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An online publication of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

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Noha Mellor, Voice of the Muslim Brotherhood: Da’wa, Discourse, and Political Communication (New Texts Out Now)

By Noha Mellor  //  March 29, 2018March 29, 2018

Noha Mellor, Voice of the Muslim Brotherhood: Da’wa, Discourse, and Political Communication (London & NY: Routledge, 2017). Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Noha Mellor (NM): As a native Egyptian, I was immensely…

“The Ambivalence of Islam in US Foreign Policy” by Peter Mandaville

By Maydan Editors  //  March 13, 2017March 13, 2017

Dr. Peter Mandaville, Professor of International Affairs in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University served from 2015-2016  as a Senior Adviser in the Secretary of State’s Office of Religion &…

Sectarian Politics and Weak States in the Middle East: The Return of the Khawarij in Egypt

By Jeffrey Kenney  //  October 8, 2016July 26, 2019

Viewed from afar, typically the West, sectarianism in the Middle East symbolizes the age-old struggle among Muslims, and within Islam, to modernize. Lingering atavistic hatreds, so this narrative goes, prevents equal recognition and treatment of…

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