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Can Islamists be Modern Liberals?
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We found this amazing article from Michael Rank online.
Michael Rank is a doctoral candidate in Middle East history who also writes at the educational website, Five Minute Courses. He has studied Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Armenian, and French but can still pull out a backwater Midwestern accent if need be. He has also worked as a journalist in Istanbul where he reported on religion and human rights.
This particular article questions the possibility of Modern Liberal Islamists. Enjoy :)
This is the question asked in the NY Times by Turkish journalist Mustafa Akyol. I’ve had the pleasure to meet Mr. Akyol on many occasions and he speaks intelligently on many topics: from religion and the free market to global human rights. In this column he asks whether Muslim countries can be pious yet accept personal liberty (or modernity, as some would call it) for its non-religious citizens. Here is his key idea:
The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God?
We found this amazing article from Michael Rank online.
Michael Rank is a doctoral candidate in Middle East history who also writes at the educational website, Five Minute Courses. He has studied Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Armenian, and French but can still pull out a backwater Midwestern accent if need be. He has also worked as a journalist in Istanbul where he reported on religion and human rights.
This particular article questions the possibility of Modern Liberal Islamists. Enjoy :)
This is the question asked in the NY Times by Turkish journalist Mustafa Akyol. I’ve had the pleasure to meet Mr. Akyol on many occasions and he speaks intelligently on many topics: from religion and the free market to global human rights. In this column he asks whether Muslim countries can be pious yet accept personal liberty (or modernity, as some would call it) for its non-religious citizens. Here is his key idea:
The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God?
