In reflecting on the generous commentaries in this forum, I reconsider the prospects for emergent Critical Muslim Geographies. I frame my responses to the insights, challenges, thresholds, and research alliances they channel via ‘a manifesto for Critical Muslim Geographies’. The move I advocate draws on the corpus of critical geography, is informed by the developing field of Critical Muslim Studies, thinks with traditions of Islamic ilm (knowledge and learning), and strives for an adept, committed, and visible community of Muslim scholars in geography This enables approaches to the ‘decolonial’ from other sites. The commentators have noted my intent to both recharge and go beyond decolonial geographies, also pulling connections with other literatures.
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