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How do concepts of martyrdom and sacrifice play a role in constructing anti-Islamic discourse? This piece reflects on the ninth century Córdoban martyr movement as a key watershed moment in which anti-Islamic discourse manifests and propels the cause itself. The afterlife of the ‘Martyrs of Córdoba’ movement survives, is commemorated and memorialized as a pinnacle episode in the ‘struggle’ against the ‘pernicious’ forces of Islamic conquest.

Can there be epistemic defiance when reckoning with the knowledge that one’s religious identity has been distilled, caricatured, interrogated and misrepresented throughout the ages?

This piece explores the philosophical underpinnings of REME and affirms the fundamental role history plays in tempering understandings of our current moment.

This piece explores the philosophical underpinnings of REME and affirms the fundamental role history plays in tempering understandings of our current moment.