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Islam: Conquest and Victimhood

Mark Durie — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 22:14:06 +0000

John Anderson: a long form Interview Mark Durie and Richard Shumack

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A Canary in the Anglican Coalmine

Mark Durie — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:03:10 +0000

This article appeared in the March 2025 edition of Quadrant. At a recent meeting in Germany, religious freedom experts from around the world warned of a climate of “increasing intolerance” towards people of faith in Western nations. Anja Hoffmann, Executive Director of the Observatory on...

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Two Courses on Islam: Witnessing in a Muslim Context

Mark Durie — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 02:18:44 +0000

This youtube podcast, https://youtu.be/Mkmdd5Sfjio, is an interview of Dr Benjamin Hegeman and Dr Mark Durie by Andy Miller, president of Wesley Biblical Seminary. They are talking about the need for Christian workers to understand Islam better. The podcast introduces two courses, both designed to equip...

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Hamas Terror: Is Islam a Religion of Peace?

Mark Durie — Thu, 23 May 2024 22:39:32 +0000

Mark Durie interview with Lyle Shelton

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Sydney Sermons, Islamic Incitement

Mark Durie — Thu, 09 May 2024 06:50:19 +0000

Since the October 7 atrocity, there has been a string of anti-Jewish sermons delivered in Sydney mosques by Muslim preachers. These have attracted much critical attention in the Australian media. New South Wales Police, after conducting their own investigations, declared that they have no grounds...

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Book Review by Mark Durie: Creating the Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Study by Stephen J. Shoemaker

Mark Durie — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 03:08:47 +0000

Oakland: University of California Press. 2022. 353 pp. $34.95, paper. This review appeared in the Middle East Quarterly Volume 30(4). In Creating the Qur’an, Shoemaker, professor of religious studies and Christian studies at the University of Oregon, offers a closely argued account of how the...

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A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 8

Mark Durie — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 21:57:00 +0000

This is the eighth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? What...

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A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 7

Mark Durie — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:54:41 +0000

This is the seventh in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? What...

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A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 6

Mark Durie — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:55:03 +0000

This is the sixth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? – This...

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A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 5

Mark Durie — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 05:37:29 +0000

This is the fifth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? – This is today’s post. Is antisemitism part...

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