Haigazian University is proud to announce the publication of Performance Activism in the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Beyond (New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2025), the fourth book by Dr. Joseph Alagha, Professor of Political Science and Intercultural Studies.
This work explores performance activism among contemporary Islamic movements in the MENA region, linking jurisprudential concepts of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies to Critical Social Theory and International Relations theories.
“Essential reading for anyone interested in modern cultural politics in the Middle East.”
—Oliver Leaman, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky; General Editor of The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy and the author and editor of books on philosophy and especially Islamic philosophy.