Christians and Muslims in the Global World

Salafism’s Many Faces

Unlike their medieval forerunners, contemporary Salafis have developed a radical challenge to the traditional legal schools. The Egyptian case offers a clear example of this...

Ulama, the Heirs of the Prophets

Ulama are religious experts. In sociological terms, they might be considered the Islamic clergy. Today they are at the center of a re-institutionalization project of Islam which...

The Brothers: Gnostic Reformers of Islam

With the exception of a few chosen ones, humankind is on the road to perdition. The all-encompassing project for the Islamic community’s regeneration developed by the Muslim...

Saudi Arabia will Remain Wahhabi

In his reformist vision, Muhammad Bin Salman is promising to return to the “moderation” that preceded 1979. It is definitely too soon to talk about the Kingdom’s...