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
On 18 February 2024, my friends Junaid, Rizwan Qadri, Mohammad Javed, Saim Anwar, and Aman Khan members of Minhaj al Quran (India) invited me and Scholastic Joseph Gerald SJ to…
RSC Chairman Emiliano Stornelli and RSC Coordinator for Tripoli and North Lebanon Amin Brair visited the Islamic Alawite Council in Jabal Mohsen, Tripoli. They were welcomed by Sheikh Ali Kaddour,…
Article drawn from the Study Paper “Religion, Peace, and Security: Challenges and Prospects in the MENA Region” (pp. 89-91), and also published on Salaam Quarterly, Islamic Studies Association, Vidyajyoti College…
The Study Paper “Religion, Peace, and Security: Challenges and Prospects in the MENA Region”, promoted by the NATO Security Force Assistance Centre of Excellence (NATO SFA COE) and the Religion & Security Council (RSC), is now available online. The volume, edited by RSC Chairman Emiliano Stornelli in collaboration with Dr. Sihem Djebbi, Associate Professor at the University of Sorbonne Paris Nord, allows a better understanding of the role that religions can play within international security strategies aimed at advancing crisis management, conflict resolution, peace-building, and post-conflict stabilization in the MENA region.
At a time when the world must be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the post World War II International Human Rights System, whose foundation…
RSC Senior Fellow Ms. Shireen Al Mashaqba concluded her participation in the KAICIID International Fellows Programme 2023, as a member of the Arab Cohort. The initiative brought together 69 leaders…