Tag: Sunni

November 21, 2014

Encountering Traditions

What we can learn from exploring the dynamics between belief systems. A Q&A with series editors Jonathan Tran, Nicholas, Adams, and Rumee Ahmed.

Philosophy, Religious Studies
June 12, 2014

ISIL and the Perils of Quasi-Statehood

From the outset, ISIL intended to be more than simply a franchisee of the al-Qaeda organization or yet another radical Islamic movement. by ARIEL AHRAM The Islamic State today consists of an arc of towns and cities spanning the Syrian and Jazeera deserts, an archipelago …

Current Affairs, Middle East Studies, Politics, Security Studies
February 20, 2014

The Arab Spring That Wasn’t: Bahrain

As Bahrain experienced paroxysms of revolt in the midst of the Arab Spring, Toby Matthiesen was on the ground in the small island kingdom, watching the events of 2011 unfold. Inspired by the domino-chain of the Arab Spring, in 2011 Bahrainis rallied for political reform. …

Current Affairs, Middle East Studies, Politics, Religious Studies