28 October 2022
The Murshidiyya is a Syrian religious community whose members are mainly distributed between Western Syria and Damascus. This new religious... Read more
Category: Interviews
20 December 2018
In this interview, Hong Kong scholar Edward Irons explains the historical roots of the proscription of certain groups as xie... Read more
24 March 2015
After the terrorist attack on Bardo complex on 18th March 2015 and plans to introduce new anti-terrorist legislation, many questions... Read more
04 September 2014
As a result of the Arab uprisings and especially the Syrian crisis, Lebanon is experiencing a radicalization of its religious... Read more
29 July 2014
To gain an in-depth understanding on the circumstances surrounding the “Islamic State's” declaration of a Caliphate and the extent to... Read more
24 February 2014
In less than three years, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has plunged from the height of political power to the depths... Read more
17 December 2013
Religioscope recently spoke with Janel Kragt Bakker about her new book Sister Churches (Oxford University Press). The book... Read more
04 July 2013
To understand the role that religion plays in American healthcare beyond the usual debates about the relation of faith and... Read more
03 March 2013
In this interview, Kim Philip Hansen, assistant professor of sociology at Mount St. Mary University in Maryland, discusses the changing... Read more
02 March 2013
On Saturday 16 February Rashid Al-Ghannouchi addressed a crowd of tens of thousands in Tunis. Mahan Abedin witnessed the rally... Read more