Qarmatians, Assassins, and Political Islam
by Mansour Alnogaidan Through the prism of Arab historical memory, the massacre in Egypt’s Sinai last Friday was nearly a...
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The Attack on Egypt’s Al-Rawdah Mosque: Local Tragedy, Regional Pathology
by Abdulrahman Al-Trairi At least 305 people were killed after more than two dozen of militants detonated bombs and opened...
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Jihadism in Europe: A return to old-style recruitment
*sara brzuszkiewicz Three months after the August 17 attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, it is necessary to take stock of...
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Is the Islamic State likely to return to the al-Qaeda model?
After the Islamic State’s crushing defeats in Iraq and Syria, a few analysts have begun to suggest that this could...
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The Bin Laden diaries: inside the home of al-Qaeda’s mastermind
The CIA has recently released a massive trove of files belonging to deceased Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The data,...
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Civil War Monuments: Take All the Idols Away
by Adam Garfinkle It’s a pity that sometimes the best solution to a political conflict is simply not practical. There...
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Egypt and the Gulf: Higher Education as a Bulwark Against Radicalization
by Sara Brzuszkiewicz In September 2018, the first branch of al-Azhar outside Egypt will open in El-Ain. This is an...
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The Two Sides of Counterterrorism
by Adam Garfinkle Truly pious people of all faiths are by nature humble, and generally have more questions than answers....
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Love and Heartbreak
by Adam Garfinkle Love breaths its deepest within us at quiet times of dim light and easy breezes, moments of...
Read moreMeet Gedalia, Son of Ahikam
by Adam Garfinkle Once upon a time, here and there if not everywhere, Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in towns...
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