Muslimness in the Manosphere
Toxic masculinity, as exemplified by Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson, has been, and is still, a flash point in the culture wars that have engulfed the West. These two figures, amongst others have been instrumental in the creation of what is known as the Manosphere, a mostly online phenomenon that consists of men who wish to roll back the rise of feminism and broader women’s rights. Those who subscribe to this ideology argue that there is a crisis of masculinity in the current age and this crisis (i.e. the fading of what is called traditional masculinity) has had a devastating impact on society. Up until recently, the manosphere had mainly been identified as a white phenomenon which connects to the wider Far Right through its racist tendencies. However, this ideology has also emerged in the Muslim online space leading to a Muslim manosphere. Figures such as Daniel Haqiqatjou and Mohammed Hijab have engaged with the ideas of the Manosphere and Islamised them, using them to call for controls on what women can do, say and wear in the name of a return to a traditional, uncorrupted Islam.
Dr. Sahar Ghumkhor, a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and a CERS visiting fellow, Dr. Hizer Mir, a Lecturer at the University of Leeds, Hussein Mohamud, currently training in psychoanalysis, and Dr. Will Barylo, a research fellow at the University of Warwick, will be exploring this intersection between Muslimness and the manosphere. They will focus on how various groupings have either cooperated with or rejected the Western Manosphere and show how the Islamicate has been deployed to justify these positions. Studies. The event will draw upon previously published works by the speakers as well as a forthcoming special issue of ReOrient Journal on Muslimness in the Manosphere. The seminar will be co-badged by the Centre for Race and Ethnicity Studies, ReOrient and the Iqbal Centre for Critical Muslim Studies.
Event Details:
Wednesday 7th May, 2025
5:00pm-6:30pm
Parkinson Building SR B.22
