Scientific Publications
(a) Books
*Muhammad al-Atawneh, Wahhabi Islam Facing the Challenges of Modernity: Dar al-Ifta in the Modern Saudi State. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2010.
(b) Chapters in collective volumes - Conference proceedings, Festschrifte, etc.
1. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (accepted), “May Saudis Go to the Movies? Fatwas and Audio-Visual Entertainment in Modern Saudi Arabia”. In: Aharon Layish & Ron Shaham (eds.), Islamic Law Facing the Challenges of the 21th Century(forthcoming).
2. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (2009), “Reconciling Tribalism and Islam in the Writings of Contemporary Wahhabi Ulama”.In: Meir Hatina (ed.), Facing Modernity: Rethinking ‘Ulama’ in the Arab Middle East(Leiden: E. J. Brill): 211-227.
3. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (2009), “Saudi Arabia: Why the ‘Ulama Are Stalling Democracy”. In: Joshua Teitelbaum (ed.), Political Liberalization in the Persian Gulf (New York: Columbia University Press): 87-105.
4. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (2008), “Ideology in Defense: The Wahhabiyya Post September 11th”. In: Meir Litvak & Ora Limor (eds), Religious Radicalism (Jerusalem: The Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History): 401-421 (in Hebrew).
(c) Refereed articles and refereed letters in scientific
1. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (submitted), “Leave Politics to Politicians: ‘Ulama’, Politics and Governance in Modern Saudi Arabia (The Muslim World).
2. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (submitted), “Leisure and Entertainment in Contemporary Islamic Thought: Music and the Audio-Visual Media” (Journal of Islamic Studies).
3. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (2011), “The Wahhabi Self Examination Post-September 11th: Rethinking ‘Other,’ ‘Otherness’ and Tolerance”. Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 47, No. 2, 1–17.
4. *Muhammad al-Atawneh(2010), “Wahhabi Legal Theory as Reflected in the Modern Official Saudi Fatwas: Ijtihad, Taqlid, Sources and Methodology”. Islamic Law and Society 18 (3).
5. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (2009), “Is Saudi Arabia a Theocracy? Religion and Governance in Contemporary Saudi Arabia”. Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 45, no. 5, 721-737.
6. *Muhammad al-Atawneh (2008), “Shahada versus Terror in Contemporary Islamic Legal Thought: The Problem of Suicide Bombers. Journal of Islamic Law and Culture 10, no. 1, 18-28.
7. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2006), “Religion and State in Contemporary Middle East: The Case of Saudi Arabia”. Journal of Islamic State Practices in International Law 2, no. 2, 28-45.
8. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2006), “The Bida in Contemporary Wahhabi Legal Thought, Hamizrah Hehadash 46, 79-97 (in Hebrew).
9. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2001), “Siyasa Shar‘iyya as a Mechanism of Stabilizing Government and Society in Saudi Arabia”. Jama‘a 8, 54-83 (in Hebrew).
Unrefereed professional articles and publications
Book Reviews:
1. *Joseph A. Kechichian, Faysal: Saudi Arabia’s King for all Seasons (Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2008). In: Middle Eastern Journal Vol. 46, No. 2, 1–3, March 2010.
2. *Aharon Layish &Gabriel Warburg, The Reinstatement of Islamic Law in Sudan under Numayri : An Evaluation of a Legal Experiment in the Light of its Historical Context, Methodology, and Repercussions (Leiden: Brill, 2002). In: Hamizrah Hihadash Vol. 49, 213-215, 2010.
3. *Post, J. M., the Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda(New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan, 2007). In: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy 00, no. 00, 2009: 1-4 (with S. Elbedour).
Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars not Followed by Published Proceedings
(a) Presentation of Papers at Conferences/Meetings
1. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2010),“Politics and Governance in Contemporary Wahhabi Doctrines”. Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge University.
2. Muhammad al-Atawneh(2010), “The Peace with Israel in Contemporary Islamic Religious Discourse”. Judaism, Islam and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Ben Gurion University (Campus Eilat).
3. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2009), “In Search for Religious Authority: The International Union of Muslim Scholars”. Religious Knowledge, Authority and Charisma in Islam, Hebrew & Open Universities.
4. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2009), “Religion and Governance in Contemporary Saudi Arabia”. Change and Stability: State, Religion and Politics in the Modern Middle East and North Africa, Jagiellonian University, Cracow Poland.
5. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2009), “Continuity and Change in Contemporary Islamic Legal Theory”. Mirror Images: Challenges for Arab & Islamic Studies, Villanova University.
6. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2009), “‘Other’, ‘Otherness’ and Tolerance in Contemporary Wahhabi Thought”. Political Liberalization in the Persian Gulf, Tel Aviv University.
7. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2009), “Notes on Stirrings in Contemporary Wahhabi Jurisprudence”. Islamic Law and the Challenges of Modernity, Hebrew University.
8. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2008), “Rethinking Islam after September 11th Saudi Arabia”. Catastrophe and Conversion: Political Thinking for the New Millennium, University of California, Riverside.
9. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2008), “Wahhabism and Sufism in Saudi Arabia at the Turn of the 21st Century”. Muslim Brotherhood: Eighty Years of Action, 1928-2008, Haifa University.
10. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2008), “Wahhabis and Politics at the Turn of the 21st Century”. A Different Approach to Debates on Political Islam: Micro-Level Studies, Ben Gurion University.
11. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2007), “Can Islam and Democracy Coexist?” Reform, Resistance, and Conflicts in the Middle East, Ben Gurion University.
12. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2006), “Debating Reform in Saudi Arabia: Public Opinion and Political Stirrings after September 11th. Political Islam in the Middle East and Beyond. Ben Gurion University.
13. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2006), “The Struggle over Wahhabiyya: Liberals vis-à-vis Conservatives in Saudi Arabia after September 11th”. Contemporary Islam: Consensus and Confrontation, Hebrew University.
14. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2005), “Teaching Islam to the Israeli students”. Teaching Islam in the Israeli Academia, Ben Gurion University.
15. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2005), “Liberalism vs. Conservatism in Contemporary Arab Societies, Ben Gurion University.
16. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2005), “Terror in Modern Islamic Legal Thought”, Cambridge University.
17. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2004), “Ulama’ and Democracy in Saudi Arabia. Political Liberalization in the Gulf”, Tel-Aviv University.
18. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2003), “Contemporary Jihad: The Jurist’s Political Dilemmas. Tel Aviv University.
19. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2003), “Law and Society in Saudi Arabia: Fatwas and Legal Authority of the State Muftis, Ben Gurion University.
20. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2002), “Shahada versus Terror in Modern Islamic Legal Thought: The Problem of Suicide Bombers. Haifa Law School.
21. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2002), “Wahhabiyya between Past and Present”. Islamic Radicalism, Hebrew University.
22. Muhammad al-Atawneh (2002), “The Fatwa as Mechanism for Stabilizing Government and Society in Saudi Arabia”. Harvard Law School.
