Neo-traditionalism in Islam in the West shortlisted for Muslim World Book Award

We're thrilled to announce that Walaa Quisay's Neo-traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics was shortlisted for the 2025 Muslim World Book Award.

About the award

To commemorate over 40 years of continuous publication, the Muslim World Book Review, alongside Kube Publishing and the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, have collaboratively launched the Muslim World Book Award.

The Muslim World Book Award celebrates excellence in academic scholarship and research through conferring an award to recognise an outstanding academic book published in the English language within the broad field of Islamic Studies.

Find out more about the Muslim World Book Award.

About the book

Neo-traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics examines Muslim neo-traditionalist scholars in the West and their community of young seekers of sacred knowledge. Walaa Quisay explores the emerging trend within Anglo-American Islam that emphasises the importance of ‘tradition’.

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