Oct 8, 202639 minS1
In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal is joined by Dr. Asif Majid to explore how British Muslim youth in Manchester use performance — on stage and in everyday life — to navigate identity, belonging, and...
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History Speaks
Hosted by Dr. Roshan Iqbal · religion · EN
About this Podcast:
The past, present, and future are intimately bound to one another. In short, history matters. History Speaks situates the Islamic intellectual tradition within its socio-political context and connects it to pertinent issues today. Join Dr. Roshan Iqbal as she speaks with Islamic studies scholars about their work on gender, Iaw, and theology in the Islamic tradition. In each episode we move across different time periods and regions to discuss how aspects of Islamic history speak to concerns today.History Speaks is a part of the The Maydan Podcast made possible by a generous grant from Henry Luce Foundation. Visit us at https://themaydan.com/podcast
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What is History Speaks about?
The past, present, and future are intimately bound to one another. In short, history matters. History Speaks situates the Islamic intellectual tradition within its socio-political context and connects it to pertinent issues today. Join Dr. Roshan Iqbal as she speaks with Islamic studies scholars about their work on gender, Iaw, and theology in the Islamic tradition.
Who hosts History Speaks?
History Speaks is hosted by Dr. Roshan Iqbal. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
What has History Speaks covered recently?
Recent episodes include "History Speaks EP 20 | Making Muslimness | Roshan Iqbal with Asif Majid" (8 October 2026, 39 minutes), "History Speaks EP 19 | Missionaries, Gender, and the Making of Islamophobia | Roshan Iqbal with Deanna Womack" (14 September 2026, 35 minutes), and "History Speaks EP 18 | Shi'a Islam in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe | Roshan Iqbal with Akif Tahiiev" (5 February 2026, 40 minutes).
How often does History Speaks publish?
History Speaks publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 18 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on History Speaks?
Booking probability for History Speaks is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. History Speaks requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. History Speaks's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dr. Roshan Iqbal hosts History Speaks, a religion podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Sep 14, 202635 minS1In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Deanna Ferree Womack, Associate Professor of History of Religions and Interfaith Studies at Emory University's Candler School of Theology, about her...
Episode #18
History Speaks EP 18 | Shi'a Islam in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe | Roshan Iqbal with Akif Tahiiev
Feb 5, 202640 minS1<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal is joined by Dr. Akif Tahieev to explore a topic that rarely appears in mainstream scholarship: Shia Muslim communities in post-Soviet Eastern Europe. Together...
Dec 27, 202543 minS1<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal sits down with Dr. Martin Nguyen, author of Modern Muslim Theology: Engaging God and the World with Faith and Imagination, to explore what it means to imagine a...
Episode #16
History Speaks EP 16 | What Happened to the Judeo-Muslim? | Roshan Iqbal with Santiago Slabodsky
Dec 12, 202537 minS1<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Santiago Slabodsky, who holds the Florence and Robert Kaufman Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies and directs the Jewish Studies program at Hofstra...
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Nov 21, 202543 minS1<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Sarra Tlili, author of Animals in the Qur’an, a groundbreaking work—translated into Arabic—that has reshaped scholarship on Islam, ethics, and the...
Nov 4, 202550 minS1<p>In this episode of History Speaks, I talk with Dr. Natalie Khazaal, Associate Professor in the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech. Drawing from her research, we explore how racism, speciesism, and cultural...
Sep 29, 202543 minS1<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Younus Mirza, founding director of the Barzinji Institute for Global Virtual Learning at Shenandoah University, about his recent book The Islamic...
Episode #12
History Speaks EP 12 | Islamophobia, Zohran Mamdani, & US Muslims | Roshan Iqbal with Elliot Bazzano
Aug 22, 202541 minS1<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Elliot Bazzano, Associate Professor at Le Moyne College, about Islamophobia, the election of Zohran Mamdani, and what his success means for U.S...
Aug 20, 202554 minS1<p>In this episode, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Saba Fatima, Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, about her new book, A Brief Guide to Shia Islam: Beliefs, Practices, and Exemplars...
Episode #10
History Speaks EP10 | Between Worlds: Muslim Women and Campus Life | Roshan Iqbal with Shabana Mir
Jul 17, 202547 minS1<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal talks with Dr. Shabana Mir, Associate Professor of Anthropology at American Islamic College and author of the award-winning book Muslim American Women on Campus...
Jul 3, 202550 minS1<p>What does it mean to act with nobility in the face of certain loss? In this episode of History Speaks, host Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Cyrus Ali Zargar, Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the...
- Feb 27, 202548 minS1
<h4>In this episode of History Speaks, Roshan Iqbal is joined by Celene Ibrahim, Oludamini Ogunnaike, and Younus Mirza to explore distinct fasting practices and their inner and outer dimensions in Islamic scholarship...
Episode #7
History Speaks EP 7 | Storytelling, Virtue Ethics, and Rūmī | Roshan Iqbal with Cyrus Ali Zargar
Jan 29, 202445 minS1<p>n this episode of History Speaks, Roshan Iqbal speaks with Cyrus Zargar on the role of storytelling and virtue ethics in the work of Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, the 13th-century jurist, philosopher, poet, and...
Episode #6
History Speaks EP 6 | Muslim History in the American Midwest | Tazeen Ali with Edward E. Curtis IV
Oct 6, 20221h 1mS0<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Tazeen M. Ali speaks with Edward E. Curtis IV about his recent book, Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest (NYU Press, 2022). They...
- Apr 5, 202254 minS0
<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Tazeen Ali speaks with Aria Nakissa about his recent book, The Anthropology of Islamic Law: Education, Ethics, and Legal Interpretation at Egypt’s al-Azhar (Oxford University Press...
Episode #4
History Speaks EP 4 | Qur’an, Gender, Feminism | Roshan Iqbal with Celene Ibrahim and Hadia Mubarak
Mar 10, 202243 minS0<p>In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Celene Ibrahim and Dr. Hadia Mubarak on Gender as a lens to study the Qur’an, Muslim feminism, its contributions and challenges, the limits and role...
- Jun 1, 20211h 3mS0
<p>In this episode of History Speaks, I speak with Oludamini Ogunnaike and Sara Abdel-Latif about the self and society in Sufi thought from it’s early formative period in Nishapur to the early modern and contemporary...
- Apr 20, 202151 minS0
<p>In this episode of History Speaks, I speak with Matthew Steele and Mahmood Kooria about the Islamic legal traditions in Africa, South and Southeast Asia. We discussed the life of legal texts as they traveled across...
- Mar 15, 202145 minS0
<p>In this episode, I speak with Pernilla Myrne and Laury Silvers about the limits of historical sources, the methods historians employ to uncover the lives of the marginalized in society, and the role of the...
Recent guests
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Dr. Martin Nguyen
author of Modern Muslim Theology: Engaging God and the World with Faith and Imagination
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Dr. Celene Ibrahim
scholar of Islamic intellectual history and gender studies, Oxford University Press
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Deanna Ferree Womack
Emory University
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Santiago Slabodsky
Hofstra University
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