RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
Direct Lebanon-Israel talks are proceeding in Washington under a ceasefire framework that entered into force on April 16 and was extended by three weeks on April 23 at Beirut’s own…
The confrontation of March-April 2026 pitting the United States and Israel against Iran marks a critical inflection point in the evolving Middle Eastern strategic landscape. The conflict has not only…
The confirmation of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, following coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes against Tehran, triggered strong reactions across the Middle…
NINĀWA FORUM
From 14 to 16 December 2025, the University of Mosul hosted the training program “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace and Living Together”, organized by the Peacebuilding and Peaceful Coexistence Center (PPCC) and the Religion & Security Council (RSC) under the Nināwā…
On 9-10 December 2025, RSC Senior Fellow Shireen Mashaqba was among the guests of the event organized in Lisbon on the occasion of the 10 years of the KAICIID International Fellows Programme. The initiative, titled “Celebrating a Decade of Dialogue:…
On 28–29 April 2025, the Nināwā Forum – promoted by the UNESCO Chair at the University of Mosul and the Religion & Security Council (RSC) – brought together religious leaders, civil society actors, academics, and security officials for a constructive…
MEDIA
Beirut, November 24. RSC Chairman Emiliano Stornelli shared his views with “L’Osservatore Romano” and “Vatican News” on the new attack that struck Lebanon’s capital nearly a year after the “ceasefire”…
Interview with RSC Chairman at Télé Lumière-Noursat ahead of the “Medical Day” in Tripoli. Your organization has been active in Lebanon, and particularly in Tripoli, for several years now. What…
ALL POSTS
How did Tripoli become the “Bride of the Lebanese Revolution”? What is the way forward for the capital of North Lebanon to overcome its predicaments, get past decades of turmoil,…
The visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Iraq this week happens in a context of despair felt across Iraq’s ethnic, provincial and…
“Sectarianism” (or “Confessionalism”) in countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen, is often blamed for being the main driver of violence. In other places such as Libya, “regionalism” and “tribalism”…
(Originally published by the U.S. Institute of Peace – USIP) Ten years ago, a wave of unprecedented unrest ignited the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as citizens took…
Christian-Muslim relations in India have a long and complex history. At times, they were harmonious, and at some other times turbulent and encumbered by the polemics of the past. However,…
The times in which we are living call for a great deal of mutual respect, fraternity, and love. Therefore, Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti holds major significance in the…