Carool Kersten is a Senior Lecturer in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World at King's College London and a Research Associate at the Centre of South East Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).. He is the author of Cosmopolitans and Heretics: New Muslim Intellectuals and the Study of Islam (2011), co-editor (with Madawi al-Rasheed and Marat Shterin) of the volume Demystifying the Caliphate (forthcoming), and editor-in-chief of the book series Contemporary Thought in the Islamic World. He also maintains the Critical Muslims blog and can be followed on twitter.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Prince: on how many fronts can Mohammad bin Salman act simultaneously?The Saudi crown prince moves towards concentrating absolute power in his own hands, while escalating tensions on...
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Published in: HomeSaudi Arabia's game of thronesIn the round of 'royal musical chairs' that played out two months ago, the Sudairi branch of the royal family...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSuccession in Saudi Arabia: no surprises herePeople should not expect drastic change in Saudi Arabia, as the regime's primary concern will be to maintain the status quo.
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Published in: HomeElections in Indonesia: long-term lessons for democratisation after regime changeRecent Indonesian electoral politics offer significant lessons for other Muslim nations which are grappling with the...
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Published in: HomeSaudi Arabia's succession: securing the status quoKnown as the ‘Sudairi Seven’ – a reference to their mother Hassa al-Sudairi – this segment of the Saudi dynasty has...