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Islamists’ current dilemma

The Brotherhood prefers a civil state in Egypt steering clear of the notion of secularism or the idea of an Islamic state One of the distinguishing features of political Islam in the early 20th century was its call for the creation of an Islamic state. Methods and strategies might differ (‘bottom up’ for the Muslim Brotherhood, ‘top down’ by revolution for other organisations, and as happened in Iran), but the aim remained the same. The structure (...)
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Launch of the research center "CILE"

The research Center on Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) was inaugurated January, 15th in Doha, Qatar. Several speakers gave the mainlines of the project, and Professor Tariq Ramadan, as the Director of CILE, explained how he wants to enforce the ideas of his book Radical Reform as far as purposes and applied ethics in the following fields: methodology, economy, environment, bioethics, arts, gender issue, education, politics, medias, food, psychology, etc. : (...)
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Pondering over 2011

It was a strange year, full of unexpected events. The world is changing quickly. For centuries and decades there has been talk of the “world order,” the “global economic system,” the “relationships (clashes or alliances) between (organised and structured) civilizations.” But are these ways of looking at and describing the world still relevant? Since 2008 the economic downturn has undermined the old order; it is impossible to tell if (...)
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French politics over Armenian ’genocide’

Relations between Turkey and France have suddenly become strained following the decision of the French senate — with its newfound Left majority —to “penalize negation of the Armenian genocide”. In May 2011 this very same senate, then with a Right majority, rejected the same proposed legislation. A first conclusion: in France the debate is inspired by political considerations directly related to the competition between Left and Right. Concern for (...)
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Alliance of Civilizations ?

Not a day goes by without hearing that the world needs more communication, more dialogue, more understanding. September 11, 2001 has stood, for the last 10 years, as a revealing tragedy. Ever since, we have been talking more and more about “civilizations”, “clash”, “dialogue”, “alliance”, etc. Some politicians and intellectuals support the idea there is a “clash of civilizations” (reducing Huntington’s (...)
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