Islam, the West and the Challenges of Modernity by Tariq Ramadan

Islam, the West and the Challenges of Modernity



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Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9780860373117
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Each party has embraced the other's .. Apr 21, 2013 - Islam and the challenges of modernity on Jun 5, 2013 in Leeds, UK at University of Leeds. The recent referendum for a new constitution in Egypt was ostensibly about democracy and stability, but it was actually part of a harsh crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that seems to have the goal of excluding the group permanently from the country's political life. Sep 19, 2012 - This is especially true of the present divide between the West with its secular democracies and those countries throughout the Middle East and Asia where government policies are professedly shaped by fidelity to Islamic principles. Allawi's arguments are several, solid and often hit the nail on it's head rather hard, but he does tread the dangerous Huntington civilizational-faultline thesis, pitting Islam against the West. 7 hours ago - These extremists have not embraced freedom and modernity: their aim is to live like seventh-century Muslims -- in patriarchal, tribal societies rallying against Western values. Additionally, Yassin-Kassab also notes that the books on the topic of Islamic reform and modernity. Jan 23, 2014 - This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall - an event that led Francis Fukuyama to predict the end of history and the beginning of universal western liberal values. Oct 22, 2011 - Both educational systems are normalizing Western modernity, while compartmentalizing Islam as a cultural and religious artifact and presuming that it has nothing important to say about many aspects of modernity. Islam and the challenges of Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 3BR Can Islam meet the challenges of 21st century modernity? Jan 13, 2014 - The mixture of fascination and resent of strong men run deep in the Egyptian society; it is a symptom of a deeper, chronic struggle with Western modernity, which was manifested recently in the poor management, and even exploitation __ by all parties __ On the other hand, the non-Islamists' fascination with, and elevation of, General Sisi into a near mythical figure is a reflection of their own failure to handle the challenges of modernity in a traditional Muslim society. Rather it represents a challenge posed by a set of religious dogmas that have been hijacked by Wahhabis and other fundamentalists who insist upon interpreting the Qur'an as a rigid and unforgiving set of religious dogmas. The Qur'an challenges those who cling to corrupted religions and who dispute the veracity of the renewed message: "This is the truth from your Lord, so be not of the disputers. It took the global media and world powers time to connect the dots; we in the In most Muslim societies, however, education for women has become a challenge, as we know from Malala Yousafzai's encounter with the Taliban. Allawi essentially is challenging the notion of economic, social and political prosperity through our only understanding of modernity – as something equivalent to Westernization.

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