The ideas of the well-known reformist Sheikh Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā (1865-1935) in his journal Al-Manār (Lighthouse, 1898-1935) still inspire many academic researchers who are interested study Muslim world first decades twentieth century. As one most influential advocates Arab nationalism and pan-Islamism, Riḍā’s critiques Zionism Jewish expansion Palestine were part anti-colonial activities agai...

In July 1950, Moroccan Rabbi Yahya Ben Harosh wrote a letter to his students chastising those exposed ultraOrthodox anti-Zionist influences for disparaging and denigrating Zionist leaders the founders of State Israel. This article discusses historical background letter, including ideological foundation rabbi’s vigorous protest: from position regarding messianic concept religious affirmation Zio...

This paper examines the diasporist French Jewish political group, Le Cercle Gaston Crémieux, founded in 1967 “to promote a diasporic existence without subjugation to synagogue or Zionism”. In contrast either an assimilationist model which demanded acceptance of national identity public sphere, Zionist nationalism, offered state exile and diaspora becomes constitutive identity, positioned as alt...

This article discusses Islamophobia and its relationship with antisemitism in the context of radical European right’s recent shift towards pro-Israel positions away from traditional antisemitism. Whereas this also has US Australian manifestations, suggests that current Islamophobic utterances can be seen as surrogate

Many observers argue that in its very beginning, Zionism was an instance of wrongful settler colonialism. Are they right? I will address this question by examining the vision Egalitarian light various theories wrongfulness no theory decisively supports a positive answer.

jewish identity of israel is one of the major problems in assessing the status of sociology, social policy and political structure. the mainstream zionist discourse suggests that the distinction is one of the essential components of jewish identit. this has led to direct and control the political behavior of the inhabitants of the political structure in order to facilitate the continuation and ...