Al-Azhar and Egypt’s Copts: From Defensive Relations to Constructive Dialogue
by Vivian Fuad It is not easy to trace relations between Al-Azhar and Egypt’s Coptic Christians -- particularly since the revolution of January...
Christian Proponents of Equality Under Ottoman Rule
In a new paper published by Al-Mesbar Center, George Massuh, Chairman of the Center for Christian-Islamic Studies at the University...
Ibadis in the Sultanate of Oman: Religious and Sectarian Coexistence
(The following is a summary of a paper on Oman's Ibadi sect, published in Al-Mesbar's 93rd monthly book. For an executive summary...
The Jews of Kuwait: Presence, Status, and Emigration
(The following is a summary of a paper on the history of the Jews of Kuwait, published in Al-Mesbar's 93rd monthly book, Sectarian...
Women of the Gulf and Yemen: Rights, Religion, and Islamism
The ninety-seventh edition of Al-Mesbar’s monthly book series — Women of the Gulf and Yemen: Rights, Religion, and Islamism —...
Missionaries in the Middle East and North Africa: A Reading from Multiple Perspectives
Al-Mesbar Center’s 95th monthly book explores the relationship between Christian missionary activity and Western colonialism in the Arab world, their...
Trajectories of Arab Constitutions: Development and Implementation
One of the major challenges facing many Arab societies is a crisis of political structure: What type of state do...
ISIS Incubators: The Emergence of Salafi Jihadism in Europe
Al-Mesbar’s 94th monthly book tracks Islamist groups that have established a presence in the West. More specifically, it is concerned...
Abdullah Hamidaddin
Abdullah Hamidaddin serves as an advisor to Al-Mesbar Center and a prominent contributor of scholarly work to its publications. He is...
Canada and the Arab Islamists: Plus ça change
by Alex Wilner - Canada is a curious political animal. It is a stalwart democracy and a leading economic and...
Militant Islamist Groups in Central Asia and Their Foreign Contacts
by Andrew McGregor - Introduction; Modern Origins of Islamist Militancy in Central Asia The Islamist movement in Central Asia has...
