Nesibe Hicret Battaloglu | 27 August 2019
In her book Rentier Islamism: The Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Gulf Monarchies, Courtney Freer provides a comprehensive study of the emergence and evolution of branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf. [...]
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 26 August 2019 | TR
After months of deadlock, Turkey and the US have finally reached an agreement on the establishment of a safe zone in Northern Syria, an issue which has been on the agenda of the Turkish [...]
Harun Karcic | 15 August 2019
Jocelyne Cesari’s What is Political Islam? is a timely book that provides an insightful framework for analyzing the relationship between modern Muslim-majority states and Islam. The book is essentially a genealogy of the evolution of [...]
Nurbanu Dursun | 15 August 2019
Islamic Activism is a collaborative study of the intersection of social movement theory and political Islamism. It is an edited book that brings various disciplines and important articles under one roof, from comparative politics, security [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 26 July 2019
Al Sharq Forum invites reviews that inform readers about the topic of security and offer critical evaluation of the book under review.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 19 July 2019 | AR | TR
In April 2019, a delayed aftershock of the 2011 Arab uprisings hit the Middle East and North Africa region. After eight years, and despite all new dynamics of post-Arab uprising politics
Mohammad Affan | 02 July 2019
Morsi's Death Throws the Brotherhood into Further Turmoil The tragic death of the ousted president Mohammed Morsi in a courtroom cage elicited minimal reaction inside Egypt. Apart from small confrontations between angry protestors and police [...]
Belal Alakhras | 26 June 2019 | AR | TR
Identity politics have played a vital role in Indonesia’s recent elections, whether in terms of alliances, the selection of candidates, campaigning and public mobilization
Hassan Ahmadian | 09 June 2019 | AR | TR
Following secret negotiations pursued with unusual intensity by Washington and Tehran, the two sides signed a nuclear agreement under the supervision of the UN Security Council, Germany, and the European Union in 2015
