Book reviews on the Middle East, on religion in European societies and the relationship between Christians and Muslims

21
Sep, 2021

A Theological Response to the Fanatic Within Us

In his book on fanaticism, Adrien Candiard claims that it is not an excess of God that produces the worst aberrations, rather it is his absence
19
Aug, 2021

Side Effects of the Oil Bonanza

Petrodollars: opportunities and risks for the Gulf monarchies
19
Aug, 2021

The Theologian You Don’t Expect

Excesses and contradictions in Ibn Taymiyya and his thought
19
Aug, 2021

The Alliance that Stifles the Muslim World

The historical roots of the crisis in Islamic civilization
19
Aug, 2021

When the Strong State is not a Just State

Contemporary Arab regimes and their inability to build a nation
18
Jan, 2021

Criticizing Tradition in the Qur’an’s Name

The seventeen contentious issues in the relationship between Islam and women.
18
Jan, 2021

The Movements that are Democratising Knowledge

Muslim women are increasingly becoming protagonists in Islamic education.
18
Jan, 2021

An Invitation to Discover the Feminine in God

Beyond patriarchal readings of Islam: a holistic and critical re-reading of the Qur’an.
18
Jan, 2021

A Journey into the Female Jihadist Abyss

Islamist radicalism from a gender perspective: an analysis and prevention proposal.
08
Sep, 2020

MBS: the rise to power of a modernizer autocrat

An account of the Saudi Crown Prince's story and his boundless ambition. Review of MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammad Bin Salman by Ben Hubbard
23
Jul, 2020

Abdallah Azzam and the global jihad

In The Caravan, Thomas Hegghammer follows the evolution of Abdallah Azzam’s life to describe the trajectory of jihad as a contemporary transnational movement
29
Jun, 2020

The Cave Sura, Symbol of the Sufi Journey

The Sufi spiritual path explained by eleven Qur’anic commentaries