#  Professor Malika Zeghal's recent book named AAR Book Award Finalist 

 





March 02, 2026

 

 

The recent book by Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, [*The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa*](https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691134369/the-making-of-the-modern-muslim-state) (Princeton University Press, 2024) was a finalist for the [American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Historical Studies](https://aarweb.org/news/2025-aar-book-award-winners/).

Congratulations, Professor Zeghal, on this excellent work of scholarship!



 

 

 



 

 

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