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    Religious ultra-conservatism has a field day in Pakistan. It puts Saudi Arabia on the Spot
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Religious ultra-conservatism has a field day in Pakistan. It puts Saudi Arabia on the Spot

    October 30, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism is having a field day. Barely three months after the Taliban claimed...
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    Comparing textbooks: Even Afghanistan scores better than Pakistan
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Comparing textbooks: Even Afghanistan scores better than Pakistan

    By James M. Dorsey Societal struggles and reform often take unexpected turns in vast swaths of land stretching from the Middle East into...
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    The Battle for the Soul of Islam: Will the real reformer of the faith stand up?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Battle for the Soul of Islam: Will the real reformer of the faith stand up?

    By James M. Dorsey Saudi and Emirati efforts to define ‘moderate’ Islam as socially more liberal while being subservient to an autocratic...
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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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    Opposing Hindutava: US conference raises troubling questions
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Opposing Hindutava: US conference raises troubling questions

    By James M. Dorsey Controversy over a recent ‘Dismantling Global Hindutava’ conference that targeted a politically charged expression of...
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    Initial Taliban moves fail to convince Afghanistan’s neighbours
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 7 min

    Initial Taliban moves fail to convince Afghanistan’s neighbours

    By James M. Dorsey The Taliban’s record in recent weeks on making good on promises to respect human and women’s rights as well as uphold...
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    Bin Laden’s legacy probably surpasses his wildest dreams
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Bin Laden’s legacy probably surpasses his wildest dreams

    By James M. Dorsey At the very outset of the 21st century, Osama bin Laden wittingly or unwittingly positioned himself with the 9/11...
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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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    Taliban victory threatens to be a double-edged sword for Pakistan and China
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 6 min

    Taliban victory threatens to be a double-edged sword for Pakistan and China

    By James M. Dorsey Pakistani efforts to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan threaten to reinforce ultra-conservative inclinations...
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    Defining change: Who are the Taliban that conquered Afghanistan?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    Defining change: Who are the Taliban that conquered Afghanistan?

    By James M. Dorsey Having taken control, the Taliban want the world to believe that they have become more pragmatic and inclusive in the...
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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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    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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    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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    Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

    By James M. Dorsey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s...
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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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    France, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    France, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam

    By James M. Dorsey Punching above its weight, the United Arab Emirates is wielding a combination of religious soft power, commercial and...
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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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    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    JMD on NBN: Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment

    AHMET T. KURU Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment A Global and Historical Comparison CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 March 25,...
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    Not a pretty picture: The contours of a new world order are on your tv screen
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    Not a pretty picture: The contours of a new world order are on your tv screen

    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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