Skip to navigation Skip to content
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia: Clashing visions of ‘moderate Islam.’

Middle East Politics & Culture Journal

We provide intelligence reports and news on political affairs, security and defence, counterterrorism, and various topics about culture in the Middle East.

  • News
    • Egypt
    • Gulf states
    • Iraq
    • Iran
    • Israel/Palestine
    • Jordan
    • Lebanon
    • Syria
    • Turkey
    • Yemen
  • Political activity
    • Internal affairs
    • Regional affairs
    • International affairs
  • Security & defence
    • Military
    • Counterterrorism
    • Violent extremist activity
  • Culture
    • Art+
    • History+
    • Society
  • عربي
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia: Clashing visions of ‘moderate Islam.’
logo Middle East Politics and Culture Journal - mpc journal

Middle East Politics & Culture Journal

We provide intelligence reports and news on political affairs, security and defence, counterterrorism, and various topics about culture in the Middle East.

logo Middle East Politics and Culture Journal - mpc journal

Middle East Politics & Culture Journal

We provide intelligence reports and news on political affairs, security and defence, counterterrorism, and various topics about culture in the Middle East.

  • News
    • Egypt
    • Gulf states
    • Iraq
    • Iran
    • Israel/Palestine
    • Jordan
    • Lebanon
    • Syria
    • Turkey
    • Yemen
  • Political activity
    • Internal affairs
    • Regional affairs
    • International affairs
  • Security & defence
    • Military
    • Counterterrorism
    • Violent extremist activity
  • Culture
    • Art+
    • History+
    • Society
  • عربي
4 March 20220104 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

Read More
16 January 20220169 James M. Dorsey

Kazakhstan, like Ukraine, spotlights the swapping of the rule of law for the law of the jungle

By James M. Dorsey When a Russian-led military force intervened earlier this month, it did more than help Kazakh President Qasym-Johart Toqayev res

Read More
27 August 20210432 Neville Teller

Qatar:  A force to be reckoned with

by Neville Teller The tiny state of Qatar has spent most of the past thirty years fighting for a prominent position on the world stage.  It has won

Read More
20 August 20210360 Neville Teller

How close is Saudi Arabia to a normalization deal with Israel?

Back in December 2020 the Jerusalem Post reported that “some of Israel’s highest echelons” expected normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia to

Read More
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

Read More
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

Read More
UAE Discusses Moroccan Sahara with Morocco
16 January 20210593 MPC Journal Team

UAE Discusses Moroccan Sahara with Morocco

On 16 January 2021,United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation reported that foreign minister, Abdullah bin

Read More
The Middle East Braces for Fallout of US–China Divide
13 January 20210602 James M. Dorsey

The Middle East Braces for Fallout of US–China Divide

China would like the world to believe that the Middle East and North Africa region does not rank high on its totem pole despite its energy dependence,

Read More
Joint Saudi American Military Training
8 January 20210801 MPC Journal Team

Joint Saudi American Military Training

On 8 January 21, the Saudi Ministry of Defence released footage documenting aerial manoeuvres of Saudi aircraft, B-52 strategic bombers, and F-16 airc

Read More
Gulf State Religious Moderation Falls by Wayside in Pakistan
7 January 20210565 James M. Dorsey

Gulf State Religious Moderation Falls by Wayside in Pakistan

Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an u

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 … 8 Next

Likes on Facebook

Facebook

Most Recent Articles

Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam inspire a Hindu nationalist equivalent?
Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam inspire a Hindu nationalist equivalent?
9 May 2022
Kurdish independence remains Erdogan’s nightmare
Kurdish independence remains Erdogan’s nightmare
7 May 2022
Hamas eyes Malaysia as a possible operations base
Hamas eyes Malaysia as a possible operations base
6 May 2022
Deteriorating Israeli-Russian relations: A cautionary message for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
Deteriorating Israeli-Russian relations: A cautionary message for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
3 May 2022
Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries
Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries
2 May 2022
Lebanon’s make or break election
Lebanon’s make or break election
1 May 2022
© Middle East Politics & Culture Journal 2014 – 2021. All rights reserved.
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Submissions
  • MPC Guidelines
  • Terms of use
  • Cookies policy
  • Disclaimers
  • Privacy policy
  • Vacancies