Last Sunday, on a rainy London day, Christian street preacher Hatun Tash was stabbed twice, an attacker’s blade striking her once in the forehead above her right eye and then on her wrist as she put her arms up to defend herself. This took place...
A Webinar presentation for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East in America. Mark Durie discusses Islamic Anti-Semitism and the way aspects of Christian-Muslims relations affect the ability of Christians to acknowledge and challenge this ancient hatred....
The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) attracted trenchant public criticism when on December 5 it released a guide on fostering, adoption and guardianship. The Islamic Position on Foster Care, Adoption and Guardianship was intended to provide Muslims with a summary of sharia requirements for these...
Six years ago, when I was serving as the pastor of an Anglican church, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission wrote to the parish requesting that it implement measures to stop our church from funding terrorists. Warning a quiet suburban Anglican parish against funding terrorism seems...
In the course of a few weeks, France, which has the highest proportion of Muslim citizens in Europe, has been subjected, once again, to bloody assassinations by attackers shouting “Allahu Akbar”. The first was the beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty, who had been discussing the...
This is a presentation I gave for a Melbourne School of Theology Open Day. It is aimed at Christians. This Webinar explains why engaging with Islam is important, how to do it well, and what the fruit can be in terms of Christian mission and social...
As Muslim communities in Western nations continue to grow in size and influence, politicians will court their vote. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Muslims had the lowest rate of voter registration of any religious group. This time around, however, the Million Muslim Votes movement is...
By Marilyn Stern Mark Durie, Middle East Forum Writing Fellow, and Senior Research Fellow of the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam, spoke to participants in a July 25 Middle East Forum Webinar (video) about the crisis of faith in Islam as disillusioned Muslims...
