Jihad, Combat, and Peace in Islam
Guest Lecturer, “Jihad, Combat and Peace in Islam,” Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany, June 16, 2010.
Political Islam: Does the U.S. Want to Engage Effectively?
Emad El-Din Shahin Three issues are vital to U.S. security in the Middle East and will define America’s future relations with the Muslim world: the peace process (in Palestine, as well as in Iraq and Afghanistan); the United States’ continued…
Islam with a Heart
Islam with a Heart[1] Emad El-Din Shahin “وما ارسلناك الا رحمة للعالمين” “We have Sent you but a Mercy to Humankind” Qur’an “إنما انا رحمة مهداة” “I am but a gift of Mercy” Prophet Muhammad “الناس صنفان : إما اخ…
The Struggle Over Democracy in the Middle East
Edited by: Nathan J. Brown and Emad Shahin Description: Many residents of the Middle East – and more recently, Western powers – have placed great hope in democratization in the region. Yet authoritarianism remains the norm and movement towards democracy is…
Introduction and Conclusion – Struggle Over Democracy
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