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Research on Religious Freedom and Security: What We Know—and Don’t Know

April 9, 2026March 20, 2026 Scott Gustafson

Here’s my latest on Religious Freedom on the Portico blog of the Institute for Global Engagement: Religious freedom is more than a moral ideal. It is a measurable factor shaping national […]

 Book Excerpt  published article, religious freedom

Our New Research on Historic Scope of Conversion Phenomenon in the MENA region

March 12, 2026March 5, 2026 Scott Gustafson

Our new article in IJFM – conversion to Christianity at levels not seen since the 1st century in the Levant.

 Book Excerpt  conversion, Middle East, missiology, published article

Reshaping the Ultimate Other: What can we learn from Extremists who Convert?

February 15, 2024February 22, 2024 Scott Gustafson

Editor’s Note: Below is a summary of a PhD research project from the December 13 defense in Amsterdam: ‘Reshaping the Ultimate Other: Levantine Conversion from Extremist Islam to Christianity through […]

 Articles, Book Excerpt  deradicalization, love, missiology, nonviolence

The Ancient Gospels in Arabic: Where Did ‘Isa’ Come From?

June 8, 2021June 2, 2021 Hikmat Kashouh

Editorial Note: The following is a short introduction on early Gospel manuscripts and the origins of the name of Jesus in these Arabic texts from Dr. Hikmat Kashouh’s new book […]

 Book Excerpt  Arabic, Bible, Gospel, Scripture, translation

Preparing for Two-Way Transformation

March 19, 2020February 26, 2020 Hikmat Kashouh

Editorial note: This article is part 3 of a multipart series by Dr. Hikmat Kashouh. We must not forget that the gospel (the good news) transcends both the preacher and […]

 Book Excerpt, Current Events  church, growth, Middle East, transformation

Visiting, Serving and Listening as Missional Methodology

March 10, 2020February 26, 2020 Hikmat Kashouh

Editorial note: This article is part 2 of a multipart series by Dr. Hikmat Kashouh. Visiting When people in the West ask me, “What should we do to reach the […]

 Book Excerpt, Current Events  church, incarnate, listen, serve

Supporting Churches in the Arab World

February 27, 2020February 26, 2020 Hikmat Kashouh

Editorial note: This article is part 1 of a multipart series by Dr. Hikmat Kashouh. In 2011, when the war in Syria broke out and Syrians started to flee to […]

 Book Excerpt, Current Events  Arab, church, partnership, West

Myth: Allah is not the God of the Bible

August 29, 2019November 7, 2023 Martin Accad

Editorial note: This article from Martin Accad’s recent book continues an important conversation on the “Same God” debate. To compare a variety of perspectives on this issue check out these […]

 Book Excerpt, Islam in General  Christian, Divide, Muslim, Myth, Same God Debate

Four More Myths that Divide Muslims and Christians

August 22, 2019July 8, 2020 Martin Accad

Myth #2: Muslims demean Jesus This second myth is more widespread among the common Christian than among scholars. Because most Christians know that Muslims do not believe in the deity […]

 Book Excerpt, Islam in General  Christian, Divide, Muslim, Myth

Repost: The Gifts of the Magi

December 28, 2017December 20, 2017 Tony Maalouf

This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about the gifts the Magi brought to Jesus. There are numerous reasons to believe in an Arab origin […]

 Articles, Book Excerpt, Random Reflections  Christmas, Jesus, Magi

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