by Donald Reeves – THE GUARDIAN 5 August 2011 Following the events of 22 July in Norway – when Anders Behring Breivik, driven by a hatred of Islam, killed 77 people – there have been ample expressions of outrage, analysis and commentary, but little indication as to what must to be done to prevent Islamophobia …
Category Archive: MODERNITY
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Jul
06
Religion still matters, global survey finds
by Karen Peake July 6, 2011 A new Ipsos MORI poll has found that religion still matters to most people in the world. The global survey looked at the views of over 18,000 people across 24 countries, including the UK and US. Seven in 10 of those surveyed said they had a religion but there …
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May
21
Europe’s Neighborhood: Can Turkey Inspire?
Since the Arab Spring dawned,Turkey’s potential value as an inspiration for and facilitator of reform in the Middle East and North Africa has been a heated topic of discussion. Critics have been concerned that this debate would both work against Turkey’s EU integration by distracting intellectual and political attention and complicate domestic political dynamics through …
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Dec
21
Indonesian Islam: What went Right?
By Adri Wanto December 20 2010 INDONESIAN MUSLIMS live in the largest Muslim country in the world and are well-known for their moderation. They embody the key ideas of democracy, tolerance, freedom, respect for human rights and equality. Instead of establishing an Islamic state, a majority of Muslims are actively involved in promoting democratic institutions. …
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Aug
16
Western civilization, Christianity, and Islam
by Meryem Weld The composition and history of Western civili zation is exceedingly complex and it is not an easy task to outline the importance of Christianity within it without over-simplifying and obscuring the question altogether. Christianity is itself a complex and multiform phenomenon that has undergone many transformations and divisions through the ages and …
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Jan
28
“Lybia’s Talk”
by Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Rabi When Professor Mahmoud Ayoub asked me to talk about Muslim identity, I said to myself, this would be an easy topic. However, the more I pondered this, the more I came to realize that discussing identity in Islamic theology and history is not an easy matter. I would like to discuss …
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Dec
31
Sociological Principles of The Qur’an
Sociological Principles of The Qur’an by Suat YILDIRIM Sociology is the study of events, trends and relationships in human societies. Through such study we learn the principles that societies are based upon, how they develop and which factors strengthen or weaken them. The Qur’an, which contains the Divine guidance necessary for humankind, gives the social …
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Dec
31
Islam and Globalization
by Mona Maisami The relationship between Islam and globalization has been open to much interpretation and acrimonious debate. At the crux of the current debate is the idea that Islam is somehow opposed to the process of globalization. In this article, I will illustrate why this debate should more accurately be deemed as a debate …
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Dec
11
Ideal Muslim
by Fethullah Gulen The Muslims are those from whose tongues and hands other Muslims are safe and sound. The emigrants are those who leave behind and abandon those things God has prohibited.[1] Let us briefly analyze the above hadith. Notice the presence of the definite article (al in Arabic) before Muslim. What can be extrapolated …
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Dec
11
Ideal Society
Groups formed by disorganized and sinful (disobedient) individuals are merely crowds with no moral or esthetic values, people who are far removed from the thought of doing good. On the other hand, ideal, or complete, people carry the qualities of angels, and are monuments of human foresight and comprehension. We see these qualities in the …
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Dec
11
Real Humanity
by Fethullah Gulen Since “real” life is only possible through knowledge, those who have neglected learning and teaching are considered to be “dead,” even when they are biologically alive. We were created to learn and to communicate what we have learned to others. Real life is lived at the spiritual level. Those whose hearts are …
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Dec
11
A Comparative Approach to Islam and Democracy
by Fethullah Gulen Religion, particularly Islam, has become one of the most difficult subject areas to tackle in recent years. Contemporary culture, whether approached from the perspective of anthropology or theology, psychology or psychoanalysis, evaluates religion with empirical methods. On the one hand, religion is an inwardly experienced and felt phenomenon, one that, for the …
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Dec
11
New World Order
Everyone takes up the matter of a new world order and evaluates it from a different point of view, according to their own thoughts. This is quite natural. For example, people who have suffered from an internationalism disagreeable for many might accept chauvinism as a form of salvation and be inclined toward it. As a …
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Dec
11
Islam As a Religion of Universal Mercy
Life is the foremost and most manifest blessing of God Almighty, and the true and everlasting life is that of the Hereafter. Since we can deserve this life only by pleasing God, He sent Prophets and revealed Scriptures out of His Compassion for humanity. While mentioning His blessings upon humanity, He begins: All-Merciful. He taught …
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Dec
11
What the Qur’an Really Says About Violence
It is open season on Islam these days, with conservative critics making remark after remark that attack Islam, Muslims, the Qur’an, and the Prophet Muhammad as pervasively and inherently bad. An essential argument these conservatives and others have against Islam is that the Qur’an preaches violence. The most popular verse quoted is the fabled Verse …
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Dec
10
West must understand that Islamophobia is as dangerous as anti-Semitism
West must understand that Islamophobia is as dangerous as anti-Semitism by JOHN L. ESPOSITO Enlightened Switzerland has now become part of an “enlightened liberal Europe” that is increasingly not all that liberal. Some months ago, at a European meeting of intelligence officials from the US and Europe, a Swiss participant commented on this referendum on …
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Dec
10
Veil and Women
Finally, let us shed some light on what is considered in the West as the greatest symbol of women’s oppression and servitude, the veil or the head cover. Is it true that there is no such thing as the veil in the Judaeo-Christian tradition? Let us set the record straight. According to Rabbi Dr. Menachem …
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Dec
10
Regarding the Information Age and the Clash of Civilizations
As in the past, there are some conjectures being made about the future today as well. One of these is the claim regarding the future as an age of information. Those people who are discussing the future in this way are basically futurists. There are many who see the people who are making these kinds …
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Dec
10
Islam as the religion for the whole of the universe
Islam as the religion for the whole of the universe We see that the universe is an orderly universe, a cosmos, whose parts are linked together and are working together towards the same purpose and common goal. Everything in the universe is assigned a place in a grand scheme which is working in a magnificent …
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