Iran and Foreign Policy Betrayal of the Inside
Preface Since its inception in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has regarded “exporting the Revolution” as one of...
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The Origins and Uses of Improbable Beliefs
H ere in the United States we are just past Christmas. In my suburban Washington neighborhood of Wheaton, most houses...
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Crisis of Iran: Water, Migration, Sanctions
It is widely recognized that Iran has been infiltrating several Arab and African countries, undermining civil institutions and weakening the...
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Iran from Within: Policies and Failure
Iranian studies have flourished in recent decades and become a central field of inquiry for Arab and Western researchers, strategists,...
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Popular Islam: Faith, Ritual, and Models
“Popular religion” draws life from local customs and traditions, and varies from one society to the next. Since its inception...
Read moreTolerance, Forgiveness, and Gratitude: A Thanksgiving Meditation
Adam Garfinkle In the autumn of 1996, I wrote an essay based on a true story that appeared under the...
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Terrorism in America, Again Adam Garfinkle, special to al-Mesbar, Oct. 29, 2018
In just the past week two major incidents of domestic terrorism have occurred in the United States, one deadly and...
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Al-Mesbar Executive Director Omar El-Torabi Among Honorees of the International Global Hope Coalition Gala Awards in New York
L to R: Tunisian MP Bochra Belhaj Hmida, Syrian-Danish Imam Sherin Khankan, and Al-Mesbar Executive Director...
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Expertise in Countering Urban Street Gangs can be used to Fight Jihadists
Word is out that Washington’s traditional Arab allies, alarmed at rising terror threats, have been trying to counter jihadist groups...
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The Meaning of the “Resistance Within”
As attentive publics all over the planet know by now, some very unusual things have been going on in the...
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The U.S.-Turkish Unraveling and the Arabs
Relations between the United States and Turkey have been poor for most of the past decade, at least as measured...
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