Concerning a New Definition of Non-Muslims Paid Members Public
Concerning a New Definition of Non-Muslims By Jacob Thomas Back in September 2005, I came across an article in the daily Arabic online Al-Sharq-al-Awsat with this headline: “On Defining ‘al-Akhar’ (the Other): A Discussion between Two Generations at a Preparatory Session of the National Dialogue Initiative.” Here are excerpts from
Al-Quseimi: From Defender of the Faith to Defector from the Faith Paid Members Public
From Defender of the Faith To Defector from the Faith من الاعتقاد إلى الإلحاد By Jacob Thomas in Collaboration with June Engdahl Abdallah al-Quseimi (source) In mid-March, 2010, an article appeared in the online Arabic-language website, kwtanweer entitled “From Defender of the Faith to Defector from the Faith.” It was
The Christianization of Algeria Paid Members Public
The Christianization of Algeria By Jacob Thomas This year has witnessed an intensification of the struggles throughout the Islamic world. The civil war in Syria has increased in its ferocity and is claiming hundreds of casualties among the population. In Egypt, the Islamists have increased their grip on the government,
Algerian Authorities Close Seven "Illegal" Protestant Churches Paid Members Public
Algerian Authorities Close Seven “Illegal” Protestant Churches "السلطات الجزائرية تامر باغلاق سبع كنائس بروتستانتية "غير قانونية By Jacob Thomas I make it a habit to keep abreast of events in the Muslim word by perusing the articles appearing in the Arabic online daily, Elaph. On Wednesday, 25 May,
Does the Christian West Owe Anything to the Islamic East? Paid Members Public
Does the Christian West Owe Anything to the Islamic East? Jacob Thomas Back at college in the Levant, when I studied the “History of the Arab-Islamic Civilization,” I remember our teacher extolling the cultural activities that took place in Baghdad during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. We learned