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An Islamic Cold War: Navigating the Iranian-Saudi Relationship
Could Iran and Saudi Arabia’s willingness to use fellow Middle Eastern nations, like Syria and Yemen, as proxies in their conflicts against one another...
Philippines beyond tourist destination
Philippines are not only a tourist destination, but also a place of long history of conflicts that are active and ongoing even today. In...
Untying the Knot: Divorce and Women’s Rights in Islam
Many religions have their own guidelines regarding marriage and what it entails. This information, found in religious texts and documents, tends to cover a...
Muslim Australia and the search for a solution to the “War on Terror”
There are almost 500,000 Muslims in Australia, with 400 mosques serving them. According to the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) 2012-103 Annual Report to...
A Caspian Quasi-Khanate: DAESH, Wahhabism, and the Geopolitics of Distraction
In this article I will briefly outline how the history of this region, with its dominant religion of Islam, as well as its poverty...
Christians, the world’s most persecuted people
The Independent had in 2014 described Christians as the world’s most persecuted people. Based on Open Doors each month 322 Christians are killed for...
The Future of Turkey: the Kurdish question and the economic outlook
The last parliamentary elections in Turkey mark a political and an institutional turning point in the country's history. The importance of the vote derives...
Charity does indeed matter
Ramadan is a special time of the year — a time when Muslims around the world take a step back from their daily routines...
Iran’s Competing Futures: Global Economic Participant or Regional Religious Hegemon?
As the official deadline for the nuclear deal approaches, many are expressing their apprehension over the consequences that may emerge should a deal be...
ISIS Expansion hits a Dead-end
It's been a year since ISIS declared its caliphate, which is a form of an Islamic government headed by a political and religious successor...