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Great Mosque (Jame al Kabir) in Algiers, Algeria July 10, 2015. (Reuters)

Algeria: Laws to Prevent ‘Alteration’ of Citizens’ Religious Convictions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2017 | Middle East

Algiers – Algerian Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Mohammed Eisa warned of sectarian efforts to break the religious principles of Algerian society, pointing out that the government is planning to issue new laws posing penalties on those who try to change...

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Does she know what “dogma” means here? Photographer: Mark Wilson

Questions that could be an Outrage

by Noah Feldman | Sep 15, 2017 | Opinion

Senator Dianne Feinstein owes a public apology to judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett, as during Barrett’s confirmation hearings last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Feinstein, the California Democrat, insinuated an anti-Catholic stereotype that goes back...

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Undated image of explosives seized by Saudi security forces, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Press Agency/ Handout via REUTERS

Experts: Saudi Arabia Wants to End Exploitation of Its Youth

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Sep 13, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh– A number of terrorism experts and researchers described the Saudi security decisive measures against intelligent services as “historic measures” to stop the activity of any foreign parties targeting the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Speaking to...

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Worshippers at a mosque in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. (AFP)

Sociological and Anthropological Conceptions of Modern Religious Movements

by Khaled Yamout | Jun 19, 2017 | Features

Rabat – Religion and socio-religious movements have been an area of study for western sociologists. Classical schools of sociology had adopted the epistemological approach of the traditional French enlightenment period that said that the religious phenomenon was just...

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Pope Francis meets al-Azhar’s Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb in Egypt. (AFP)

From the Vatican to al-Azhar: Dialogue and Rationalism in Face of Terror and Extremism

by Emile Amin | May 1, 2017 | Features

Cairo – The visit of Pope Francis I to the Grand Azhar in Egypt over the weekend came at a time of raging extremism. The meeting between the pontiff and Sheikh al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed al-Tayyeb can be seen as a humanitarian confrontation against extremism. The image of the...