Sacred 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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Religion and Social Media Platforms
In Al Mesbar Center’s ninety-eighth monthly book, Religion and Social Media Platforms, we attempt to answer some urgent questions on...
Read moreWomen 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 —...
Read moreMissionaries 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...
Read moreTrajectories 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...
Read moreISIS 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...
Read moreSectarian and Ethnic Diversity in the Gulf
Non-Sunni and non-Arab minorities in the Gulf states have become a subject of unprecedented international attention in recent years —...
Read moreISIS: Ideas, Funding, and the Muslim Brotherhood
The fall of Mosul to ISIS fighters and subsequent declaration of an Islamic “caliphate” shocked the world, prompting urgent questions...
Read moreChristians of the Arab East
Present-day Egypt, Iraq, and the Levant owe a significant portion of their history and heritage to members of the Christian...
Read moreAssessing Muslim Brotherhood Rule in Egypt
Al-Mesbar‘s 90th monthly book examines the Muslim Brotherhood’s brief rule in Egypt , tracing the political and economic missteps committed by...
Read moreIslam and the Muslims of the Balkans
Al-Mesbar Center’s its 89th monthly book examines the history and present conditions of the Balkan region, beginning with the advent of Islam...
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