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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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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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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Salafism in China and its Jihadist-Takfiri strains
Introduction: Through the ages, Islam to China was introduced and influenced by Chinese Muslims visiting Muslim lands and visiting Muslim...
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From Al Mesbar Monthly Book Muslims in Australia: History and Policies of Multiculturalism
http://mesbar.org/book/muslims-australia-history-policies-political-diversity/ By comparison to European and American diaspora communities, which have been studied prolifically, Islam and Muslims in Australia have...
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Forsane Alizza: From radical demonstration to the preparation of terrorist action
by Philippe Migaux, Phd in Ethnology The French Republic, beyond its core values of Equality, Liberty and Fraternity, advocates the principle...
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Islam and Muslims in China
Al-Mesbar’s 105th monthly book addresses the status of Islam and Muslims in China, from historical, social, religious, and economic. Arab...
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An Untold Story of Armenian Survival
by Armen Tsolag Marsoobian As a child growing up in New York City, the little that I knew about the...
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Egypt’s Copts in the Discourse of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi Groups
Andres Zeki Estafanos, a theology professor in Cairo, presents a critical study of Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi discourse on the...
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Spain and Islamist Movements: from the Victory of the FIS to the Arab Spring
by Ana I. Planet and Miguel Hernando de Larramendi -- Although concerns about political Islam in the western world can...
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Israel and the Arab Spring: Understanding Attitudes and Responses to the ‘New Middle East’
From the outset, the Arab Spring has taken the world by storm. It both challenged the political status quo in...
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