We keep hearing calls for an ‘Islamic Reformation’, but the Protestant Reformation was not a liberal enterprise: it was the original ‘fundamentalism’, whence the label now applied to Islam.
Al Qaeda’s franchise model continues to be attractive for al-Shabab despite the rise of ISIS.
A series of related events point to a possible endgame scenario in Syria and Iraq.
A combination of political consensus, religious inclusion and economic stability is vital to combat the alienation, deprivation and chaos that lead to extremism.
The increased social media use in the Gulf might signify some progress for its citizens, but the extent to which it empowers them is greatly outweighed by state surveillance through the same vehicle.
For the past few months Israelis and Palestinians have experienced a wave of terrorist attacks mainly on civilian targets. Peace education may have an answer.
Refugees in South Sudan's Yida camp dispute UNHCR arguments for their relocation once again.
Questioning revolutionaries’ conventional narrative of the January 25 revolution is the only way for Egypt to move forward.
On the fifth anniversary of the uprising, national dialogue is what brought Tunisia to where it is today.
Five years ago, today, it began. The uprisings had no master narrative – they were a series of micronarratives produced by ordinary people.
Recent terrorist attacks are an opportunity to push for crucial curriculum and educational reforms in Egypt and the Muslim world.
