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23 March 20220107 James M. Dorsey

Autocratic vs. Democratic Islam = UAE vs. Indonesia

By James M. Dorsey Indonesia has emerged as a primary battleground between democratic and autocratic visions of Islam in the 21st century. The b

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20 March 20220132 James M. Dorsey

In Saudi Arabia, dance maybe, dissent no

By James M. Dorsey   Three scantily dressed samba dancers wearing traditional feather headdresses laid bare the limits of social liberalisa

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10 March 20220110 James M. Dorsey

New Books Network Review: Islam and the Arab Revolutions

Usaama al-Azami’s Islam and the Arab Revolutions: The Ulama Between Democracy and Autocracy (Oxford University Press, 2022) focuses on the responses o

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4 March 20220105 James M. Dorsey

Saudi Arabia and Indonesia: Clashing visions of ‘moderate Islam.’

By James M. Dorsey Two diametrically opposed visions of moderate Islam have emerged as major Muslim powers battle to define the soul of their faith

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In the bull’s eye: Turkish, not Saudi schoolbooks
21 March 20210591 James M. Dorsey

Turkish Schoolbooks Replaced Saudi Texts in Muslim Majority World

In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist and intolerant curricula in the Mu

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Papal Visit to Iraq: Breaking Historic Ground Pockmarked by Religious and Political Minefields
7 March 20210618 James M. Dorsey

Papal Visit to Iraq: Breaking Historic Ground Pockmarked by Religious and Political Minefields

When Pope Francis sets foot in Iraq on Friday, he will be breaking historic ground while manoeuvring religious and political minefields. So will his f

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Myanmar: Exploiting Lessons Learnt in the Middle East
24 February 20210651 James M. Dorsey

Myanmar: Exploiting Lessons Learnt in the Middle East

Demonstrating for the third week their determination to force the country’s military to return to its barracks, protesters in Myanmar appear to be lea

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Saudi Schoolbooks: What Does It Take to recontextualise Islam
20 February 20210558 James M. Dorsey

Saudi Schoolbooks: What Does It Take to recontextualise Islam?

Two decades of snail pace revisions of Saudi schoolbooks aimed at removing supremacist references to Jews, Christians, and Shiites suggest a willingne

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Saudi Islamic Moderation Put to the Test
8 February 20210595 James M. Dorsey

Saudi Islamic Moderation Put to the Test

Saudi Arabia’s combustible mix of religion, nationalism, and tradition as well as contradictions in the kingdom’s projection of itself as a driver of

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Iran's Use of Death Penalty Continues Despite International Outcry
8 February 20210599 Beenish Ashraf

Iran’s Use of Death Penalty Continues Despite International Outcry

On 12 December 2020, Iranian authorities had executed Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian dissident and journalist who was living in exile in Paris since 2009, o

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