for tailored approaches and global collaboration for inclusive, resilient digital societies.
Issue: shortt.link/mac466bsky
Our new issue explores how media literacy and digital skills empower diverse groups. It highlights the need for tailored approaches and global collaboration for inclusive, resilient digital societies.
Issue: shortt.link/mac466bsky
Reposted by Ibrahim Abusharif
A federal court has declared that warrantless searches of US person’s communications collected for national security purposes is unconstitutional. Now it’s our job to make sure Congress knows that when they renew this law in a little over a year.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant. Congress sho...
www.eff.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A federal court has declared that warrantless searches of US person’s communications collected for national security purposes is unconstitutional. Now it’s our job to make sure Congress knows that when they renew this law in a little over a year.
Reposted by Ibrahim Abusharif
The world is entering a fire age comparable to the ice ages of the Pleistocene. A historian of fire explains how humanity's use of fire is reshaping the planet in what he calls the "Pyrocene." https://buff.ly/40v8svo (Stephen Pyne, Arizona State University) #climatesky #fossilfuels #LAfires
January 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The world is entering a fire age comparable to the ice ages of the Pleistocene. A historian of fire explains how humanity's use of fire is reshaping the planet in what he calls the "Pyrocene." https://buff.ly/40v8svo (Stephen Pyne, Arizona State University) #climatesky #fossilfuels #LAfires
Reposted by Ibrahim Abusharif
The US president just attacked a female bishop for saying Christian things in a Christian sermon, calling her a "so-called bishop", not "smart", and "not very good at her job."
And no one will blink an eye. It won't be a controversy or a big story. All normalized.
Welcome to the next 4 years.
And no one will blink an eye. It won't be a controversy or a big story. All normalized.
Welcome to the next 4 years.
January 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The US president just attacked a female bishop for saying Christian things in a Christian sermon, calling her a "so-called bishop", not "smart", and "not very good at her job."
And no one will blink an eye. It won't be a controversy or a big story. All normalized.
Welcome to the next 4 years.
And no one will blink an eye. It won't be a controversy or a big story. All normalized.
Welcome to the next 4 years.
From a couple of weeks ago: “The Waning Beatification of President Biden” www.commondreams.org/opinion/bide...
The Waning Beatification of President Biden | Common Dreams
the legacy curation of the Biden administration in the greater elsewhere of our world will focus on a succession of war crimes and strategic privations in Gaza sponsored by the United States.
www.commondreams.org
January 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
From a couple of weeks ago: “The Waning Beatification of President Biden” www.commondreams.org/opinion/bide...
I need to post something, so let it be this. Glad to say that another journal essay of mine is in pubic ether, as they say.
“Religious Knowledge Production and Digital Affordances”
Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies (Indiana University Press)
“Religious Knowledge Production and Digital Affordances”
Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies (Indiana University Press)
December 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM
I need to post something, so let it be this. Glad to say that another journal essay of mine is in pubic ether, as they say.
“Religious Knowledge Production and Digital Affordances”
Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies (Indiana University Press)
“Religious Knowledge Production and Digital Affordances”
Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies (Indiana University Press)
Reposted by Ibrahim Abusharif
I watched every season of Law & Order SVU and I took the LSAT.
I am prepared to lead the Department of Justice 🫡
I am prepared to lead the Department of Justice 🫡
November 23, 2024 at 10:26 PM
I watched every season of Law & Order SVU and I took the LSAT.
I am prepared to lead the Department of Justice 🫡
I am prepared to lead the Department of Justice 🫡