Mark Fathi Massoud

Prof of Politics @UCSC & Visiting Prof @OxfordCSLS. Studying the rule of law in crisis. #FirstGen from Sudan. Series Editor

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

I’m proud of this book I wrote. It was 9 yrs of research & courage -- fieldwork & archives in 4 countries, 142 interviews, coding, and a year studying theology. I hope it reveals how God matters to people fighting for the rule of law.

https://t.co/oLrW8dotuh

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

What sparked Sudan's civil war, and is there a path to peace? My interview with CNA Singapore @ChannelNewsAsia
https://t.co/cPbfzC87mH

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

Putting diplomatic pressure on China & the UAE will help resolve Sudan's forgotten civil war that has displaced 11 million people. My article out today in @IPQuarterly.

[lnternationale Politik Quarterly @IPQuarterly]

NEW: To help build peace in Sudan, EU policymakers must support civil society; cut off weapons to militias; and exert diplomatic pressure on other countries, @ProfMassoud writes.

https://t.co/Ds81EKFQXP

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

Vibhuti Ramachandran's **Immoral Traffic** won a book award--before publication! The book is an ethnography of NGOs & India's anti-prostitution law. It's out in a few months in the @CUP_Law Cambridge Studies in Law and Society book series. https://t.co/61G4vGTUN6

[Vibhuti R @vibhuti_ramach]

Delighted to share that my book manuscript, "Immoral Traffic:" An Ethnography of Law, NGOs, and the Governance of Prostitution in India, has won the American Institute of Indian Studies' Joseph W. Elder Book Prize in the Indian Social Sciences. https://t.co/c23NrM9CeX

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

I spoke to a packed house in Berlin on the topic of "Islam and Politics in America Today." Thanks to the @AmericanAcademy for creating space for this scholarship. Watch here: https://t.co/9MkJ0OxiAh

[The American Academy in Berlin @AmericanAcademy]

"In American politics, we reached a tipping point where sharia became part of the battle over what it means to be American," said spring fellow and political scientist Mark Fathi Massoud at his talk "Islam and Politics in America Today." Watch here: https://t.co/YgeiA1sMF0

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

It's the "worst displacement crisis” (@RESCUEorg) and “one of the worst humanitarian disasters” (@UNOCHA). Thank you @NesrineMalik for writing about Sudan, sadness, hope, and 1 year of war. https://t.co/PtmLhG8tX2

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

I share this book award with many people, starting with my mother, who helped me understand the power of religion in building the rule of law -- and building peace -- something the world could use more of right now.

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

Congratulations to @ProfMassoud on winning the @isanet Religion and International Relations Award for the exception SHARI'A, INSHALLAH.

Use code 101990 when you order online for 30% off and free shipping at https://t.co/tJrlK9zgwd #ISA2024

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

OUT OF PLACE is a new book that encourages scholars to reflect on the power of positionality in research. It's a structured process of introspection & inquiry. The book came out today. It's available as Open Access at https://t.co/7pZmj7h5Pu.
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[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

Multiple UN reports cite to a "perfect storm" of tens of thousands killed, widespread gender-based violence, war crimes, malnutrition, a lack of humanitarian aid -- and more displaced children than any place on earth. This is Sudan nearing 1 year of war. https://t.co/62Fv7kYi2O

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

This Wednesday at 13:15, I will be giving the Reza Banakar Memorial Lecture in Sweden, online and in-person @lunduniversity. Details here. https://t.co/SWsEJWngOA

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

Settling into life in Berlin for a writers residency at the @AmericanAcademy. I'm working on a book with @ProfKathieMoore on sharia, ethics, and law in the United States. 🏡📖🌄

[The American Academy in Berlin @AmericanAcademy]

Snippets from the new class photos today with our longtime photographer Annette Hornischer. Spring 2024 fellows: Welcome to Berlin! Curious audience: Learn more about this semester here: https://t.co/NCYzt2d6P2

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

Thank you to Humboldt University @BerlinLSI for hosting me this week. I enjoyed our discussion together about religion and the rule of law.

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

The world's attention is elsewhere now, for very good reasons. But please do not forget Sudan, where untold horrors have taken place & little remains of Khartoum, the country's beautiful capital city on the Nile.
https://t.co/zm4KwF7iNm

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

In the @ImmanentFrame forum on religion, law and state building, @jaklocek shows how colonial structures still shape international relations & how foreign policy doesn't grasp the ways that religion intersects with people's multidimensional identities. https://t.co/4Ez3fG0zHr

[Mona Oraby @MonaOrabee]

ICYMI The @ImmanentFrame forum on law, religion, and state building is up! With essays by @ProfMassoud, @HallidayTerry, Nadjma Yassari, @jaklocek, Jack Jin Gary Lee, and others to follow in the coming weeks. https://t.co/4kCWf8pHem

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

My essay, "The rule of law never dies," introduces a six-week forum on the entanglements of law, religion, and state building. Organized and hosted by @ImmanentFrame. https://t.co/6X4jsg7YK3

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

Read this book if you care about how constitutional values & rights become social reality. Fabulous to see this out in the world, @w_k_taylor @CUP_Law

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

UNDUE PROCESS by @feiyonah has earned *3* big awards: APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowri First Book Award, Giovanni Sartori Book Award for qualitative methods, and Juan Linz Award for the Study of Democracy & Autocracy.
https://t.co/liGbf2bSnJ

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

Why do dictators hold political trials? In *UNDUE PROCESS* @feiyonah shows how courts paradoxically prevent democratic dissent. Based on archival research in African contexts, this book is a big contribution to the study of courts across times & places.👌
https://t.co/liGbf2sVpJ

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

So much I like about this book! @YegorLazarev argues that states use legal pluralism & people use state law “even when it is foreign to them." Also, state transformation “can be brought from the bottom-up by … women.” Chapter 2 on methods & positionality is🔥.
@CUP_PoliSci

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

This essay from @Halayalkarib in @newhumanitarian moved me to tears.

“Sudan is our home,” writes Al Karib, “and we are committed to staying.”

#HERO @Sihanet @siha_journal

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[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

This is a big moment of celebration for the Somali people and for the @TempletonPrize. Congratulations to @EdnaAdan! This prize shows how people use their faith to do good in the world.

[Templeton Prize @TempletonPrize]

BREAKING: @EdnaAdan, a nurse-midwife and healthcare advocate who has worked courageously to change cultural, religious, and medical norms surrounding women’s health in East Africa, was announced today as the winner of the 2023 #TempletonPrize.

[Mark Fathi Massoud @ProfMassoud]

Despite the need for housing, @ucsc is building more asphalt & parking than housing on its beautiful East Meadow. My letter published in @scsentinel today.