James M. DorseyJan 20, 20214 minWhen is usury usury? Turkish fatwa casts doubt on Erdogan’s religious soft power driveBy James M. Dorsey Turkey’s state-controlled top religious authority has conditionally endorsed usury in a ruling that is likely to fuel...
James M. DorseyJan 7, 20215 minGulf state religious moderation falls by the wayside in PakistanBy James M. Dorsey Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the...
James M. DorseyJan 4, 20214 minErdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategyBy James M. Dorsey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s...
James M. DorseyJan 1, 20214 minIndonesia potentially set to take on China and claim leadership of ‘moderate’ IslamBy James M. Dorsey President Joko Widodo’s recent cabinet reshuffle suggests that Indonesia may adopt a more critical attitude towards...
James M. DorseyDec 6, 20205 minFrance, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of IslamBy James M. Dorsey Punching above its weight, the United Arab Emirates is wielding a combination of religious soft power, commercial and...