Islamic Visions of Tolerance: Limitations and Opportunities

Dr Humeira Iqtidar joined King’s College London in 2011. She has studied at the University of Cambridge, McGill University in Canada and Quaid-e-Azam University in Pakistan. Before joining King’s, Humeira was based at the University of Cambridge as a fellow of King’s College and the Centre of South Asian Studies. She is a co-convenor of the London Comparative Political Theory Workshop and editor of the McGill-Queens Studies in Modern Islamic Thought.

Humeira’s research interests bring together postcolonial theory and comparative political theory with a focus on modern South Asian Islamic thought. Thematically, her research has been concerned with the place of religion in contemporary political imagination, the politics of knowledge, and the legacies of colonialism. She is currently working on two book projects. The first focuses on non-liberal conceptions of tolerance through an engagement with 20th century Islamic thought. The second, titled Justice Beyond Rights, builds on her research with refugees and migrants from the tribal areas of Pakistan.

More can be found here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/dr-humeira-iqtidar