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    Saudi religious moderation is as much pr as it is theology
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Saudi religious moderation is as much pr as it is theology

    November 30, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Mohammed Ali al-Husseini, one of Saudi Arabia’s newest naturalized citizens, ticks all the boxes...
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    How much is religious soft power worth? Indonesian President Jokowi searches for answers in Abu Dhab
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    How much is religious soft power worth? Indonesian President Jokowi searches for answers in Abu Dhab

    November 06, 2021 By James M. Dorsey An Indonesian promise to work with the United Arab Emirates to promote ‘moderate’ Islam raises...
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    Turkey and Iran find soft power more difficult than hard power
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 6 min

    Turkey and Iran find soft power more difficult than hard power

    October 24, 2021 By James M. Dorsey The times they are a changin’. Iranian leaders may not be Bob Dylan fans, but his words are likely to...
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    Indonesian G20 presidency promises to put a ‘battle for the soul of Islam’ on the front burner
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    Indonesian G20 presidency promises to put a ‘battle for the soul of Islam’ on the front burner

    By James M. Dorsey Indonesian religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas set the bar high for President Joko Widodo as well as...
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    Taliban perpetuate Muslim world's failed governance paradigm
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Taliban perpetuate Muslim world's failed governance paradigm

    By James M. Dorsey The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan perpetuates a paradigm of failed governance in the Muslim world based on a...
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    Indictment of Trump associate threatens UAE lobbying success...
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Indictment of Trump associate threatens UAE lobbying success...

    ...and raises questions about Emirati campaign against political Islam By James M. Dorsey This month’s indictment of a billionaire,...
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    Muslim-Evangelical alliance strives to create religious and political middle ground
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 17, 2021
    • 6 min

    Muslim-Evangelical alliance strives to create religious and political middle ground

    By James M. Dorsey A recent unprecedented alliance between Muslims and Evangelicals takes on added significance in a world in which human...
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    Defining moderate Islam: Muslims and Evangelicals forge an alliance
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Defining moderate Islam: Muslims and Evangelicals forge an alliance

    By James M. Dorsey A major Muslim and Evangelical organization joined forces this week to significantly advance hitherto state-backed...
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    Middle Eastern powers vie in shaping a next generation of Muslims
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    Middle Eastern powers vie in shaping a next generation of Muslims

    By James M. Dorsey Education is emerging as a major flashpoint in competing visions of a future Muslim world. Rival concepts being...
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    Battle for the Soul of Islam
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 28 min

    Battle for the Soul of Islam

    By James M. Dorsey This story was first published in Horizons TROUBLE is brewing in the backyard of Muslim-majority states competing for...
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    In the bull’s eye: Turkish, not Saudi, schoolbooks
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    In the bull’s eye: Turkish, not Saudi, schoolbooks

    By James M. Dorsey In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist...
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    Islamophobia: A fungible prop for Muslim religious soft power
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    Islamophobia: A fungible prop for Muslim religious soft power

    By James M. Dorsey Think the Muslim world is united in opposing Islamophobia? Think twice. Rising anti-Muslim sentiment in countries like...
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    Indonesia potentially set to take on China and claim leadership of ‘moderate’ Islam
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    Indonesia potentially set to take on China and claim leadership of ‘moderate’ Islam

    By James M. Dorsey President Joko Widodo’s recent cabinet reshuffle suggests that Indonesia may adopt a more critical attitude towards...
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    The Battle for the Soul of Islam
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Battle for the Soul of Islam

    By James M. Dorsey The battle for the soul of Islam pits rival Middle Eastern and Asian powers against one another: Turkey, seat of the...
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    US Secretary of State Pompeo set to boost Indonesian religious reform efforts
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 24, 2020
    • 5 min

    US Secretary of State Pompeo set to boost Indonesian religious reform efforts

    By James M. Dorsey US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to boost efforts by the world’s largest Muslim movement to recontextualize...
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    Indonesia: A major prize in the battle for the soul of Islam
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 8 min

    Indonesia: A major prize in the battle for the soul of Islam

    By James M. Dorsey Saudi support of religious ultra-conservatism in Indonesia contradicts Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s promotion of...
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    China and India place risky bets on Muslim acquiescence to anti-Muslim policies
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 19, 2020
    • 5 min

    China and India place risky bets on Muslim acquiescence to anti-Muslim policies

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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