Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

09/03/2026

"Interview with Professor Hakan Yavuz on The Torn Republic: Turkey’s Search for Civilizational Identity" (Oxford University Press, 2026) - Atlas Think Center

Your book is organized around four major historical moments: the Early Republic, the Cold War, the Özal period, and Erdoğan’s neo-patrimonial era. How should readers understand the scope and ambition of this book? This book should be read as a major interpretive history of modern Turkey. In that...

08/12/2026

"After Khan Suri Ruling, Supporters Remain Cautiously Optimistic" | The Hoya

For the many Georgetown University community members who have advocated for Badar Khan Suri, the researcher alleging immigration agents illegally detained him last year, a July appellate ruling offered new hope and some solace. Sixteen months after immigration officials detained Khan Suri, the 4th U...

08/06/2026

"The Hidden Path to Regime Change in Iran" | Foreign Affairs

Ending the war can strengthen the prospects for democracy.

07/28/2026

The Enduring Legacy of John Esposito | Arab American Institute https://buff.ly/2OnSnRh

Dr. John Esposito Helped Millions Understand and Appreciate Islam. 

07/28/2026

Remembering John Esposito, A Scholar Who Defended Islam and Fostered Christian-Muslim Understanding in the West | UKSW https://www.uksw.edu/remembering-john-esposito-a-scholar-who-defended-islam-and-fostered-christian-muslim-understanding-in-the-west/

Remembering John Esposito, A Scholar Who Defended Islam and Fostered Christian-Muslim Understanding in the West

07/27/2026

Georgetown Scholar Detained by ICE can remain free | The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/07/24/georgetown-scholar-detained-by-ice-can-remain-free-court-rules

Badar Khan Suri said he was wrongfully targeted by immigration authorities because of his family’s support for the Palestinian people in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

07/20/2026

‘We hear your voices’: inside the Church of England’s debate over Palestine | The Guardian https://bit.ly/3T1x0wb

A General Synod vote to hear a document describing Israel’s ‘genocidal war on Gaza’ was welcomed by Palestinian Christians, but prompted warnings from Jewish groups

07/17/2026

John Esposito transformed how the West understood Islam | Nader Hashemi

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/17/john-esposito-transformed-how-the-west-understood-islam

07/17/2026

John Esposito transformed how the West understood Islam | Al Jazeera https://share.google/jkrBHVdSMloqjUZ6N

The pioneering scholar, who died on July 15, challenged Orientalist orthodoxies and reshaped the study of Islam.

07/13/2026

“Europe’s far-right is turning ‘remigration’ into a 30‑year plan to push out non‑white citizens” | Farid Hafez - EU Observer https://euobserver.com/226920/europes-far-right-is-turning-remigration-into-a-30year-plan-to-push-out-nonwhite-citizens/

According to the Portugal remigration summit's official website, the meeting was about “shaping the future of Europe and the West through sovereignty, identity, and demographic renewal” - a euphemism of creating imagined racially pure Western societies.