Debating Religious Education: History, Models, and Reform
Al Mesbar’s 103th monthly book, published in July 2015, addresses one of the most vital issues in Arab and Muslim...
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Counterterrorism: Concepts, Strategies, Models
Al Mesbar’s 102nd monthly book, Counterterrorism: Concepts, Strategies, Models, examines how terrorism is being confronted both internationally and inside the...
Read moreIslamists and “Social Depth” in the Arab World and Turkey
Al Mesbar’s 101st monthly book addresses how Sunni and Shi’ite Islamist movements employ social institutions and agencies as a means...
Read moreThe Arabian Gulf: Opportunities and Challenges
The hundredth edition of Al Mesbar’s monthly book comes at a time of ambiguity in the Gulf: on the one hand,...
Read moreSacred 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...
Read moreReligion 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 —...
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