Rioting continues in Malaysia this week as Muslims fight for the exclusive right to the word “Allah.” But is the name of God a name or a noun? And who stands to gain politically from this unrest?
Sheila Sheereen Akbar
Sheila Sheereen Akbar holds a BA and MA from Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. She is currently pursuing a double PhD in Comparative Literature and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Her main interest is the use of violent imagery in sixteenth century Persian love poetry and comparable imagery in early modern Italian, French, and English literature.
