Inter-religious Dialogue and the “Disagreement Complex”
by Mohamed al-Haddad Much present-day interfaith and intercultural dialogue stems from the culture of globalization, as communities encounter each other ...
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Turkey: Terrorism and Influential Minorities
Al-Mesbar’s 106th monthly book examines the current climate in Turkey following the recent parliamentary elections. It asks how the election ...
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Islam and Muslims in China
Al-Mesbar’s 105th monthly book addresses the status of Islam and Muslims in China, from historical, social, religious, and economic. Arab ...
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Political Islam and Jihadism in Egypt and Tunisia
Al Mesbar Center’s 104th monthly book, Political Islam and Jihadism in Egypt and Tunisia (August 2015), examines the transformations in ...
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Debating Religious Education: History, Models, and Reform
Al Mesbar’s 103th monthly book, published in July 2015, addresses one of the most vital issues in Arab and Muslim ...
Read moreCounterterrorism: Concepts, Strategies, Models
Al Mesbar’s 102nd monthly book, Counterterrorism: Concepts, Strategies, Models, examines how terrorism is being confronted both internationally and inside the ...
Read moreIslamists and “Social Depth” in the Arab World and Turkey
Al Mesbar’s 101st monthly book addresses how Sunni and Shi’ite Islamist movements employ social institutions and agencies as a means ...
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An Untold Story of Armenian Survival
by Armen Tsolag Marsoobian As a child growing up in New York City, the little that I knew about the ...
Read moreThe Arabian Gulf: Opportunities and Challenges
The hundredth edition of Al Mesbar’s monthly book comes at a time of ambiguity in the Gulf: on the one hand, ...
Read moreSacred Violence and Social Media Platforms
Social media outlets have provided a further tool for violent groups to intensify the culture of extremism and recruit new ...
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Egypt’s Copts in the Discourse of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi Groups
Andres Zeki Estafanos, a theology professor in Cairo, presents a critical study of Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi discourse on the ...
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