Iran and the Maghreb States: The Shiite Question
The phenomenon of Shi’ism in the Maghreb can be viewed from two angles: a cultural-religious angle and a political one....
Opportunities and Challenges in the Arabian Gulf states – Volume II
Opportunities and Challenges in the Arabian Gulf states (II), Al-Mesbar’s 116th book for August, 2016, sheds light on the most...
Yemen: from Imamate to “Decisive Storm”
Yemen’s enduring internal fissures spread precipitously beginning in 2011, in a process that has brought about a cracked polity ruled...
Meet Gedalia, Son of Ahikam
by Adam Garfinkle Once upon a time, here and there if not everywhere, Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in towns...
Tears
by Adam Garfinkle Are there any tears left? Have we become so numbed by the intolerance and violence pouring within...
Islam in Europe: Integration Dilemmas, Terrorist Challenges
Muslims in Europe hail from diverse ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds. Managing such diversity is not an easy task. Further...
Global Cultural Rights and the Democracy of Pluralism and Coexistence
by Abd al-Hadi A'rab Until recently, cultural rights were among the most neglected forms of human rights — especially when...
Forsane Alizza: From radical demonstration to the preparation of terrorist action
by Philippe Migaux, Phd in Ethnology The French Republic, beyond its core values of Equality, Liberty and Fraternity, advocates the principle...
Popular Religion in Egypt
by Saniyah al-Bahat The role of religion has always been a pressing issue for Egyptian sociologists and policy institutions —...
Religious Police II: States, Institutions, Revolutions
The 111th edition of Al-Mesbar’s monthly book series picks up where the prior volume left off in its coverage of...
The Intolerant/Polarizing Personality, and How to Spot It
by Adam Garfinkle It’s a scene that repeats itself over and over again. Someone perpetrates a hate crime or, God...
