October 18, 2018
By Elias Ghazal A deliberate war waged against Yemen has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced millions. The situation on the ground is appalling. There have been over 1.2 million suspected cholera cases since April 2017 – one of the worst outbreaks in recent history. Polio, an easily preventable […]
October 11, 2018
By Chaden Hani “The courage to love” was an expression I first heard from an active Lebanese politician considered to be the godfather of Christian reconciliation, who helped reconcile two major political parties in the country. He also said that our only hope is for the church to rise. Armed, […]
October 4, 2018
Dear Reader, We are delighted to announce that our Regional Brief is back. In this issue, we would like to invite you to join us on a journey through the MENA region, exploring crucial issues of justice with which our people are struggling whether in Palestine/ Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, […]
August 30, 2018
Join us October 2018 for the MENA Islam Module of IMES’ Master of Religion in MENA Studies program! Co-taught by IMES Director Martin Accad and Daniel W. Brown, Director of the Institute for the Study of Religion in the Middle East and author of A New Introduction to Islam, MENA […]
July 26, 2018
By Elie Haddad In my last blog post in February, I wrote about women in seminary. I based my main argument on the priesthood of all believers. In this post, I intend to dig deeper into this topic of priesthood. What is the priesthood of all believers and why does […]
July 19, 2018
By Jesse Wheeler If the Turk comes, he should not be resisted, for it stands written: “thou shalt not kill” (Matt 5:21). We should not defend ourselves against the Turks or our other persecutors, but with reverent prayer should implore God that he might be our defense and our resistance […]
July 12, 2018
The purpose of IMES’ Middle East Consultation (MEC) is to equip participants to respond in prophetic and Christ-like ways to the many challenges facing Christians and Muslims in and beyond the Middle East. For its part, MEC 2018 – Jesus Christ and the Religious Other: Toward a Biblical Understanding of […]
July 5, 2018
By Robert Hamd Throughout my ministry, I have been blessed by countless books, courses, lectures, and scholarship from leading, mostly Western, voices. I earned my doctorate from a prominent Christian institution in the West. I speak with many pastors, church leaders, and practitioners, from the West to the East, who […]