There is something unsurprising and perhaps timely in the current surge of academic interest in the Middle East and the Islamic world as fields of study and cultural fascination. Never before have these regions been a topic of such heated and intense debate, analysis and observation from academics and students in the West. The Middle East region has featured prominently in the current affairs of the past two decades, ranging from the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the Arab Spring, right up to the present day with the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the current refugee crisis. Naturally, the academic world of political scientists, … Continue reading The State of the Middle East Gives Rise to a Demand for Islamic Studies, and in Trinity, it’s No Different