The power of naming: Islamic State’s Fighters and Kharijites
Sara Brzuszkiewicz Fundamentalists, extremists, radicals, jihadists: according to Mohamed Bin Ali, a more accurate term to describe Islamic State’s Fighters...
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Toward Gender Equality in the Middle East
By Dyna Fayz* The Qur’an, often used by religious conservatives in the Middle East and North Africa to justify the...
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The Fate of Extremists: Too Stubborn to Recruit
In 1996, A. Z. was arrested for attempted murder for attacking A.A. with a butcher’s knife after the dawn prayer....
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The Fate of Extremists: The Stubborn Jurist
In the Spring of 1991, several angry youth gathered around sheikh Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Athemein (d. 2001) following the...
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Stephen William Hawking, R.I.P
Adam Garfinkle Stephen William Hawking died this morning in Cambridge, England at the age of 76. He was without question...
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The Fate of Extremists: A Thin Thread
by Mansour Alnogaidan In April 1998, Saudi King Fahd bin Abdulaziz paid a visit to the region of Al-Qasim region,...
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The Fate of the Extremists: Seduction of the Ignorant
by Mansour Alnogaidan In September 1994, Saudi Arabia arrested dozens of Islamists on charges of incitement. Three months later, the...
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Al-Khansaa Battalion: Jihadist Brides in ISIS
by Rita Faraj The terrorist organization ISIS has taken pains to recruit women in its apparatus. On February 2, 2014,...
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Joseph Braude on “Broadcasting Change”
Author Joseph Braude discusses the book "Broadcasting Change" at the Al-Mesbar Center for Studies and Research in Dubai.
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The development of religious authority in Iran
After the Islamic conquest of the Persian Empire, many Persians converted to Islam and, over time, came to embrace its...
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The Fate of the Extremists: The Lovers
by Mansour Alnogaidan Eid Al Fitr 1997 occurred during a rainy winter. It was a sad Eid for the prisoners...
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