Becoming “Modern”: A Guide to the Perplexed
By Adam Garfinkle For nations to be successful in the 21st century, three assets are key: human capital; social trust;...
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Mohamed Al-Cherif Ferjani: “The sermons in French mosques distance Muslims from their surroundings and increase their isolation and alienation”
By Rita Faraj Dr. Mohamed al-Cherif Ferjani Today, France has the largest Muslim community in...
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An Interview with Amir Toumaj: Iran and the Region
By Jomana Manasra Amir Toumaj is a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies specializing in Iranian affairs....
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The Imamate in Western Europe: A Religious Service in a Secular-Liberal Context
by Mohammed Hashas The number of Muslims in Western Europe is estimated at 15 million, and was recently projected to...
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The Belgian Parliamentary Inquiry on radicalization: a sensible analysis and a path towards change
By Tommaso Virgili Terrorism seems to have sadly become the reality of our times. While this is not a new...
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How national identity will shape the future of liberalism: The consequences of Brexit in the EU, and of the 2017 crisis in the GCC
by Diana Galeeva This material was originally presented at the Eighth Gulf Research Meeting (GRM), 1-4 August 2017, which was...
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Iran Monitor
By Joseph Braude The Associated Press reports that Iranian opposition figure Mahdi Karroubi, still under house arrest, has accused Khamenei of bringing...
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The Monastic Heritage in the Middle East
Al-Mesbar Studies and Research Center is pleased to publish the proceedings of “The Monastic Heritage in the Middle East” conference...
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Iran Monitor
By Joseph Braude In a speech to Israel’s Knesset in Jerusalem, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence vowed that “America will never allow Iran...
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The lawsuit against Saudi Arabia and the Notion of Individual Responsibility
In 2016, the U.S. Congress passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) which, for the first time, permitted...
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Fluidity in the Middle East, Rigidity in International Media
Growing up in Egypt in the years preceding the Internet, the phrase “the BBC said” meant to most Egyptians that...
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