Christians and Muslims in the Global World

Lebanon: If These Keep Silence the Stones Will Cry Out

A jungle of signs painted on Beirut’s walls gives voice to the demands of a population exhausted by thirty years of misgovernment. In October 2019 the graffiti were angry and...

Iraq: State Against Society

Since its creation in 1920, the monopolisation of power by one of its main religious entities has been the basis for the Iraqi state. Today, the political system created after the...

The Savior. The Place of Jesus in the Bible

Jesus means “The Lord saves” and the Bible tells how this salvation is brought about. In this third episode of Reasons for Our Hope we offer a glimpse of the story of...

“The Pope is not Just the Leader of Catholics but Also an Icon of Peace”

Francis’ trip to Iraq from the perspective of Jawad al-Khoei, Secretary-General of the al-Khoei Institute in Najaf, a centre that promotes Shi‘a theological knowledge and...

Post-revolutionary Citizens: The Activism of Students and Women in Iran

Students and women have historically played an important role in Iran, by participating in the 1979 revolution and in the following political and cultural debates. In the...

Tribal Power, the State, and Political Transition in Libya

The 2011 war against Gaddafi’s regime led to the resurgence of regionalism and tribalism. The political transition that followed was a failure. An analysis of the current...