With the return of Israeli forces, the Lebanese parliament scrapped elections scheduled for May. The move is a recurring theme in the country’s fractured politics.
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Politicians from all three Abrahamic religions are using scripture to back their positions.
Armed groups looking to infiltrate the state to influence policy first pursue their objectives without openly antagonising the government.
Iran funds a large network of armed groups across the Middle East as part of its ambition to replace the US as regional power.
In our new research we examined popular music videos which drew on historical myths and contemporary clergymen to mobilise Iraq’s Shia population to fight the Islamic State.
Detente between Tehran and Riyadh will not magically solve all the political and sectarian tensions in the Middle East.
A political scientist explains the history of blasphemy laws in Muslim-majority nations and how they play a role in silencing dissent.
Day 3 of our Understanding Islam series. Many Muslims belong to one of two sects of Islam, which agree on most of the fundamentals of Islam but vary in others.
As fighting continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, neighbouring Iran has offered to mediate.
A huge new online survey of Iranians reveals only 40% identify as Muslim.
Distrust of the US – even if misplaced – can linger for decades, thwarting Washington’s foreign policy goals. A former US diplomat in Iraq reflects on that country’s skepticism of US aid efforts.
The Islamic State has appointed yet another ‘caliph’ after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. What is the idea behind the caliphate?
For Muslims, Ashura marks the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammed’s grandson Hussain.
The US has supported a Saudi-led military coalition that has inflicted profound and deadly damage on Yemen. A Senate vote could end what a human rights scholar says is US complicity in genocide.
Trump recently tweeted about prayer rugs being left along the border. Many may not know the role and history of Muslim prayer rugs and why they are not likely to be left behind.
The Houthis belong to the Shiite branch of Islam. The Houthi insurgency began in the early 1990s, spurred in part by growing influence of different Sunni branches of Islam.
The Obama and Trump administrations have supported a military coalition that has inflicted profound and deadly damage on Yemen. A human rights scholar says the US is complicit in genocide.
The de Young Museum of San Francisco recently opened an exhibit devoted to the Islamic fashion scene. Here’s how Muslim women’s fashions challenge popular stereotypes.
Even when ISIS is defeated, unless different groups can repair their relationship, violent extremism will remain, and peace in Iraq will stay elusive.
Every time Iran has an election, its minority groups are suddenly the centre of attention – and then they’re quickly forgotten again.
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Associate Professor, Department of Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Northeastern University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations (Iran and The Middle East), Australian National University
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Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Middle East Politics & International Relations at Keele University, Keele University
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Adjunct Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
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Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Rochester
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Assistant Professor of Politics, Pomona College
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Assistant Professor of HIstory, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Sessional lecturer and researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, Public Law and Governance, Tilburg University
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Affiliate Researcher, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Bayreuth University